Text Box: Senior Fellows Program 2010 - 2011 THE BILL AND CAROL FOX CENTER FOR HUMANISTIC INQUIRY EMORY UNIVERSITY                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Deadline for Applications:    February 1, 2010

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Announcement of Awards:    Early April, 2010

The Bill and Carol Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry announces up to four annual internal Fellowships available to tenured members of the Emory University faculty for an academic year of study and residence in the Center.  FCHI Senior Fellows will be released from their University teaching and service commitments for the academic year, in addition to receiving a research budget from the Center.

The purpose of the FCHI Senior Fellows Program is to stimulate and support humanistic research by providing faculty with the necessary time, space, and other resources.  An essential feature of the Senior Fellows Program is that Fellows are expected to make intellectual contributions not only within the Center but, more widely, to humanistic studies at Emory. 

ELIGIBILITY

The FCHI Fellows Program is designed to offer research opportunities both to members of humanities departments as traditionally defined and to other scholars working with humanistic issues.  Research projects must be humanistic, but Fellows may hold an appointment in any Department or Program of the University.  Especially appropriate are applicants whose research is likely to contribute to intellectual exchange among a diverse group of scholars within the disciplines of the humanities.

Because the FCHI is a residential center, its intellectual life depends on collegial interaction.  Fellows will be expected to be in residence full-time during both terms of the regular academic year and to take an active part in the life of the FCHI, as well as in the intellectual life of the larger University.

 

Currently the Senior Fellows Program is limited to faculty who already hold tenure at Emory University.  Previous funding or released time for a related project may be taken into consideration when the application is reviewed.  Faculty members who hold FCHI Fellowships are required to return to their University positions for the year immediately following their Fellowships.

SELECTION CRITERIA

Applications will be judged by external and internal academic evaluators on the promise and significance of the proposed research project in relation to the applicant’s own work and that of other scholars; the intellectual distinction of the applicant’s previous work; and the applicant’s ability to engage in collegial interactions that will substantively contribute to the FCHI and to the College.

Evaluators will look for applicants and projects that will benefit from and contribute to the interdisciplinary nature of the group of Fellows and the work of the FCHI.  They will also seek variety and balance among the disciplines represented at the Center.

 
For further information, please contact The Bill and Carol Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry:                   

                                                                                                                                                                  

 

FCHI       

                                Emory University                                                                  

1635 North Decatur Road                                                                                                     

Atlanta, GA  30322   (30307 for overnight deliveries)                            Email:  fchi@emory.edu

404-727-6424                                                                                           Website: chi.emory.edu

                                                                                       

INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLICANTS

 

The FCHI Senior Fellows Program is designed to offer research opportunities both to members of humanities departments as traditionally defined and to other scholars seriously working with humanistic issues.  Research projects must be humanistic, but Senior Fellows may hold an appointment in any Department or Program of the University. 

In ascertaining the eligibility of their projects, potential applicants might find useful the definition offered in the Act that set up the National Foundation for the Arts and Humanities: “The humanities include, but are not limited to, the following fields: history, philosophy, languages, literature, linguistics, archeology, jurisprudence, history and criticism of the arts, ethics, comparative religion, and those aspects of the social sciences employing historical or philosophical approaches.  This last category includes cultural anthropology, sociology, political theory, international relations, and other subjects concerned with questions of value….” 

Especially appropriate are applicants whose research is likely to contribute to intellectual exchange among a diverse group of scholars within the disciplines of the humanities. 

APPLICATION GUIDELINES (scroll down for specific instructions)

Completed applications should consist of:

                                        1.     FCHI Application Cover Sheet/Funding Sheet
                                        2.     Project Abstract and Interdisciplinary Statement

3.     Curriculum vitae                                                                                                                                                                                             

4.     Description of Project                                                                                                                                                                                         

5.     Timeline for Project  

6.     Public Intellectual Contribution Sheet

7.     Three (3) Letters of Recommendation                                                                                                                                                                      

8.     Department Chair’s Letter Approving Leave    

All supporting documents must be double-spaced.  Please use 12-point type, and leave margins of at least 1 inch on all sides.  Proposals that exceed the specified limits will not be considered.

