Medical Humanities Fellows
Medical Humanities Fellows supports Stanford Medicine physicians with interdisciplinary residencies for nonfiction and scholarly projects in the medical humanities that benefit from humanistic collaboration.
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Funder: Stanford Humanities Center
Due Dates: Rolling (2026–27 academic year)
Funding Amounts: Dedicated office and residency, typically one academic quarter; department/division must cover $6,000 in Center fees
Summary: Supports Stanford Medicine physicians pursuing nonfiction or scholarly medical humanities projects through an interdisciplinary residency.
Key Information: Fellows must be excused from at least 80% of research and clinical duties during the fellowship.
Description
The Medical Humanities fellowship at the Stanford Humanities Center supports Stanford Medicine physicians pursuing nonfiction or scholarly work in the medical humanities. Particularly appropriate candidates are developing or completing a nonfiction project that could benefit from humanistic collaboration. The program brings medical humanities work into Stanford’s center for advanced humanities research, located on the university’s historic campus.
Fellows receive a dedicated office and join an interdisciplinary community of scholars while pursuing their writing or research projects. Residencies typically last one academic quarter, although shorter stays may be considered. Fellowship timing is arranged between the applicant and the Humanities Center, with residencies held during the fall, winter, or spring academic quarters.
