Call for Applications
2008-2009 IHC Pre-doctoral Fellowships
The Interdisciplinary Humanities Center offers
pre-doctoral fellowships to support doctoral candidates
and advanced MFA students whose research facilitates
dialogue across the traditional disciplinary boundaries
within the Arts and Humanities, and/or between the Arts
& Humanities, Sciences, and Social Sciences. 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
Type of support
Five fellowships will be awarded in each round of competition.
Each fellowship carries a stipend of $4,500, with payment
of basic resident fees for one quarter of the academic
year. Fellowship recipients are not allowed to hold
other campus fellowships or employment during the tenure
of their fellowship quarter. Awards may not be deferred
beyond the specified period of possible tenure.
Pre-doctoral Fellows Workshop
Award recipients are expected to enroll and participate
in an IHC Pre-doctoral Fellows Workshop during the three
academic quarters following their acceptance of the
fellowship. Pre-doctoral Fellows are required to make
a presentation based on a topic related to their research
and to serve once as primary discussant. The Workshop
meets twice a quarter.
Application Restrictions
Applicants must have either registered student status
or approved research leave of absence (if appropriate),
both at the time of application and for the duration
of the fellowship. Doctoral students must have advanced
to PhD candidacy by the application deadline.
Unsuccessful applicants, except alternates, are not
allowed to reapply immediately in the following round
of competition. A substantially strengthened proposal
may be submitted twelve months after the initial application.
Application Requirements
A complete application should include:
- a cover sheet (download
form)
- a project description (double-spaced, 5 pages maximum)
and a bibliography (1-2 pages)
- a brief curriculum vitae (no longer than 2 pages)
A letter of support from the applicant’s dissertation
director or faculty graduate advisor should also be sent
directly to the IHC no later than the application due
date.
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, indicating the
status of the project and outlining 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)
Deadlines
April 15th 2008
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 Holly Unruh <hunruh@ihc.ucsb.edu>
