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A LINK TO THE ONLINE APPLICATION WILL BE AVAILABLE *HERE* IN LATE AUGUST 2008.

Next application deadline: January 12, 2009.

About the Fellowships
Application Process
Download a Paper Application
Eligibility
Residency
Stipends
For More Information

About the Fellowships
Stanford Faculty Fellowships offer research opportunities to Stanford faculty members from humanities departments as traditionally defined and to faculty members from other departments who are engaged in humanistic research.

Application Process
Applications may be submitted entirely online via our online application system. Access to the online application system will open on our website in August. The deadline for applications for 2009-10 fellowships will be January 12, 2009.  Applications will be judged on:

  1. The promise of the specific research project being proposed
  2. The research project’s potential interest to scholars in different fields of the humanities
  3. The originality and intellectual distinction of the candidate’s previous work
  4. The applicant’s perceived ability to engage in collegial interaction

Application Content & Format: Applications for Internal Faculty Fellowships include the following six parts:

1) Information about the applicant
*Contact information (e.g. name, address, email)
* Education (Degree dates and dissertation title)
* Professional positions (three most recent)
* Tenure status
* Recent grant/leave support (past three years)
* Type of proposed intellectual contribution
* Names of Referees (limit of three; include institutions and email addresses)

2) A curriculum vitae (C.V.) of no more than 10 pages

3) A statement of significance. Please explain the significance of your project to knowledge in the humanities, broadly considered (100-word maximum).

4) A brief description (not more than 1,000 words) of your research project, and an optional (1 page) project bibliography.

5) An Internal Faculty Eligibility Form. Please download the Eligibility Form, complete section II, and forward it to Becky Reyna in the H&S Dean's Office, Bldg 1, for the required verification. The completed form should be received at the Humanities Center no later than January 12, 2009. Please begin this process well in advance of the application deadline.

<< Click Here to Download the Eligibility Form

6) Reference letters (3)

Research Project Description: The project description is of crucial import since many applicants possess substantial records of publications and strong recommendations. The project description should:

1) State clearly the objectives of the project.

2) State clearly the significance of the project.

3) State clearly the methodology to be used

4) State what will be original about the work compared to what has already been published on the topic.

5) Explain the broad significance of the project in a manner clear to nonspecialists (the selection committee is composed of a range of scholars from humanities fields and may not include specialists in your field).

 

Reference Letters: Internal Faculty Fellowship applicants are required to have three letters of reference; applicants are advised to have no more than one reference letter from individuals at Stanford. Reference letters must be received at the Center by the application deadline. Consideration of letters received after that date cannot be guaranteed.

Referees may send reference letters by mail directly to the Center, by email to shc-fellowships@stanford.edu, or electronically through our online application system. Applicants whose referees submit letters through the online system will be automatically notified when the letters are submitted, should they wish this.  Referees designated by applicants as preferring online submission will be automatically sent guidelines for submitting their reference letters.

Please direct people who wish to submit their letter of reference via email or on paper to our Internal Faculty Fellowships Reference Form, which may be downloaded and printed from our website.

Notification: Applicants will be notified when their applications have been received, and will be notified of the fellowship competition outcome by late March.

Intellectual Contribution: An essential feature of the Center is that fellows contribute to the intellectual life of the Stanford community. The nature of this contribution will depend on a fellow’s own interests and wishes as well as relevant approvals. Most often, the intellectual contribution will take the form of participating in a Geballe Research Workshop.

Download a Paper Application
Although we encourage online applications for our fellowships, applicants for the Stanford Humanities Center's Internal Faculty Fellowship competition may instead download and complete a paper application, and send three copies to be received by the application deadline.

<<click here to download paper application form

Eligibility
Both tenured and untenured Stanford faculty are eligible to apply. These fellowships are primarily intended for active academic council faculty. Applications are also accepted from lecturers and senior lecturers with continuing appointments, as well as emeriti faculty.

One goal of the fellowship selection process is to create a diverse community of scholars in residence across the spectrum of academic fields and ranks. Scholars who are members of traditionally under-represented groups are encouraged to apply.

Preference is given to applicants who have not previously held a fellowship at the Center. Those who have previously held internal fellowships at the Center may reapply for a second fellowship to be held in the seventh year, or anytime thereafter, following their original award. Third fellowships are occasionally awarded, subject to the above limits and with lower priority than first and second grants.

Because Internal Faculty Fellowships are funded through a combination of Humanities Center and School of Humanities and Sciences resources, all applicants must document their eligibility with their Chairs and Senior Associate Deans before submitting applications.

Eligibility for faculty from schools other than H&S is at the discretion of the appropriate dean.

Residency
This is a residential center and its intellectual life depends on collegial interaction. Fellows must remain in residence during the regular academic year (September to June) and take part in the life of the Center. This fellowship is not appropriate for those whose projects demand periods of time spent away from the university.

We cater lunches for fellows every weekday; one lunch per week during the academic year is devoted to research presentations by current fellows. Fellows are expected to attend lunch regularly (at least 4 days a week), and to participate in the research presentations.

Stipends
Because Internal Faculty Fellowships are funded through a combination of Humanities Center and School of Humanities and Sciences resources, all applicants must document their eligibility with their Chairs and Senior Associate Deans before submitting applications.

At the discretion of H&S, Internal Faculty Fellows from the School of Humanities and Sciences will usually receive their full pay and benefits through a combination of Humanities Center and H&S resources. Associate and full professors must bring funding equivalent to one-half their salary in sabbatical credits (a minimum of 18 quarters). Junior faculty members should consult H&S for questions concerning Junior Faculty Leave benefits and eligibility.

Internal Fellows from schools other than H&S will receive the usual Humanities Center contribution, which is based on an agreement with H&S and is not the same as the External Fellowship stipend. They will, in most instances, need to bring additional funding from their schools or from outside grants to achieve full salary and benefits. Eligibility for faculty from other schools is at the discretion of the appropriate dean.

Awards to emeriti faculty will depend upon success in the selection process and on space constraints. Emeriti fellows will have offices at the Center and all privileges and responsibilities of other fellows, and must be in residence for the entire academic year. The financial award will be limited to a modest research allowance. Applicants who plan to become emeritus prior to the end of the fellowship year must indicate this intention in their applications. Faculty who unexpectedly become emeritus after applying and before taking up a fellowship will be treated the same as emeriti faculty.

For More Information
If you would like additional information, please email the Fellowship Administrator.