Conferences and Lectures
The Institute accepts proposals for funding conferences and lectures, usually as a co-sponsor with other University of Chicago departments, divisions, schools, or graduate workshops; and/or from other institutions. These awards aim to encourage innovative, cross-disciplinary research in the humanities. In addition, the Franke Institute encourages proposals from groups of graduate students seeking to host conferences organized around a particular theme.
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"In the great interdisciplinary tradition of the University of Chicago, we've created a physical and intellectual home for scholars in the humanities. For them, the Franke Institute is at once a time and a place and a public venue. It is a time when scholars, thanks to a generous fellowship program, can engage in intensive research. It is a place for these scholars to share their findings and debate their ideas, particularly with those from other fields and other universities. Finally and increasingly, it is a venue through which humanities scholars can engage more fully with their non-academic audiences."
Hugo Sonnenschein
President Emeritus, University of Chicago
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Photo Credit: Mai Vukcevich
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