The Renate Voris Fellowship

The Renate Voris Fellowship is awarded annually to a graduate student in the Arts and Humanities at the University of Virginia or elsewhere. Its purpose is to recognize and honor a doctoral candidate during the first or second year of their dissertation work. The research must include the intellectual and artistic products of women thinkers, writers, and artists in philosophy (including Jewish Studies), literature (including dramatic arts), cinema, art, architecture, or music. The Fellowship Award is based on merit and not on financial need and does not replace existing financial support but is provided in addition to support from the graduate school and department. Each stipend is used for travel, archival research, and other needs of a doctoral candidate. Founded in 2012 by Professor Renate Voris of the University of Virginia, the fellowship supports outstanding researchers and writers in the Arts and Humanities.