Lainoff Fellowships
Funding from Trustee Lainoff provides the opportunity to participate in experiential learning projects in various disciplines, with preference given to students majoring in Theatre or English. Students may propose their own fellowship as long as the fellowship is not faith based, scientific, or politically or socially conservative. Although there is a rolling deadline for Lainoff Fellowship applications, students are encouraged to submit applications by February 1. Applications should be submitted using the online Fellowship Application. Applicants should also contact Dr. Brian Larkins, Director of Fellowships and Undergraduate Research, to indicate their interest in applying for a Lainoff Fellowship.
Hatzenbuehler Summer Ministry Fellowship for Social Justice
Students with an interest and past involvement in ministry and/or social issues through a social justice lens can apply for the Hatzenbuehler Fellowship. Social justice may include working toward equality for individuals and groups (e.g., in terms of gender, race or human sexuality) or larger community and world issues (e.g., homelessness, poverty, multi-cultural understanding, religious or ethnic tolerance, environmental or health care concerns). Applications received by February 1 will be given priority for funding. Applications should be submitted using the online Fellowship Application. However, applicants should also contact Dr. Brian Larkins, Director of Fellowships and Undergraduate Research, for a copy of additional questions that must be submitted with this application.
The Summer Service Fellowship is an intensive eight-week summer experience that challenges students to engage in significant community projects—either those identified by a community organization or something the participating student develops. The fellowship provides F11 credit.
The program commitment is 40 hours a week: on average 35 hours per week are devoted to community projects and 5 hours per week are devoted to group programming. Fellows are paid $3,520 ($11.00 an hour) and campus housing is provided in one of the campus residence halls (note: Fellows are not required to live on campus). Fellows may not hold another job or attend summer school so that participants have time and energy to fully engage in the experience.
For more information and to access the Summer Service application, visit the Summer Service Fellowship site. The deadline to apply is February 15. Please contact Sandi George Tracy, Scott Garner, or Rachelle Brown for questions.
The Mike Curb Institute Fellows
The Mike Curb Institute provides real-world musical experiences in Memphis that link to their studies on campus. Work in a variety of areas, including audio/video production, PR/Marketing, Research and Preservation, and Community Engagement.
Students interested in pursuing a Curb Fellowship should contact Prof. John Bass, and are highly encouraged to take the Music and Community in Memphis course (URBN 262).
Turley Memphis Center Fellowship in the Arts
These fellowships will allow students to launch and sustain arts-related projects in partnership with a faculty mentor. These projects will be wide-ranging and are designed to bring a student's classroom interests into contact with the unique opportunities of the Memphis area. Applications received by February 1 will be given priority for funding. Please contact Iris Mercado, Interim Associate Director of the Turley Memphis Center, for more information.
Turley Scholars Fellowship
The Turley Scholars Fellowship, housed in The Lynne & Henry Turley Memphis Center, is an opportunity for Rhodes students to promote positive, lasting social change in Memphis. Turley Scholars build leadership, critical thinking, and collaboration skills as they develop and implement initiatives that cultivate community. In collaboration with community partners, scholars will design and implement initiatives that fall under one of the following areas: Arts & Social Change, Neighborhood & Community Development, Urban Education, or Youth Empowerment & Justice. Students may also propose their own area, addressing issues of public concern. Scholars are expected to work 10-15 hours per week with a community partner in Memphis/Mid-South. Scholars will also conduct research, make site visits, participate in community activities, gain field experience, attend cohort meetings, and make public presentations. Applications received by February 1 will be given priority for funding. Please contact Iris Mercado, Interim Associate Director of the Turley Memphis Center, for more information.
City Grant Fellowship
The City Grant Fellowship is funded by the City of Memphis Division of Housing and Community Development and offers funding for student interns to provide research, data analysis, and project assistance related to housing and community development to Memphis-based organizations.
City Grant Fellows have used this funding to work at the Wellness and Stress Clinic of Memphis, BRIDGES USA Inc., Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, Caritas Village, Just City, and Memphis River Parks Partnership. Proposals are accepted on a rolling basis and students are encouraged to reach out with questions early in the semester. For more information and to discuss eligibility and requirements, contact Iris Mercado, Interim Associate Director of the Turley Memphis Center.
Rhodes/UT Neuroscience Research Fellowship
This fellowship provides an opportunity for students with an interest in the neurosciences to gain extensive research experience at the Neuroscience Institute/Center of Excellence at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, located just 10 minutes from the Rhodes campus.
