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The UC Davis Humanities Institute is accepting applications for Public Engagement Fellowships. Successful applicants will receive the awards as research funds to be transferred to their home departments.
The DHI presents this fellowship opportunity in an effort to support faculty who wish to pursue a community-engaged research or creative project that has a substantive community tie-in (see criteria below). Cross-college collaborations are welcome. Fellowships awarded will receive funding up to $5,000. NOTE: Please include the names and contact information of community organization or partner in your proposal.
Eligibility
Ladder-rank faculty in the humanities, arts, and qualitative social sciences are eligible.
Application Guidelines
- Proposal narrative of 2-3 pages (750-word maximum).
- C.V.: A two-page curriculum vitae, optimally tailored to the prospective project.
- Proposed budget.
- Optional image/audio files: Proposals for creative activity may upload an image or audio file to support their proposal, although such supplementary material is not required.
Evaluation Criteria
The DHI advisory board will review the applications based on the following set of established criteria: the intellectual and/or creative significance of the proposed project and its value to the humanities and/or arts; the impact, scale, and value of the project for the community organization or partner; the applicant’s experience and potential for community-engaged work, including how they pertain to the specific community partner; the feasibility and appropriateness of the work plan; and the project’s contribution to the university’s commitment to diversity, using examples from these categories: service, research, and/or perspective.*
*This may include: public service towards increasing equitable access in fields where women and minorities are underrepresented; research focusing on underserved populations or understanding inequalities related to race, gender, disability or LGBTQIA issues; and applicants who offer perspectives of groups historically underrepresented in higher education.
Submission
To submit your proposal online, please go to http://dhi.ucdavis.edu/funding/ and complete the online application form. Proposals are due by 5 p.m. on March 6, 2023
Please contact Archana Venkatesan, DHI Director, with any questions, at avenkatesan@ucdavis.edu.