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Faculty Research Fellowships
The Humanities Initiative offers Research Fellowships to full-time faculty in the humanities and art disciplines, including but not limited to history, art history, music, philosophy, cultural studies, literary and language studies, religious studies, drama and performance studies, cinema studies, and gender studies. Fellows are expected to be present in New York within the University community for the entire year of their residency. They will meet on a weekly basis to discuss their work-in-progress and that of invited guests, and will participate in Initiative activities, including the planning of an annual humanities festival.

Eligibility
All full-time faculty in the humanities and art disciplines are eligible to apply. Applicants may not have had an NYU-supported leave in the year preceding the Fellowship year. More than one applicant from the same department may apply. Prospective fellows should be at a stage in their research and writing that will permit them to be in residence at NYU for the totality of the Fellowship year.

Funding
The teaching load of Faculty Fellows will be reduced by up to two courses. Fellows’ remaining course load will be two or more courses, and must include one undergraduate course. Fellows will receive regular salary and benefits through their home department and school. The Provost’s Office will contribute up to $15,000 toward the teaching replacement costs and benefits of the Fellows’ departments.

Course release
Faculty members must consult with their department chair regarding their intent to apply, and agree on a reasonable course load for the Fellowship year that will minimize the impact on undergraduate teaching. Chairs should write a brief letter in support of the application and indicate the department’s willingness to free the Fellow from specified teaching assignments and administrative responsibilities.

Selection criteria
Successful proposals will clearly define a research problem that can be investigated in a one-year project period; will provide a self-contained account of what will be done, how and why; and will demonstrate the likelihood of a significant contribution to the field. Applicants should demonstrate outstanding scholarly promise and ability to successfully undertake the project. In selecting a cohort of Fellows, the Selection Committee will be particularly interested in identifying scholars who represent a diversity of fields and methodological perspectives, and who have demonstrated the ability to engage with other scholars in interdisciplinary conversations. The creative work of applicants in the arts disciplines must involve substantial historical or humanistic research.

Review process
Fellows will be selected by the Humanities Initiative Fellowship Selection Committee, composed of senior faculty appointed by the Provost, based on review of the proposal, the C.V., and an external reference.

External letter of reference
Applicants should obtain one letter of reference from outside NYU from a colleague in a relevant field, to be submitted under separate cover (see address below). Referees should be asked to comment on the potential of the project to have a significant impact on the field, the capacity of the project and the applicant to engage scholars in other disciplines, and the standing of the scholar in his or her field. References should not be requested from current or previous collaborators, dissertation advisors, personal friends, or mentors.

Application format
Applications should contain the following materials. Please submit one complete, collated copy of your application.

• 1. Face sheet
  The face sheet is available online at www.nyu.edu/humanities.initiative. Please download the form (pdf document) and fill in the requested information electronically before printing.
• 2. Research description
  The proposal, consisting of no more than 1200 words, should describe the research project to be undertaken during the applicant’s residency, goals to be accomplished, the project’s significance within the field, and its capacity to bridge disciplinary boundaries.
• 3. Abbreviated curriculum vitae
In no more than 5 pages, please indicate education and positions held, publications and major presentations, honors and awards.

• 4. Letter of support from department chair (or dean, if in Gallatin, for example)
  This letter should specify the proposed course release and resulting course assignment, and describe how the department will address the impact, if any, on the department’s undergraduate program.
• 5. Published work
  Please submit a sample of a published work such as an article, book chapter, or significant conference paper. The submission of books or entire dissertations is discouraged.

APPLICATION DEADLINE AND SUBMISSION
Applications for the Faculty Research Fellowships are due no later than Monday, November 26, 2007. Please submit one complete copy, collated in the order listed above, to the following address:
The Humanities Initiative
Faculty Research Fellowship Competition
New York University
194 Mercer Street, Fourth Floor
New York, NY 10012 (Mail Code: 7940)
Attention: Asya Berger
External letters of reference should be sent under separate cover by November 26, 2007 to the address above.