Students must commit to one summer (12 weeks) of full-time work, as well as 8 to 10 hours per week during the academic year. They will engage in a project that culminates in a formal research report, and students will be required to present their work at regional and/or national meeting. Students will have the opportunity to extend their fellowship for a second summer. Eligible students may conduct Honors Research in their mentor’s lab.
This fellowship is available for students following their second or third year at Rhodes. A campus housing option will be provided with the fellowship during the summer. Preference will be given to students who are interested in extending this experience beyond the one-year commitment.
Application instructions for 2024-2025 (PDF): read this to prepare your application in advance (you will not be able to save your application as you go).
Applications are due on December 1st: Summer Plus Application
Evaluations are due on December 1st. Ask for individuals to write your evaluation well in advance of the deadline, you will need to send this link to your evaluators: Evaluation Link
For more information on the UT/Rhodes Neuroscience Fellowship, details on the application process, and application due dates, please contact Dr. Becky Klatzkin.
Applications for the 2024-2025 Rhodes/UT Neuroscience Research Fellowship open November 1, 2023, and close on December 1, 2023.
St. Jude Summer Plus Fellowship
Rhodes and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have partnered to offer qualified Rhodes students an intensive research experience that pairs students with St. Jude scientists and places them into St. Jude’s laboratories for a period of two summers and the intervening academic year. Through this experience, students become fully engaged citizens in the scientific community of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, a world-class pediatric clinical and research facility focusing on cancer and other catastrophic childhood diseases.
Students must commit to two summers (10 weeks/summer, full-time with pay) as well as 10 hours per week during the academic year (2 course credits per semester plus F11 credit). They will engage in a project that culminates in a formal research report, and students will be required to present their work at a local, regional or national meeting.
This fellowship is available for students following their first, second, or third year at Rhodes. Preference will be given to students with demonstrated academic success and prior research experience or relevant laboratory coursework. A campus housing option will be provided with the fellowship during the summers.
The list of St. Jude research opportunities for 2024-2025 is provided at St. Jude Summer Plus Projects and Labs
Application instructions for 2024-2025 (PDF): read this to prepare your application in advance (you will not be able to save your application as you go).
Applications are due on December 1st: Summer Plus Application
Evaluations are due on December 1st. Ask for individuals to write your evaluation well in advance of the deadline, you will need to send this link to your evaluators: Evaluation Link
For more information on the St. Jude Summer Plus Fellowship, details on the application process, and application due dates, please contact Dr. Mary Miller (millerm@rhodes.edu).
Applications for the 2024-2025 St Jude Summer Plus Fellowship open November 1, 2023, and close on December 1, 2023.
Le Bonheur Summer Plus Fellowship
Work with treatment teams at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital to interact directly with patients as well as to conduct research and quality improvement projects. Contact Jessica Kelso; applications open November 1, 2023, and close on December 1, 2023.
Application instructions for 2024-2025 (PDF): read this to prepare your application in advance (you will not be able to save your application as you go).
Applications are due on December 1st: Summer Plus Application
Evaluations are due on December 1st. Ask for individuals to write your evaluation well in advance of the deadline, you will need to send this link to your evaluators: Evaluation Link
Rhodes Institute for Regional Studies
The Rhodes Institute for Regional Studies (RIRS) is an 8-week summer program that allows students of any major to study a research topic or creative activity of any discipline through the regional lens of Memphis and the greater Mid-South Area. Contact Prof. Charles McKinney; the deadline for application proposals is March 12; applications received by February 1 will be given priority for funding. Please see updated RIRS Application Guidelines.
Writing Fellows serve as tutors in the college's Writing Center and may be assigned as a mentor and assistant to a First-Year Writing Seminar. Fellows must complete their application, including the faculty recommendation, by February 15. Fellowships are for the following academic year. Fellows also enroll in a 2 or 4-credit training course in the fall semester. Contact Dr. Rebecca Finlayson.
Application instructions are here. Apply here.
Robert Buckman Fellowships for Study Abroad
Awarded to five students each semester, the Buckman Fellowship for Study Abroad supports outstanding students from any academic discipline for a semester or an academic year on study abroad. The fellowship is for $10,000; applicants supply a letter of interest and two faculty letters of recommendation. Upon return to Rhodes, the fellows present their Buckman Project, an individualized presentation intended to explore the student’s interpretations of the host culture and/or the student’s academic interests as impacted by their time abroad. Past fellows have studied neuroscience in Copenhagen, Latin American studies in Buenos Aires, and international studies in Seoul, to name a few. Deadlines are March 15 and October 15. For more information and to apply, please visit the Buckman Center for International Education.