Pre-Doctoral Residential Research Fellowship

Deadlines

Applications and application materials (including letters of reference mailed under separate cover) must be received by Thursday, December 1, 2011 for consideration.

Fellowship Award Begins: August 25, 2012

Guidelines

The Carter G. Woodson Institute for African-American and African Studies at the University of Virginia invites scholars whose work focuses on Africa and/or the African Diaspora to apply for a two-year pre-doctoral research fellowship. The fellowship covers two years, beginning August 25, 2012, and ending August 24, 2014, and carries an annual stipend of $20,000, plus health insurance.

Eligibility

The Woodson Institute fellowship is open to qualified candidates without restriction as to citizenship or current residence. However, current University employees are not eligible to apply.

Terms/Conditions

The predoctoral fellows must be in residence at the University of Virginia for the duration of the award period. Fellows are expected to participate in the series of workshops held during the academic year and to present their work periodically to the larger academic community. Fellows may accept no employment, fellowships, or consulting obligations during the Woodson fellowship period without the approval of the Director.

How to apply

To apply, please submit a Candidate Profile on-line through Jobs@UVA (https://jobs.virginia.edu); search on Posting Number 0608170. Please attach a letter of application (250-word maximum) stating interest in the program; a curriculum vitae which must include the following: personal information, date(s) and location(s) of degree(s) earned, honors and awards, lectures and conference presentations, publications and, the names of three referees.

• Applicants must submit a project abstract, including title, not to exceed 50 words as well as a project description, including title, not to exceed seven double-spaced pages (1,750 words). It must indicate the nature of the research to be completed during the period of the fellowship award, as well as the significance of this work. The project description must include a detailed research plan giving concrete objectives to be achieved during the award period. Project descriptions must be attached through Jobs@ under "Writing Sample 1". Project descriptions exceeding seven double-spaced pages will not be passed on to the committee.

• Please submit a working bibliography not to exceed four double-spaced pages. The bibliography must list those scholarly works that the applicant considers most important to the intellectual development of the project. The working bibliography must be attached through Jobs@ under "Writing Sample 2".

• In addition, please arrange to have three confidential letters of reference (signed originals only) sent directly to the Woodson Institute by persons qualified to evaluate the proposals for which support is being sought.

  Reference letters must be sent to:
  
  Selection Committee
  Residential Research Fellowships
  The Carter G. Woodson Institute
  University of Virginia
  P.O. Box 400162
  Charlottesville, VA 22904-4162

Complete applications must be received no later than Thursday, December 1, 2011.

Questions regarding this position should be directed to:
Lawrie Balfour


Questions regarding the application process or Jobs@UVA should be directed to:
Cheryll Lewis
434-924-6255

Review Procedures

All applications and supporting documents will be reviewed by a local committee supported by such outside consultants as may be required. Proposals will be judged on the basis of the following criteria:

1. The significance of the proposed work
2. The qualifications of the applicant
3. Familiarity with existing relevant research literature
4. The research design of the project
5. The promise of completion within the award period

Preference will be given to applicants whose field research is already substantially completed.

Notification

Applicants will be notified by mail of the decision on their applications, and should receive those notifications in early March 2012.