Apply by October 25, 2013
An Annual Research Fund
The $25,000 Levitan Prize was inaugurated in 1990 and is awarded annually as a research fund to support innovative and creative scholarship in the humanities. All regular tenure track SHASS faculty working in humanities fields are eligible to apply.
How to Apply
The deadline for 2014 proposals is October 25, 2013.
Costs of travel, research assistance, computers, and summer salary are appropriate for inclusion in the budget.
Proposals should be no more than 10 double-spaced pages, and should contain a description of the research and its significance as well as a budget indicating how the funds will be spent. Proposals and inquiries should be directed to levitanprize@mit.edu.
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Recipients of the Levitan Prize in the Humanities
2013
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Shankar Raman |
2013 |
Literature |
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Erica James |
2012 |
Anthropology |
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Adam Berinsky |
2011 |
Political Science |
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Mary Fuller |
2010 |
Literature |
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Heather Paxson |
2008 |
Anthropology |
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Meg Jacobs |
2007 |
History |
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Stefan Helmreich |
2006 |
Anthropology |
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Emma Teng |
2005 |
Foreign Languages and Literatures |
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Peter Child |
2004 |
Music and Theater Arts |
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Joseph Dumit |
2003 |
Science, Technology, and Society |
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Diana Henderson |
2002 |
Literature |
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David Kaiser |
2001 |
Science, Technology, and Society |
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James Buzard |
2000 |
Literature |
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Anne McCants |
1999 |
History |
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Michel deGraff |
1998 |
Linguistics & Philosophy |
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Bernd Widdig |
1997 |
Foreign Languages and Literatures |
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Elizabeth A. Wood |
1996 |
History |
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Ed Turk |
1995 |
Foreign Languages and Literatures |
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Hugh Gusterson |
1994 |
Science, Technology, and Society |
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Elizabeth Garrels |
1993 |
Foreign Languages and Literatures |
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Peter Perdue |
1992 |
History |
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Barry Posen |
1991 |
Political Science |
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Joshua Cohen |
1990 |
Linguistics and Philosophy |
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