Sinha Memorial Endowed Fellowship: Available for Academic Year 2024-2025
The annual Sinha Memorial Fellowship is a year-long funded research assistantship in the area of Media Studies, with an emphasis on the intersections between media and migration. The Sinha Fellow will be affiliated with the Media+Migration Lab, which runs projects such as the Migration Mapping digital archive. Depending on the selected student’s interests, opportunities for Fellows include creating or curating multimedia projects about media and migration for the M2Lab platform, writing short media analyses or reflections on migration for publishing on M2Lab’s online platforms, pursuing networks and collaborations, maintaining and managing digital databases, engaging in online outreach efforts, and organizing on-campus events.
Applications are open to M.A. students at The New School studying in Media Studies or related programs for the 2024-25 academic year. Applicants’ research interests can be in any of the following areas: media and migration, technology and emerging cultures, media and cultural representations, media environments, media infrastructures, data analysis, and media theory, design, history, criticism, or practices. The selected student will have demonstrated excellence in their academic program so far. Preferred web-based skills include a strong familiarity with WordPress for content maintenance, proficiency with HTML/CSS/Javascript, and design capabilities such as video editing, graphic design, animation, or extended reality (XR).
For more details about the Fellowship, click HERE.
Eligibility: full-time MA student starting second year in the MA program, or has a minimum of 9 earned credits at the time of application.
GPA: 3.7 and above
Duration of fellowship: one academic year (Fall 2024 through Spring 2025)
Hours: Equivalent to a Research Assistantship: 8.5 hours per week for 30 weeks
Application Due Date: July 1, 2024 (you are strongly encouraged to apply early)
Submission Materials: Please use the Google form below to upload the following:
a) a resume and brief cover letter stating your interest in the fellowship
b) a copy of your DegreeWorks page
c) a 500-word statement describing your research interests, and a specific question about the intersection of migration and media that you would like to address or explore. See:
Media+Migration Lab and its Migration Mapping project
d) name of a full-time faculty member who can provide a recommendation letter
e) (Optional) creative portfolio or personal website of projects such as video/film,
graphic design, XR projects, media artworks, etc.
Please apply by completing this form for the Sinha Fellowship: Application for The Sinha Memorial Fellowship in Media Studies.