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Marion and Jasper Whiting Foundation Fellowships for Higher Education of Present and Prospective Teachers- Applications Due January 5, 2024

On October 30, 2023

In External Funding Opportunities, Fellowship Opportunities, Professional Development

The Marion and Jasper Whiting Foundation recently issued its 2024 call for applications for Fellowships of Higher Education of Present and Prospective Teachers.

The primary purpose of the fellowship is to enable teachers (with an emphasis on present teachers at the college or university level) to study abroad or at some location other than that with which they are most closely associated. The aim is to stimulate and broaden the minds of teachers so as to improve and enhance the quality of their instruction.

Grants are primarily for travel and related expenses (salary, scholarships, and equipment are not allowable on these grants). In 2023, the average award was $6,105.

If you intend to apply, please complete and submit an ORCS Pre-Approval Request no later than Friday, December 8 (instructions for using the pre-approval form can be found here). The final application documents must be delivered to ORCS at least three business days before the sponsor deadline of January 5, 2024.

Forms and templates for the program can be downloaded here. The application consists of the following:

Project Description (three pages maximum)
Curriculum Vitae showing the application to be a university or college teacher
Detailed budget indicating the estimated travel expense to be incurred in carrying out the project
Completed Candidate Information Form (see attached document)
Two letters of recommendation from fellow faculty members or professors. One of these must be from your department chair The supporting letters must be on official letterhead.

ORCS will officially submit all proposals for Whiting fellowships on behalf of the applicants and the College. All resulting awards will be made to the College, which manages the funds on behalf of the awardees.

Award winners will be notified by email on Monday, April 8, 2024. Grants typically do not exceed $6,000 and may begin as early as the Summer of 2024. Projects must be completed no later than May 31, 2026. Applications received after January 5, 2024 will not be considered by the Foundation.

If you have any questions about this opportunity or the application process, please contact Eric Asetta or Diana Potter.

The M. C. Lang Fellowship in Book History, Bibliography, and Humanities Teaching with Historical Sources (Application Open through November 17, 2023)

By Eric Asetta

On October 17, 2023

In External Funding Opportunities, Fellowship Opportunities, Professional Development

The following fellowship opportunity was forwarded to ORCS from our friends in Iwasaki Library. We are sharing it with faculty for whom it may be of interest.

If you are interested in applying, or have any questions, please contact eric_asetta@emerson.edu.

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Rare Book School (RBS) at the University of Virginia Charlottesville is now offering an exciting fellowship opportunity for those teaching undergraduates about book history: the M. C. Lang Fellowship in Book History, Bibliography, and Humanities Teaching with Historical Sources.

The Lang Fellowship is a two-year program designed to animate humanities teaching and equip educators at liberal arts colleges and small universities in the United States to enlarge their students’ historical sensibilities through bibliographically informed instruction with original historical sources. The deadline to apply is Friday, 17 November 2023 at 11:59 p.m. ET.

The fellowship includes:

tuition waivers for two RBS courses (H-165. Book History, Bibliography, and Humanities Teaching, and a second RBS course), held in the summer months
an annual stipend of $1,500 for travel, housing, course books, and other costs related to the Fellow’s RBS course attendance
and the opportunity to apply for matching funds of up to $1,000 each year of the fellowship to further the Fellow’s efforts to foster book-historical humanities teaching at their home institution

RBS will be hosting an informational Zoom session about the program on Wednesday, 25 October at 7 p.m. ET. You may register to attend by filling in this form. The session will be recorded and shared if you miss the live stream.

For more information about program details, the application process, and eligibility requirements, review the attached brochure, or please visit: https://rarebookschool.org/admissions-awards/fellowships/lang/.

Inquiries about the M. C. Lang Fellowship can be directed to rbs_lang@virginia.edu.

About Rare Book School

Rare Book School (RBS) is an independent, non-profit, and tax-exempt institute supporting the study of the history of books and printing and related subjects, governed by its own board of directors. Founded in 1983, it moved to its present home at the University of Virginia in 1992.

RBS is committed to supporting diversity and to advancing the scholarship of persons of every race, gender, sexual orientation, creed, and socio-economic background, and to enhancing the diversity of the professions and academic disciplines it represents.
RBS is also currently accepting applications for its scholarships (due 1 November) and Mellon Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography: Junior Fellows Program (due 17 November).

2024 Creative Capital Award Cycle

By Diana Potter

On February 16, 2023

In External Funding Opportunities, Professional Development

Many Emerson faculty artists have been interested in The Creative Capital Foundation’s annual awards. The Foundation will open its 2024 individual grant program on March 1, with letters of inquiry due on March 31, 2023. The Creative Capital Foundation provides awards and advisory services to artists in 34 different disciplines, including visual art, performing arts, film, and literature.

