Apply For Mellon/ACLS Community College Faculty Fellowships In USA 2020 (Fully Funded)

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Description

American Council of Learned Societies Mellon/ACLS Community College Faculty Fellowships

Community colleges are a vital component of the higher education ecosystem and of the academic humanities in particular. Mellon/ACLS Community College Faculty Fellowships support the research ambitions of humanities and social science faculty who teach at two-year institutions, and ACLS invites applications for the third competition of the program this fall. These fellowships are made possible by the generous support of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
ACLS will award up to 26 fellowships in the 2020-2021 competition year.

Opportunity focus area:
Humanities and social science
Teaching and Learning
Anthropology
Archaeology
Art and architectural history
Classics
Economics
Film
Geography
History
Languages and literatures
Legal studies
Linguistics
Musicology
Philosophy
Political science
Religious studies
Rhetoric
Communication and media studies
Sociology
Theater
Dance
Performance studies

Specialties

Art, Art History, Business & Management, Calligraphy, Cinema, Drama Studies and Directing, Commerce, Creative, Applied Arts and Design, Education & Training, Film making, Television, Photography, General Studies & Classics, History, Humanities, Literature, Music History, Musical Arts, Philosophy & Ethics, Poetry, Religious Studies & Theology, Social Sciences, Sociology, Teaching, Theater, Acting, Singing & Dance, Visual Arts/Fine Arts (painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, photography, video, film making)

Eligibilities

Not Specified

Gender

Nationality

Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Cyprus, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, Yemen

Required Languages

Required Degree

Specific Requirements

Other Requirements

Be employed

Be employed primarily as instructors at a two-year associate’s degree-granting college, as defined by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, and remaining so for the duration of the fellowship. Applicants do not need to be appointed full-time and do not need to be on the tenure-track. Part-time and adjunct instructors are welcome to apply, as long as community college teaching is their primary employment.

Project properties

Address a topic in the humanities or social sciences and/or teaching and learning in those disciplines in a higher education setting. employ predominantly humanistic approaches and qualitative/interpretive methodologies. include substantial original research.

Evaluation criteria

Peer reviewers in this program evaluate eligible proposals on the following four criteria: The potential of the project to advance the field of study in which it is proposed and make a significant contribution to scholarship, teaching and learning, and/or the community. The quality of the proposal with regard to its methodology, scope, and clarity of expression. The feasibility of the project, including the proposed timeline and budget. The applicant’s record of accomplishment and institutional, professional, and community service, taking into account relative advantages and constraints on resources for the proposed project and over the course of the applicant’s career.

Creative work

This program does not fund creative work or the performing arts. An applicant whose only advanced degree is in the field of education or psychology is not eligible to apply, and proposals in those areas are beyond the purview of this program. Proposals in the social sciences are eligible only if they employ predominantly humanistic approaches (e.g., ethnography, economic history, law and literature, political philosophy, history of psychology).

Benefits

Stipend/Allowance

The award carries a stipend of up to $40,000, which may be used to support any activities that advance the proposed research project.

Salary

salary replacement during the summer; course buyouts during the academic year

Flight

travel costs and registration fees for research and conferences

Participation/Program fees

costs associated with organizing a conference, workshop, or event; fees related to publication or dissemination

Stipend/Allowance

stipends for undergraduate research assistants.

Others

Costs for course materials (if one of the outcomes of the project is curricular); etc. In some cases. Examples include: a limited portion of the funds may go to a fellow’s institution to cover administrative costs associated with the project

Others

Fellows will attend a convening hosted by ACLS in fall 2022 to share their research

Required Documents

Application Form

Completed application form (this includes basic biographical information, as well as several short-answer questions)

Degree Certificate

Institutional certification pledging that the applicant will be permitted to carry out the work outlined in the proposal. This is a brief form available through the online application portal to be completed by a department chair, dean, or other senior administrator.