Partially Funded Master's Degree Scholarship in the USA from the Center for Human Rights and the Arts

Center For Human Rights And the Arts offers a partially funded master's program in the USA. The program aims to stimulate new ways of thinking; develop new strategies for research, practice, and engagement; and incubate new relationships between activists, scholars, and artists.

• The MA in Human Rights & the Arts has financial aid available in the form of tuition fellowships and scholarships to cover other associated costs of attendance.
• All applicants who wish to be considered for financial aid must apply. Financial aid is need-based, and comes in the form of tuition fellowships and scholarships to cover other costs of attendance, but is not guaranteed. Any financial assistance is for two years for full-time student enrollment, whereby assistance for the second year is conditional upon satisfactory academic progress in the first year.
• Applications for financial aid are submitted at the time of applications for admission, and require the following:
• If you are a US citizen, national, or permanent resident, you must submit both a Free Application for Financial Aid (FAFSA) and a Financial Supporting Document.
• All other applicants must submit the International Student Financial Aid Application (ISFAA).
• Additional funding sources are acceptable because fellowship and scholarship funding is not guaranteed, applicants should seek outside funding while applying to the MA in Human Rights & the Arts program.
• Students enrolled in the MA in Human Rights & the Arts program may apply for grants provided by the Open Society University Network (OSUN). These grants are typically awarded on the basis of competitive open calls to support either student research or student-led initiatives. The number, amount, and terms of awards available are subject to change each year and will be communicated to all enrolled students by the program staff.

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• The MA in Human Rights & the Arts program is a dynamic full-time curriculum comprised of 42 credit hours (11 three-credit courses & a two-semester thesis project sequence).
• You have considerable flexibility in designing your programs in order to meet your academic and professional goals and interests. To complete the program, you must meet the following requirements:
• Completion of five core courses (15 credits).
• Completion of six elective courses (18 credits).
• Submission of Thesis Project.
• You can find more information about the courses and the thesis project from here.
• The director of the MA program will serve as the general academic advisor for all enrolled students. Each student will formally identify their intended thesis project supervisor by no later than April 1 of their first year, and their thesis committee by no later than December 1 of their second year.
• Successful applicants to the MA in Human Rights & the Arts program must have a baccalaureate or equivalent degree, demonstrated research capabilities, and an excellent record of academic or professional pursuits in human rights, the arts, or related fields. The admissions committee reserves the right to make exceptions to these requirements on a case-by-case basis. Please note that the MA in Human Rights & the Arts program admits students for the fall term only.
• For additional information about program requirements, please contact the MA in Human Rights & the Arts program at: hra@bard.edu.

About CHRA:

The OSUN Center for Human Rights & the Arts at Bard College researches inspires and supports the intersection of art and human rights. At its heart is a perspective that looks beyond art institutions and nonprofit organization industries to engage with international practices of activism, art, and knowledge production.

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