NOTIFICATION
Faculty Fellows and their respective departments will be notified of award decisions on or around March 3, 2008.

FURTHER INFORMATION
These Guidelines are available at www.nyu.edu/humanities.initiative.
Questions regarding applications are welcome and should be addressed to Asya Berger, Director of the Humanities Initiative, at 212-998-2196; fax 212-995-4101; or email asya.berger@nyu.edu.

Download Face Sheet for Graduate Research Fellowships

Graduate Research Fellowships
Each year, the Humanities Initiative offers two Research Fellowships to graduate students in the humanities and art disciplines, including but not limited to history, art history, music, philosophy, cultural studies, literary and language studies, religious studies, drama and performance studies, cinema studies, and gender studies. Fellows are expected to be present in New York within the University community for the entire year of their residency. They will meet on a weekly basis to discuss their work-in-progress and that of invited guests, and will participate in Initiative activities, including the planning of an annual humanities festival.

Eligibility
All Ph.D. candidates maintaining matriculation with full-time status in the Graduate School of Arts and Science (including IFA, Performance Studies, and Cinema Studies) or the Steinhardt School are eligible to apply. GSAS students may apply for a Fellowship for post-MacCracken support.

Funding
Graduate Student Fellows receive a nine-month stipend of $21,000, comprehensive health insurance, maintenance of matriculation and service fees, and a research award of $2,000.

Department nomination
Students must be nominated by their department chair in consultation with their director of graduate studies.

Selection criteria and review process
Fellows will be selected by the Humanities Initiative Fellowship Review Committee. The proposal and the department nomination will form the basis for the Committee’s decision making. Criteria for selection will be the strength and promise of the research project, the student’s academic record, and the potential for the student to contribute to and benefit from broad-based interdisciplinary discussions and activities.

Application format
Applications should contain the following materials. Please submit one complete, collated copy of your application to your department chair, who will forward it with a nominating cover letter to the Humanities Initiative.

• 1. Face sheet
  The face sheet is available online at www.nyu.edu/humanities.inititaive. Please download the form (pdf document) and fill in the requested information electronically before printing.
• 2. Research description
  The proposal, consisting of no more than 1000 words, should describe the dissertation, its importance for the field in particular and the humanities more generally, and the progress expected to be made during the Fellowship year.
• 3. Full curriculum vitae
• 4. One official graduate transcript in a sealed envelope
• 5. Letter of recommendation from dissertation advisor
  This letter should assess your expected contribution to your field and your ability to engage productively with an interdisciplinary group of scholars. It should be submitted by the dissertation advisor directly to the department chair and should form part of the application packet.

DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIP RESEARCH STIPENDS
In addition to the two Graduate Fellows to be funded through the Initiative, two winners of the GSAS Dean’s Dissertation Fellowship will be selected as Honorary Fellows to participate in the year’s weekly meetings and events. Each Honorary Fellow will receive a research award of $2,000 and will take part fully in the Initiative’s programming. No separate application is necessary to be considered for the Honorary Fellowship.

APPLICATION DEADLINE AND SUBMISSION
Applications for the Graduate Student Research Fellowship competition may only be submitted through the student’s department. Applicants should therefore check on internal departmental deadlines. Final applications are due to the Humanities Initiative no later than Monday, November 26, 2007. One complete copy, collated in the order listed above, should be forwarded by the department to the following address:
The Humanities Initiative
Graduate Student Research Fellowship Competition
New York University
194 Mercer Street, Fourth Floor
New York, NY 10012 (Mail Code: 7940)
Attention: Asya Berger

NOTIFICATION
Student Fellows and their respective departments will be notified of award decisions on or around March 3, 2008.


FURTHER INFORMATION
These Guidelines are available at www.nyu.edu/humanities.initiative.
Questions regarding applications are welcome and should be addressed to Asya Berger, Director of the Humanities Initiative, at 212-998-2196; fax 212-995-4101; or email asya.berger@nyu.edu.

DEADLINE EXTENSION
Applications for the 2007-08 Working Research Groups
are now due on Monday, January 28th.

