This fellowship is presented by the McRobbie family and the Medieval Studies Institute in memory of Andrea McRobbie’s interest in medieval studies. The mission of the fellowship is to support an advanced graduate student engaged in “scholarship in medieval history, specifically some aspect of its social history or some theme in medieval social history related to its art, philosophy or literature.” Consequently the fellowship is not limited to students who are majors in history or enrolled in history courses, but can indeed go to students in the fields of art, history, literature and philosophy, if their approaches follow socio-historical methods.
Application Instructions
This award is open to all advanced graduate students regardless of MEST affiliation. Students must demonstrate deep engagement with medieval studies through their work and scholarship.
Students must submit:
- A nomination written by a MEST-affiliated faculty member familiar with your work in medieval studies. Students will enter the name and contact information of this faculty member and IU Scholarships will send an email to the recommender with instructions on how to upload to the student’s application.
- Personal Statement which speaks to the student's “scholarship in medieval history, specifically some aspect of its social history or some theme in medieval social history related to its art, philosophy or literature.”
Instructions for using IU Scholarships:
- You will be asked to fill out your general application before you get to the MEST-specific application. In your general application you do not need to fill out the scholarship essay. MEST will only review the essay submitted for each award and will not consider the information requested by the general application.
- To locate the awards once you have submitted your general application: select the Opportunities drop down -> All -> search for the name of the award (McRobbie)
- Submit materials
- Reference requests for the McRobbie award will be routed to the faculty member.
Due Date: March 5, 2025
To apply: Submit application materials through IU Scholarships, https://one.iu.edu/task/iu/scholarships
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