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American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS)
Charles A. Ryskamp Research Fellowships for Assistant Professors
ACLS invites applications for the ninth annual competition for the Charles A. Ryskamp Research Fellowships, generously funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in honor of Charles A. Ryskamp, literary scholar, distinguished library and museum director, and long-serving trustee of the Foundation. These fellowships support advanced assistant professors and untenured associate professors in the humanities and related social sciences whose scholarly contributions have advanced their fields and who have well-designed and carefully developed plans for new research. The fellowships are intended to provide time and resources to enable these faculty members to conduct their research under optimal conditions. The ultimate goal of the project should be a major piece of scholarly work by the applicant. ACLS does not fund creative work (e.g., novels or films), textbooks, straightforward translation, or pedagogical projects. ACLS will award up to 12 Ryskamp Fellowships in the 2009-2010 competition.
Type: Non-Residential Fellowship
Amount: $64,000
Recipients also receive $2,500 for research and travel and the possibility of an additional summer's support.
Tenure: 9-12 months
Deadline: September 30, 2009
Notes: The Ryskamp Fellowship Program is open to * tenure-track assistant professors and untenured associate professors who by September 30, 2009 will have successfully completed their institution's last reappointment review before tenure review, (2) and * whose tenure review will not be complete before February 1, 2010. Applicants must hold the Ph.D. or equivalent and be employed in tenure-track positions at degree-granting academic institutions in the United States, remaining so for the duration of the fellowship. U.S. citizenship or permanent residency is not required, and previous supported research leaves do not affect eligibility for the Ryskamp Fellowship. Fields include: American studies; anthropology; archaeology; art and architectural history; classics; economics; film; geography; history; languages and literatures; legal studies; linguistics; musicology; philosophy; political science; psychology; religious studies; rhetoric, communication, and media studies; science, technology, and medicine studies; sociology; and theater, dance, and performance studies. Proposals in the social science fields listed above are eligible only if they employ predominantly humanistic approaches (e.g., economic history, law and literature, political theory). Proposals in interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary studies are welcome, as are proposals focused on any geographic region or on any cultural or linguistic group.
This information is subject to change at any time. Please visit the sponsor website for the most current information: http://www.acls.org/
Last Updated: 08/11/2009