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Working Research Group Grants
In an effort to build community and foster interdisciplinary exchange on topics with a humanistic focus at New York University, the Humanities Initiative sponsors the Humanities Initiative Working Research Groups grants. The Initiative envisions a Working Research Group (WRG) as bringing together NYU faculty and graduate students in a carefully planned series of meetings on a focused topic in the humanities where interdisciplinary approaches are likely to be particularly fruitful. The Initiative expects that the work achieved by the WRGs will generate new curricular offerings, publications, conferences, or collaborative faculty projects.

Eligibility
All full-time faculty in all schools of the University are eligible to apply, and are encouraged to involve colleagues and graduate students in their own and other disciplines in the planning and implementation of the proposed WRG.

Participants
The Initiative requests that each WRG have co-directors drawn from at least two distinct disciplinary areas, departments, or schools at NYU, which may include the sciences and the professional schools (but at least one co-director must be from the humanities). Although the core participants of the WRGs are expected to be members of the NYU community, participants from other area institutions are also welcome. WRGs are not intended to be lecture series. While meetings may be timed to take advantage of visits to NYU by distinguished scholars, reliance on invited outside speakers should be limited. The Initiative believes that active participation in a successful WRG will have many educational benefits for graduate students. Consequently, graduate students, including those from the professional schools, should be actively involved in each WGR and contribute at least a quarter of the WRGs presentations.

Term of funding
The Initiative recognizes the benefit of sustained work over an extended period of time. While proposals for one-year WRGs will be considered, those committed to two-year projects will be given priority. The maximum level of funding is $5,000 per year. The Initiative may, however, exceed these guidelines for projects that are deemed to have exceptional merit and a specific need for resources.

Web resources
WRGs will be provided with Web resources. The Humanities Initiative will have a website specialist on staff who will work with the WRGs to create and maintain their websites.

Reporting
The co-directors of each WRG are expected to send a brief written report to the Humanities Initiative at the end of each of the two years of the grant period, including a summary of activities and outcomes and an accounting of all expenditures.

APPLICATION DEADLINE AND SUBMISSION
Working Research Group proposals are due no later than Monday, January 28th. 2008.

FURTHER INFORMATION
Questions regarding proposals are welcome and should be addressed to Asya Berger at 212-998-2196; fax 212-995-4101; or e-mail asya.berger@nyu.edu.

Download Guidelines for Grants-In-Aid

Grants-in-Aid
The Humanities Initiative makes available a number of small grants in support of projects with a humanistic focus. Specifically intended to augment the funds of schools and departments, these Grants-in-Aid provide financial assistance for special class activities, faculty research projects, publication costs, and special events such as conferences, lectures, and seminars.

Eligibility
All full-time faculty and departments are eligible to apply.

Selection Criteria
Each proposal is reviewed by the Humanities Initiative Advisory Committee and is evaluated in accordance with the applicant’s statement of its intellectual purpose and significance.

Funding
Grants-in-Aid provide funding up to a maximum of $5,000 for conferences and collaborative projects, and up to a maximum of $2,500 for individual research needs, such as the subvention of translation or permission costs. Funding is not available for a single visiting lecturer or for any activities or conferences that do not take place at NYU or an NYU global site. After receiving funding for an individual project, awardees may not apply again for three years. However, there are no restrictions regarding application for conferences or other collaborative projects.

Reporting
A report, including a summary of expenditures, is requested at the conclusion of the project.

APPLICATION DEADLINE AND SUBMISSION
While applications will be accepted on a “rolling-deadline” basis for the fall and spring semesters, every effort should be made by applicants to submit their proposal two to three months in advance of the starting date of their project in order to allow sufficient time for committee review. Once funds have been exhausted, consideration of proposals will be postponed until the following academic year.

FURTHER INFORMATION
Questions regarding proposals are welcome and should be addressed to Asya Berger at 212-998-2196; fax 212-995-4101; or e-mail asya.berger@nyu.edu.