In celebration of their 25th Anniversary, Creative Capital has announced one-time theme for the 2023/2024 grant cycles: “Wild Futures: Art, Culture, Impact.” In the next grant cycle, Creative Capital is seeking proposals for new artistic work that address social, economic, and environmental justice, and advance the global dialogue around the sustainability of artists, our communities, our planet, and beyond.

This year, artists will be able to submit applications for their projects in

Visual Arts: including painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, architecture, design, multimedia, installation, video art, new genres, craft, and socially engaged and/or sustainable visual art-based practices

Film & Moving Image: including experimental film, short film, animation, documentary film, narrative film, and socially engaged and/or sustainable film/moving image-based practices

Creative Capital is one of the only non-profit organizations to offer awards to individual artists through an open application process; therefore, it is very competitive, with less than 1% of applicants receiving awards. Creative Capital provides each funded project with up to $50,000 in direct funding, and career development services valued at $45,000.

In recent years, more than 75% of awardees have been artists of color—including Black, Latinx, Asian, and Indigenous artists—of all ages, abilities, and regions across the United States.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us.
orcs@emerson.edu
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Marion and Jasper Whiting Foundation Fellowships for Higher Education of Present and Prospective Teachers- Applications Due January 6, 2023

By Eric Asetta

On November 1, 2022

In External Funding Opportunities, Fellowship Opportunities, Professional Development

The Marion and Jasper Whiting Foundation recently issued its 2023 call for applications for Fellowships of Higher Education of Present and Prospective Teachers.

If you intend to apply, please complete and submit an ORCS pre-approval form (which can be accessed via your Emerson ID and PIN) no later than Friday, December 9 (instructions for using the pre-approval form can be found here). The final application documents must be delivered to ORCS at least three business days before the sponsor deadline of January 6, 2023.

Forms and templates for the program can be downloaded here. The application consists of the following:

Project Description (three pages maximum)
Curriculum Vitae showing the application to be a university or college teacher
Detailed budget indicating the estimated travel expense to be incurred in carrying out the project
Completed Candidate Information Form (see attached document)
Two letters of recommendation from fellow faculty members or professors. One of these must be from your department chair The supporting letters must be on official letterhead.

Award winners will be notified by email on Monday, April 3, 2023. Grants typically do not exceed $6,000 and may begin as early as the Summer of 2023. Projects must be completed no later than May 31, 2025. Applications received after January 6, 2023 will not be considered by the Foundation.

If you have any questions about this opportunity or the application process, please contact Eric Asetta or Diana Potter.

Faculty Advancement Fund Grant (FAFG): Now Accepting Applications for AY23-24

By Eric Asetta

On October 26, 2022

In Internal Grant Announcements, Professional Development

The Faculty Advancement Fund Grant, Emerson College’s flagship program for support tenure-line faculty research and creative scholarship, is now accepting applications for funding in Academic Year 2022-23. Pre-approvals are due by November 10 and are required to obtain the application form. The proposal itself is due by Monday, December 5.

The FAFG was established to enable the professional work of Emerson’s faculty in its efforts to sustain academic excellence in teaching, research/creative activity, and service. The Faculty Advancement Fund Grant supports proposals deemed likely to substantially improve the quality of research, publication, creative activities, teaching, and service that advance the mission of the College and the careers of its faculty.

Awards are administered according to the guidelines of the Faculty Development and Research Council (FDRC) in the Faculty Assembly By-Laws. Support for approved projects ranges between $1,000 and $10,000. Applicants may request monetary support or (in rare instances) support in the form of a single course release (see “Eligible Projects” for more information). The exact type and amount of award will be determined by the project budget request, availability of funds, and recommendations made by the FDRC and the school deans to the Provost.

Current FAFG awardees can find guidance on spending and managing their awards at the Utilizing Your FAFG Funding page.

2022 MIT & Black Public Media Visiting Artist Program

By Diana Potter

On June 7, 2022

In External Funding Opportunities, Fellowship Opportunities, Professional Development

Black Public Media, MIT Open Documentary Lab, and MIT Center for Art, Science & Technology are seeking applicants for the MIT & Black Public Media Visiting Artist Program to support Black creatives who use emerging technology as their medium for documentary and nonfiction storytelling.

Typically participants are filmmakers, artists, journalists, or creative technologists, and the OpenDocLab and Black Public Media communities are primarily composed of storytellers. The mission of this joint program is to support and develop the emerging-tech storytelling skills of a maker who is underrepresented within creative technology industries and bring Visiting Artists into community with like-minded storytellers.

