Career Enhancement Fellowships for Junior Faculty

Eligible Fields in the Humanities: American and English Literatures, Foreign Languages and Literatures (including Area Studies), Art History, Classics, History, Musicology, Philosophy, Religion

I am pleased to inform you about an exciting fellowship opportunity funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and administered by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation (WWNFF). Career Enhancement Fellowships for Junior Faculty aims to increase the presence of minority Junior Faculty (African Americans, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, Hispanics, Native Americans and Native Alaskans), and other junior faculty members committed to eradicating racial disparities, in core fields in the arts and sciences. Applicants should 1) be in the third year of the tenure-track teaching appointment at the time of application, 2) teach in one of the eligible academic fields, and 3) be able to accept the award for the 2012-2013 academic year.

The objective of the fellowship program is to aid the scholarly research and intellectual growth of junior faculty (men and women) and improve their chances for success as tenured university scholars by offering support for twelve months of research and writing. The award includes a maximum $30,000 stipend, a $1,500 research, travel or publication stipend, and funding to attend the Fall Retreat in October 2013. The 2013 Career Enhancement Fellowships application deadline is November 18, 2012.Both the Mellon Foundation and the WWNFF strongly believe that the faculty member’s institution should share in the commitment of support, given the great scholarly benefits and prestige that will accrue to the Career Enhancement Fellow and to the academic institution itself. Therefore, the institution is expected to provide the Fellow’s yearly health and benefits coverage and to supplement the award (paid leave or other funding) so the Fellow will receive his/her 2013-2014 academic year salary. Interested faculty can obtain a 2012 Career Enhancement Fellowships brochure and application/instruction sheet from the Writer, Grants & Fellowships, in the Humanities Division.