Our annual Ridge Scholarship awards up to $1,000 per awardee for research and creative projects at the intersection of health/healthcare and the humanities. Review complete information here.

• Eligibility: Qualified graduate and upper-division undergraduate students from all disciplines are encouraged to apply.
• Library Resources: Projects must utilize materials from the Ridge Library Collection.
• Intersectional Inquiry: We seek projects that engage both health/healthcare and the humanities. All applicants must be able to articulate the relationship of the humanistic content of their project to health and/or healthcare. 

1. A cover sheet (form provided by IHH)
2. A brief description (approximately 3-5 pages) of the proposed project, including the objectives of the research and creative work (where applicable) including its relationship to health or healthcare and Humanities (broadly construed), and a plan of how the research will be organized and the work completed, and how the resources of the Ridge Collection will be used
3. An abstract of no more than 250 words that summarizes the proposal and the methods involved; the abstract should be designed to convince the reader-judge of the project’s merit
4. A current transcript
5. A letter of support from the faculty mentor

Proposals will be judged by Institute of Humanities and Health board members assessing the extent to which they:

1. Provide a sound thesis and rationale for the project
2. Demonstrate originality
3. Note the significance and/or contribution of the work
4. Are written in a clear and understandable manner
5. Articulate the relationship between the humanities and health and/or healthcare in the proposed project
6. Meet all requirements noted in these guidelines

1. Awards will be announced in late spring.
2. Scholars meet with Librarian at the Ridge Library to discuss their project and available resources; the first 50% of the award amount provided
3. Successful applicants are expected to make a presentation about their research and/or creative work at a Ridge Scholar Panel of GradCon typically in late February/early March (although applicants with meritorious projects with a slightly later completion date will be considered for presentation in conjunction with later or a Ridge Symposium).