University of California President’s Faculty Research Fellowships in the Humanities, 2020–21

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The Faculty Research Fellow program began in 1986 as part of UC President David Gardner’s Humanities Initiative. The program provides UC faculty with fellowship support to carry out an extended research project in the humanities and humanistic social sciences. All applicants, including junior faculty, are also required to apply to appropriate extramural agencies that offer fellowship funding in their research fields. These may include, but are not limited to, the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and various humanities centers offering residential fellowships. Fellowships will be awarded regardless of the applicant’s success in obtaining extramural funding, and successful applicants are expected to take fellowships concurrently. The fellowship cannot be deferred and must be used in the academic year following the year in which the fellowship is awarded (for a minimum of two quarters or one semester).

Eligible Applicants: UC Ladder Rank Faculty (see eligibility details below)
Maximum Award: Up to $30,000 (see award details below, up to 8 awards)
Application Deadline: Monday, February 3, 2020
Award Announced (Expected): April 2020
Funding Source: UCHRI/UCOP

Final awards for all of our grants are contingent upon available funding. Funding must be spent in accordance with all applicable UC rules and regulations.

Applications must be submitted online via Submittable by 11:59 PM (Pacific time) on the deadline date.

See UCHRI's website for details.

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