SUBMISSION

Applicants for Senior Fellowships are encouraged to contact FCHI Associate Director Keith Anthony at 404.727.6424 or keith.anthony@emory.eduprior to submitting an application.

Please submit all documents directly via email to fchi@emory.edu.  You may send all your documents in one attachment, or you may send one email with multiple attachments.  The email subject line should read: Applicant: (your last name).  Please do not email any documents until your application package is complete. 

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2010 @ 4:00PM EST IS THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS AND ALL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS.  It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that all materials, including letters of recommendation, reach the FCHI by the 1 February 2009 @ 4:00PM EST deadline.  Incomplete applications will not be considered after the deadline.

Awards will be announced by early April 2010.

 

SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLICANTS

1.  FCHI Application Cover Sheet and Funding Worksheet: Please complete the FCHI Application Cover Sheet and Funding Worksheet. A completed Funding Worksheet must accompany all applications.  Previous funding for related projects may be taken into consideration when the application is reviewed and may influence FCHI funding. Please do not email/send any documents until your application package is complete.

2.  Project Abstract and Interdisciplinary Statement:  Both should be double-spaced and each should be strictly limited to 100 words or less.  In the Interdisciplinary Statement, applicants should indicate how residency at an interdisciplinary humanities research center would enhance their work.

3     Curriculum Vitae:  No more than 3 pages should be submitted.

4.    Description of Project (1000 words maximum, double-spaced):  Applicants should describe the specific research planned for the period of the FCHI Fellowship, explaining the basic humanistic ideas, problems, or questions to be explored.  Included should be explanations of the objectives and significance of the project, and the methodology to be employed. 

 

This description should make clear any preliminary work already completed, the present state of the proposed research, and any stages to be completed after the FCHI Fellowship ends.  Applicants should detail the expected results of research during the Fellowship period, including the ultimate forms of public presentation of their results (books, journal articles, lectures, papers, editions, etc.).

 

5.  Timeline for Project:  A one-page outline of plans and goals for the project during the Fellowship year, including expected dates of completion for each, should be included.  Applicant should be as precise as possible about activities during the Fellowship period.  Please remember that Fellows are expected to be in residence at the FCHI full-time each semester.

 

6.  Public Intellectual Contribution Sheet:   Besides the opportunity for individual research and writing, FCHI Fellowships are awarded to promote an exchange of ideas among the Fellows during their time in the Center, as well as to encourage interactions between the Fellows and the Emory community.  Fellows are therefore expected to lead a FCHI Interdisciplinary Studies Seminar (CHIIRS), or a Great Works Seminar immediately following the Fellowship year. Information about CHIIRS and Great Works Seminars is available online at www.chi.emory.edu/programs or by contacting the Fox Center. 

Applicants should include a CHIIRS application, including any necessary documentation. 

7.   Letters of Recommendation:  Three (3) letters should be submitted directly to FCHI.  Please send a copy of “Information for Referees” to your three letter writers, along with a copy of your proposal.  All supporting letters must be received via mail, fax, or email by Monday, February 1, 2010 @ 4:00PM EST.

 

8.    Department Chair’s Letter Approving Leave

Please contact Keith Anthony, FCHI Associate Director, at 404-727-6424 or by email at keith.anthony@emory.edu if you have questions about the Program.

The FCHI regrets that it is unable to provide any assessments of unsuccessful applications.

 ELIGIBILITY

Currently the Senior Fellows Program is limited to faculty who already hold tenure at Emory University.  Faculty members awarded a FCHI Senior Fellowship are required to return to their University positions for the year immediately following the Fellowship.

