The Catholic University of America

General Information

The Catholic University of America is located in the northeast quadrant of Washington D.C., approximately three miles from the Capitol. Founded in 1889 as a research-oriented institution, today Catholic University is comprised of 12 schools. More >>

Recent News & Announcements

9th Annual Graduate Research Symposium at the College of William and Mary for students in Anthropology, Biology, History, and Physics. Cash prizes available. For more information, please click here.

As of September 1st, 2009, all dissertations must be submitted online to ProQuest for publication. 

Congratulations to the following faculty members from NCSSS, named "Top Therapists" by Washingtonian Magazine (full story)

CUA Students Present at Robert Penn Warren Circle Annual Conference (full story)

CUA’s Vitreous State Laboratory Receives $1.14 Million to Turn Nuclear Waste Into Glass  (full story)

Important Dates

  • Dec
    4
    9th Annual Graduate Research Symposium Abstract Submission Deadline.
  • Jan
    8
    Final date to deposit theses and dissertations for January 2010 graduation. (Previews must be scheduled well in advance.)

Scholarships and Fellowships

For the complete list of outside funding and research opportunities, please click here.

Highlights

The Verone E. Jordan Fellowship Awards in Economics, Finance, International trade, and Business offers two $10,000 stipends for students enrolled at least half-time in a Consortium institution.  Due March 1, 2010. 

The Philip M. Dearborn Fellowship Award offers a $10,000 fellowship to Consortium student for research dealing with local issues such as Economic, Finance, Education, Social Welfare, etc.  Due March 1, 2010.
 

The Lilly Fellows Program in Humanities and the Arts offers two-year residential postdoctoral fellowships for teacher-scholars who seek to renew and enrich their intellectual and spiritual lives while preparing for leadership roles in teaching and administration in institutions of Christian higher education.

The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation started a bold new initiative six decades ago to meet the nation's need for college teachers at Princeton University. Today, the Foundation has a suite of Fellowships that support the development of future leaders at a variety of career stages in several critical fields such as: Teaching, Foreign Affairs, Conservation, Women and Gender, Religion and Ethics, and Access and Opportunity.