Call for Applications: $200k Carnegie Fellowship
Applications are now being accepted for Andrew Carnegie Fellows 2020, which supports high-caliber scholarship in the humanities and social sciences via $200,000 fellowships. This year's research topics include:
- Global connections and global ruptures
- Strengthening U.S. democracy and exploring new narratives
- Environments, natural and human
- Technological and cultural creativity—potential and perils
UMD can nominate one senior scholar and one junior scholar (defined as receiving the PhD/other terminal degree within the last 10 years) for consideration. Nominees must be full-time faculty members who are US citizens or permanent residents. Faculty members interested in being considered for nomination should submit a single PDF that includes the following via the limited submission portal by Thursday, November 7, at 5pm:
- Draft nomination letter - Written as if from President Wallace Loh to the Carnegie Fellows competition, the letter should describe your accomplishments and potential, and detail how your contributions "will address pressing issues and cultural shifts affecting us at home and abroad."
- Prospectus (3 to 5 pages, double-spaced, 12 point font) - Describe your project, including a projected work plan and time frame (fellowships can be for one or two years).
- Current CV
Contact Amanda Dykema, adykema@umd.edu with any questions or if you would like to request a review of your materials before the limited submission deadline.
