Now Accepting Applications for 2026 Lyman Fellowship

The Peter Lyman Graduate Fellowship in new media, established in the memory of esteemed UC Berkeley Professor Peter Lyman, provides a stipend to a UC Berkeley Ph.D. candidate to support the writing of their Ph.D. dissertation on a topic related to new media. The fellowship is supported by donations from Professor Barrie Thorne, Sage Publications and many individual friends and faculty.

Applications for summer 2026 are now open. To apply for the Lyman Fellowship, please fill in this form by February 2, 2026.

Some preference will be given to those doing research related to children and youth, to BCNM Designated Emphasis students, and to projects that focus on women, BIPOC, LGBTQ+, Global South, ability diverse, and socioeconomically disadvantaged peoples as makers and users of new media. If relevant, please explain how your project foregrounds one or more of these communities. Originality and quality of research are, however, the primary criteria.

The amount of the stipend depends on the size of the fund. In 2025 the fellowship amount was $7,000.00.

You must be a UC Berkeley Ph.D. student who has passed their qualifying exams to apply.

For more information and to see the complete list of Lyman Fellows, check out our Lyman Fellowship page.

Questions? Email Aaron Fai, afai [​at​] berkeley.edu