The department’s organization into ten research centers provides a number of opportunities for graduate research beyond the individual dissertation project. Center directors, RAs and other associated graduate students plan department events collaboratively, offering students the chance to shape their center’s public programming. Center events regularly include conferences and workshops, which offer graduate students similar opportunities for planning and participation. Ongoing departmental research initiatives such as the English Broadside Ballads Archive (EBBA) provide additional research opportunities for graduate students, including paid RA positions. Beyond the department, UCSB’s Interdisciplinary Humanities Center (IHC) supports a number of graduate funding schemes including the Research Focus Group scheme, which brings together graduate students and faculty from at least two departments to share work and conduct research on a specific theme.

• Optional Graduate Emphases
• Interdepartmental PhD Emphasis in Environment and Society (IPEES)
• Interdisciplinary Emphases and Certificate Programs

• Central Fellowships
• Interdisciplinary Humanities Center graduate funding
• Academic Senate graduate student travel grants
• UCHRI grants
• Our department’s interdisciplinary Proseminar on Grants, Fellowships, and Scholarships (ENGL 265GW), typically offered in the Fall, is a great way for students to find and apply for grants. Visit courses to learn more about this offering.