Call for Applications
IHC Faculty Awards

The Interdisciplinary Humanities Center invites applications from faculty working in the Humanities, Fine Arts, and Humanistic Social Sciences for the bi-annual IHC faculty awards.  IHC awards are designed to promote excellence in scholarship and intellectual exchange beyond the confines and conventions of particular departments and disciplines.

Besides making a significant contribution to current scholarship and research practices, proposed projects should seek to:

• frame their questions, methods and modes of inquiry with reference to two or more established disciplines/fields of study, and/or
• foster the development of new objects and areas of study, and new ways of producing, presenting, and disseminating knowledge

Projects that incorporate elements of collaboration and/or seek to articulate research goals and research outcomes to the taught curriculum are also strongly encouraged.

Three categories of awards are offered:
(1) Release Time - up to $5,000
Up to six awards will be given to ladder rank faculty to release them from teaching one quarter to concentrate on research projects. Award recipients will be designated IHC Fellows and are required to deliver a public lecture or hold a seminar on a topic related to their research during their tenure as fellows. The award does not provide for release from summer teaching, nor does it provide a salary supplement. It will be calculated as a replacement cost of up to $5,000 for one course, and awarded funds must be expended within twelve months of the announcement of the award. Faculty may receive this award once every five years, and must not teach during the award quarter.
A complete application should include

• a cover sheet (download form)
• a project description (5 pages, double-spaced, see instructions below) and a bibliography (1-2 pages)
• a brief curriculum vitae (2 pages maximum)
•  a letter from the applicant's department/program chair, indicating approval of release time if an award is made

(2) Collaborative Projects - up to $3,000
Up to eight awards will be made to support collaborative projects. Eligible projects include conferences at UCSB or in the Santa Barbara area; collaborative research or instructional projects by faculty in one or more departments/programs; and initiatives to bring visiting scholars and arts practitioners to campus for collaborative research or teaching (where appropriate such scholars may be appointed Visiting Fellows of the IHC).
 A complete application should include:

• a cover sheet (download form)
• a project description (5 pages, double spaced, see instructions below)
• a preliminary budget that includes some indication of co-sponsorship by departments (briefly explain any budget items that are not self-explanatory; the IHC does not fund equipment costs)
•  a brief curriculum vitae (2 pages maximum) of the principal investigator

(3) Individual Research Assistance - up to $1,000
Up to six awards will be made to support individual research. Eligible expenses include research assistance, travel expenses, and miscellaneous research expenses.

 A complete application should include:

• a cover sheet (download form)
• a project description (3 pages, double-spaced) and a brief budget
• a brief curriculum vitae (2 pages maximum)

Project Description Guidelines:

The project description should:

• state the objectives, ideas, and methodology of the project
• discuss the project's significance and originality with reference to current scholarship and/or arts practice
• specify the interdisciplinary scope of the project
• include a timetable and work plan, specifying project activities in the proposed award period
• define the project's target audience(s) and the form(s) in which the research will eventually be disseminated (e.g. book, article, art exhibit, performance etc)

For collaborative projects, the description should also:

• explain the nature of the collaboration and how it will advance knowledge and scholarship in the field of study
• state the particular expertise and potential contribution of each participant

Deadlines:

There are two rounds of competition each year, the deadlines for which are
November 15 and April 15.

Nine complete sets of application must be received at the IHC (HSSB 6046) no later than 5:00pm on the deadline date. If the deadline falls on a weekend or holiday, applications are due the first business day following the deadline. For further information, contact ezinn@ihc.ucsb.edu