Walt Whitman Initiative Invites Fellowship Applications
Credit: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Walt Whitman, photographed by George C. Cox in 1887.
The Walt Whitman Initiative (WWI) invites applications for a fellowship program to encourage new research on Walt Whitman and his cultural legacy and to mentor a promising, public-minded scholar pursuing a career in the humanities. The fellowship will be available to graduate students and/or graduating seniors (college level and above) enrolled in a graduate program in the 2021-2022 academic year. Information about the fellowship can be found here.
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