Archive for September, 2007

The Huntington Library

Website

Deadline: December 15 (postmark)

Submission Method: Mail

Current Fellows: Not available

Recent Chicago Fellows: Not available

Competition Level: Over 100 long- and short-term fellowships are awarded annually; the number of applications submitted is not available

Eligibility:

Short-term: PhD or equivalent, or doctoral candidate at dissertation stage
Long-term: PhD or [...]

American Association of University Women

Website
Deadline: November 15

Submission Method: Electronic

Current Fellows

Recent Chicago Fellows: Kelly Austin, Romance (07/08)

Competition Level: 10 fellowships were awarded in 2009/10 (down from 20 in 2008/09); the number of applications submitted is not available

Eligibility: Must be a citizen or a permanent resident of the United States
American Postdoctoral Research [...]

University of Chicago Arts Council

Chicago Arts Council Grants

Deadline:

UChicagoArts Grants and Curriculum Innovation Grants: early November, early February, and late April; check Website for specific dates
Course Arts Resource Fund Grants: None

Submission Method (All): Electronic
Past Grantees:

UChicagoArts Grants
Curriculum Innovation Grants
Course Arts Resource Fund Grantees are not available

Competition [...]

Franke Institute for the Humanities

Website

Deadline: Multiple
Submission Method: Electronic
Current Grantees: Not available
Competition Level: Not available
Eligibility: Humanities faculty
The Franke Institute entertains proposals for conferences, colloquia, visiting scholars, and similar kinds of events that focus on interdisciplinary topics and that therefore reach a range of audiences. Normally it funds proposals that involve multiple departments and programs. [...]

The Provost’s Program for Academic Technology Innovation (ATI)

THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN SUSPENDED

Website
Deadline: Early April
Submission Method: Electronic
Current Grantees
Competition Level: 4 grants were made in the 2007/08 competition; 11 applications had been submitted
Eligibility: All faculty and senior lecturers are eligible
The Provost’s Program for Academic Technology Innovation provides one-time seed grants of up to $50,000 for projects that focus on new [...]

Franke Institute for the Humanities Fellowship

Website

Deadline: Early February

Submission Method: Electronic

Current Fellows: David Finkelstein, Philosophy; Michael Kremer, Philosophy; David Martinez, Classics; Joshua Scodel, English; Ryan Giles, Romance; Verity Platt, Art History; Francois Richard, Anthropology
Competition Level: 7 fellowships are awarded annually; typically 6 fellowships are awarded to Humanities faculty and 1 fellowship is awarded to SSD faculty

Eligibility: [...]

The Women’s Board

Website

Deadline: Early March
Submission Method: Electronic
Current Grantees
Competition Level: 14 grants were awarded for 2010; the number of applications submitted is not available
Eligibility: All University projects in the following areas are eligible: Faculty Research and Support, Cultural Institutions and the Arts, Quality of Student Life, and Community Outreach
The Women’s Board provides support [...]

Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

Website
The Humboldt Foundation offers support for scholars seeking to work in Germany. It offers multiple opportunities based on one’s experience, field, and proposed research. Please visit the Website to determine which is a good fit for you.
Deadline: Open
Submission Method: Mail
Current Fellows: Not available
Recent Chicago Fellows: Kenneth Dam, Law (07/08); Michael Geyer, History [...]

Fulbright Scholar Program

Website
Deadline: August 1 (receipt)
Submission Method: Electronic or Mail
Current Fellows
Recent Chicago Fellows: Jack Friedman, Anthropology (06/07); Austan Goolsbee, Economics, (06/07); Colleen Grogan, Political Science (06/07); Mark B. N Hansen, Film Studies (06/07); Stephanie M. Latkovski, Linguistics (06/07)
Competition Level: 800 U.S. faculty and professionals are sent abroad annually; the number of applications submitted is [...]

La Napoule Art Foundation

Website
Deadline: July 1 (receipt)
Submission Method: Mail
Current Fellows
Recent Chicago Fellows: None
Competition Level: 8 residencies are awarded annually; the number of applications submitted is not available
Eligibility: No particular requirement
La Napoule Art Foundation offers Artists-In-Residence a unique environment of interdisciplinary collaboration and creativity at the Château de La Napoule in the South of France. Each session, [...]