Eligibility
The Humanities Center seeks both early-career and senior fellows from the faculty to contribute to its ongoing work. If you apply for or obtain a fellowship, you are granting us permission to count you as an affiliated faculty member and should you choose to you may list said affiliation on your CV. Fellows will work on a proposed humanities project, will serve as an active presence in the life of the center, and will make specific contributions to Center programming, which may include delivering a public lecture, coordinating a Center event, and/or providing service to the center as agreed upon with the WVUHC Director. Chosen faculty will be considered a Center Fellow during the full academic year. In the narrative, applicants should describe specifically how the grant will advance:
- Their work (explain the overall research project), as well as,
- The Center’s work (any public components of the project).
The budget may contain costs including (but not limited to) research travel, subvention costs, summer salary, and/or a course release. In the case of a course release request, a chair’s endorsement that approves the potential release and determines the replacement cost (with fringe if required) must be submitted with the application, and the narrative should specifically explain how the project and/or service to the Center supports an adjustment to the applicant’s existing workload assignment. Maximum budget: $7,500.
Components:
- Project Narrative: Attach a two-page narrative as a PDF (single-spaced, Times New Roman or comparable font, 11-point or larger). The narrative should explain the project, its relationship to the humanities, how it addresses interdisciplinary (if applicable), and its planned outcomes (including public outcomes). Reviewers will assess the merit and the outcomes of the proposal.
- A Workplan: Attach a schedule as a .PDF for the period of performance of no more than a page, and should not include information that belongs in the narrative statement. Explain the tasks you expect to accomplish, and specify the part or stage of the project that the award will support. Identify what, if any, parts of the project you have already completed. If you will not complete the project during the period of performance, state when you expect to complete it.
- CV: Attach your two-page CV as a PDF.
- Budget: Attach a budget for your project as a PDF.
- Letter of Support from Chair/Associate Chair: If you are requesting a course release through the Humanities Center Fellowship, attach a letter of support from your department chair or associate chair (as required by your college) as a PDF.