ACCEPTANCE PROCEDURES

Upon notification of a FCHI Senior Program Award, faculty members must agree to: 

(a)           conduct research in residence full-time at the FCHI for the academic year;                                                                                                      

(b)           take full responsibility for contributing to and maintaining an environment conducive to academic research while at the

                Center; 

(c)           submit a final report of progress at the end of the Fellowship;                                                                                                                         

(d)           acknowledge the FCHI in all work resulting from research and writing during the Fellowship;                                                               

(e)           fulfill the Public Intellectual Contribution requirement;                                                                                                                              

(f)            attend all Fellows’ lunches, lectures and programs sponsored by the FCHI during their terms of residence;                                   

(g)           immediately notify the FCHI of any other support or of any conflicts with the restrictions and conditions of this Fellowship Program;

(h)           for three years following the Fellowship, provide written reports to the Director of the FCHI detailing how their teaching and research has been influenced

                by the time spent during the Fellowship;       

(i)            return to their Emory University positions for the year immediately following their Fellowship.

 

PLEASE NOTE:

If you accept another fellowship before notification about the FCHI Program, please notify the FCHI as soon as possible.                      

If for any reason a Fellow’s circumstances change (such as Sabbatical Leave, Leave Without Pay, or the receipt of any grant or award that conflicts with the conditions of this Fellowship), and the grantee is unable to use the Fellowship during the academic year for which it was granted, the Fellowship will be forfeited.

If the project involves human subjects, approval from the proper Emory IRB Committee is required before funds can be approved.  For more information, please consult               <http://www.emory.edu/IRB>.

 

CHECKLIST FOR SUBMISSION                                                                                                                                                            

Please submit all documents directly via email to fchi@emory.edu. You may send all your documents in one attachment, or you may send one email with multiple attachments. The email subject line should read: Applicant: (your last name). Please do not email any documents until your application package is complete. 

Completed applications should consist of: 

FCHI Application Cover Sheet/Funding Worksheet
Project Abstract and Interdisciplinary Statement
 Curriculum vitae
 Description of Project
 Timeline for Project
 Public Intellectual Contribution Sheet
 Three (3) Letters of Recommendation   (sent under separate cover)
 Department Chair’s Letter Approving Leave

Please note that Letters of Recommendation should be submitted on your behalf under separate cover. However, all materials pertaining to your application must be received by the February 1, 2010 @ 4:00PM EST deadline. If you have any questions or problems regarding electronic submission, please email us at fchi@emory.edu or call us at 404.727.6424.

INFORMATION FOR REFEREES OF FELLOWSHIP APPLICANTS

 

In the letters of reference for candidates being considered for a 2010-2011 Senior Fellowship at the FCHI, it would be very helpful to the Selection Committee if the following selection criteria could be addressed:

1)    the promise and significance of the proposed research project, in relation to the applicant’s own work and that of other scholars;

 

2)    the intellectual distinction of the applicant’s previous work;

 

3)    the applicant’s ability to engage in collegial interactions that will substantively contribute to the

FCHI and to Emory University;                                                                                                                                                                                                             

    

        4)    the teaching abilities of the applicant and the caliber of the applicant’s proposed course.

The deadline for receipt of all letters of recommendation is February 1, 2010 @ 4:00PM EST.  Only applications that are complete by that date can be considered. 

Please send your letter directly to:

                                Selection Committee                                                                                                                                                                                          

The Bill and Carol Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry                                                                                                                                   

Emory University                                                                                                                                                                                                 

1635 North Decatur Road                                                                                                                                                                                 

Atlanta, GA  30322 (30307 for overnight deliveries)

Letters may also be faxed to 404-727-1669, or sent by email to fchi@emory.edu.  Please include the candidate’s last name in the email subject line.

If you have any questions, please contact the Center at 404-727-6424.

Thank you very much for your assistance with this evaluation.

Deadline for Receipt of Letters:  Monday, February 1, 2010 @ 4:00PM EST