Considered a premier center for research on 19th-century literary and cultural studies, the Dickens Project is a multicampus research consortium based at UC Santa Cruz. Now in its 37th year, the consortium includes members from 45 universities and colleges around the globe. Through its annual conferences and events, the consortium promotes research on the life, work, and times of Charles Dickens, bringing the results of this research before scholarly audiences and the general public alike.
The Dickens Project is committed to developing the next generation of Victorian scholars. Biannual conferences provide graduate students with the opportunity to develop collegial relationships with Victorianists from other universities. These contacts are valuable in developing dissertation topics, finding jobs, and developing manuscripts for publication. Furthermore, participation in our program provides graduate students with opportunities for teaching, conference presentations, and service on academic panels.
Generally, consortium schools cover travel costs for their graduate students to attend the Dickens Universe, but we know financial support from home institutions isn’t always adequate or readily available. Our goal on Giving Day is to establish a fund to assist with travel costs associated with attending any Dickens Project event. This fund will help ease the financial burden on future participants and enable them to take maximum advantage of our programming.
Our matching gift of $4,500 has been met! With your help, we will expand our capacity to extend this opportunity to graduate students who otherwise wouldn't be able to afford to participate.
