college of arts and sciences | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans

2012-2013 IAH Fellowships at College of Arts and Sciences, University of North Carolina, USA: arts, humanities and qualitative social sciences

IAH Faculty Fellowships provide semester-long fellowships on campus for UNC faculty members from the College of Arts and Sciences to pursue research and projects for publication, exhibition, composition and performance. The program provides funding for each Fellow’s department to cover their semester leave and pays for the weekly seminar, during which the IAH provides a meal for each class of eight to 12 Fellows to meet and exchange ideas with colleagues from other disciplines. IAH Fellowships support work related to the arts, humanities and qualitative social sciences.
Eligibility: IAH Faculty Fellowships are awarded for proposals that are related in some important way to the arts, humanities and qualitative social sciences. Professors in tenure-track positions of all ranks are encouraged to apply. The Institute seeks a blend of ranks and disciplines for each class of Fellows. Faculty members may apply for an IAH Fellowship as early as their second year at UNC-Chapel Hill. Persons holding fixed-term appointments who are in at least their fourth year are also eligible if they will be returning to their department the following semester Past Fellows may apply for an IAH fellowship in the fifth year after their previous award. Joint proposals from two faculty members are also accepted.

Scholarship Application Deadline: September 30, 2011.

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