Faculty

The University of Maryland has been invited to nominate early-career humanities faculty for the 2021-22 cycle of the Whiting Public Engagement Programs. These programs aim to celebrate and empower early-career humanities faculty who undertake ambitious projects to infuse the depth, historical richness, and nuance of the humanities into public life. In brief, the two programs are:

• A Fellowship of $50,000 for projects far enough into development or execution to present specific, compelling evidence that they will successfully engage the intended public.
• A Seed Grant of $10,000 for projects at a somewhat earlier stage of development, where more modest resources are needed to test or pilot a project or to collaborate with partners to finalize the planning for a larger project and begin work.

The College of Arts and Humanities will be nominating a full-time, early-career faculty candidate for either program or one for each. If you are interested in submitting an application and wish to be considered as the College nominee for this program, please submit all required application materials except the collaborators documentation to Linda Aldoory by March 6, 2020.  The link here is to the revised guidelines and eligibility criteria for the 2021-22 cycle, which contain more details. 

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:

1. 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." 
2. 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).
3. 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.