The Institute for Humanities Research is pleased to announce its program of Humanities Research Fellowships. These fellowships provide faculty in the Humanities with one course replacement in order to pursue their research. Each fellowship recipient is also awarded $800 to be used for research expenses, which include the hiring of a GSR, travel, and the purchase of computer equipment. These funds will be deposited to a research account. Course replacement funds will be transferred directly to the faculty member's department. Research funds not expended by fiscal close of the year of your fellowship will return to the IHR.

Applications should consist of

• 1) a one-page cover letter providing a brief description of research plans, essential contact information (e-mail, telephone, address, departmental affiliation), desired term of fellowship, and any plans for replacement of course offering;
• 2) a two-page curriculum vitae that includes selected publications and grants and awards received in the past three years, including the current year (please do not send your bio-bib);
• 3) a three-page (double-spaced) research proposal containing a description of the topic of research, the publication (or other result) to which the fellowship period will contribute, and a selected bibliography.

Applications will be screened by a confidential ad hoc committee consisting of three faculty from a range of departments in the Humanities Division. This committee will make recommendations to the Steering Committee of the IHR. The Steering Committee will then make the final selection.

Deadline: November 9, 2007 for the academic year 2008-2009. For more information concerning the program, please contact the IHR Steering Committee at ihr@ucsc.edu or the Program Manager at scasher@ucsc.edu, or call 459-1274.

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