The Humanities Scholars Program
A four-year interdisciplinary program open by invitation to outstanding Dietrich College applicants.
The Humanities Scholars Program (HSP) enriches the undergraduate experience by building a vibrant community of scholars. The program exemplifies the distinctive nature of the humanities at Carnegie Mellon: interdisciplinary research in a technology rich environment, with an open and forward-thinking stance towards the arts and sciences as well as the traditions and values of humanistic inquiry. The program underscores the relevance of humanistic research in addressing the most challenging issues of our times.
HSP Student Spotlight: Mo Fahad
Mo Fahad, a rising sophomore in Carnegie Mellon University’s Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences and a member of the Humanities Scholars Program, studied abroad at Queen’s University Belfast through the Fulbright UK Summer Institutes. As part of the program, Fahad delved into questions of identity, conflict and reconciliation in a region with a complex history.
“I saw Northern Ireland and immediately knew I had to apply,” he said. “I have a specific interest in Northern Ireland because I want to write a comparative paper on South Asia and Northern Ireland — how both regions were raised under British imperial rule and how that shaped their national identities and literature.”
Read about Mo's experience abroad and what it taught him about humanity