This is a 9-month independent study program from September 2022 to May 2023. Recipients have the option to do the program remotely or in person at MIT. This is an individual application, and both full-time and part-time faculty are eligible to apply. The deadline to apply is July 7, 2022.

More information, including how to apply, can be found here:

https://submissions.blackpublicmedia.org/submit/9e043f44-e27c-467d-8682-51d7afc49729/2022-mit-black-public-media-visiting-artist-program

Huret Faculty Excellence Award: Now Accepting Applications for Fall 2022 or Spring 2023 Leaves (Final Award Cycle)

By Eric Asetta

On February 10, 2022

In Internal Grant Announcements, Professional Development, Scholarship and Research

Notice: The Huret Faculty Excellence Award will be sunsetted after the 2022-23 Academic Year. Proposals for the final application cycle (for a Fall 2022 or Spring 2023 leave) are due by March 1, 2022.

Award Description

The Huret Faculty Excellence Award supports tenured faculty research, creative projects, and innovative pedagogies and assessment on an annual basis. The goal of this award is to build a great professoriate by supporting and incentivizing associate professors to strive for promotion. Over a five-year period, one-semester leave awards are available for one to three faculty members each year to explore new creative, scholarly or research areas or to complete a project with the goal of moving toward promotion to full professor. The purpose of the leave award is to provide a bridge for faculty who have received tenure but who need some focused time to change a research direction, launch or complete a project, or to re-vitalize existing work.

Note: The Huret Faculty Excellence Award is a research leave that is an exception to the Handbook (13.1) since it is internal; it counts as continuous service toward promotion, but not as full-time service, since there is no teaching involved, and hence not toward time-at-the-College for sabbatical purposes.

Eligibility

All tenured associate faculty members are eligible to apply. Applicants who do not secure an award may re-apply in the future. The semester that faculty return to teach, they will need to teach three courses. Recipients may reapply in a subsequent year, but preference will be given to those who have not previously received the award. This award is not meant to be used in conjunction with a sabbatical. Preferance will be given to those who have not had a sabbatical recently and those who are not eligible for one soon.

Selection Criteria and Procedure

The Deans’ Council will review the applications and determine the number of leaves with a maximum of three annually. All applications will be reviewed within the context of the College’s mission and strategic initiatives: academic excellence, global and civic engagement and innovation.

Applications will be judged by the following criteria:

Importance of the project
Contribution to the field and to the career of the applicant
Quality and clarity of the written proposal
Feasibility of the project
Clarity of the conception of the project

Application Process

Completed applications should be no longer than three pages, double-spaced and must be accompanied by a current curriculum vita. They should be sent to the Dean and to the Provost. The application should address:

Proposed Project

Clearly describe the basic ideas and questions to be addressed by the proposal project and its theoretical or creative basis. In what ways will the research or creative work contribute to the field? Where will the work be done? What is the methodology? How much will be accomplished in the leave period and what are the plans and timetable for completing the project? Why is this award important for the faculty member’s career? How will this advance the faculty member toward promotion? How will this contribute to Emerson generally and/or its strategic priorities?

Evaluation of Award Effectiveness

Awards will be evaluated on the following:

within the framework of the proposal, progress, completion, or submission of the product created during the leave,
manuscript submitted to a conference or journal,
work submitted to a juried competition,
reflection by the faculty member on the project or leave, and
its impact on the field and their career.

All award recipients will need to submit a written report about the work completed during the first month they return to the College; inclusion of creative work, published work, or work-in-progress is welcomed.

The Deans’ Council will meet with Judy and Bob Huret after two years to assess the applicants, recipients and impact. At this time, recipients of the award will be invited to share their perspectives at a lunch with the deans and the Hurets.

Call for Applications: 3-Day Workshop to Support Community Engaged Pedagogy (The Engagement Lab)

By Eric Asetta

On February 8, 2022

In Internal Grant Announcements, Professional Development, Uncategorized

What: 3-day Workshop to Support Community Engaged Pedagogy

When: May 16 – 18 (10am to 4pm, lunch included)

Where: Engagement Lab (Boston Campus)

Compensation: $1,000 for faculty participation

Application Due: February 15

Info session: February 4, 10 ET on Zoom

Description

Learning can transform the lives of our students. And when we extend the college classroom beyond our students, not only can it enhance student learning, but it can transform the lives of those in the extended community of Boston.

Emerson is committed to cultivating a learning culture that extends beyond our campus. Facilitated by the Engagement Lab, the College is investing in “partnered studios,” which are semester-long courses taught in collaboration with an outside community, with explicit social impact goals.

The Engagement Lab is launching a new program to support faculty who’d like to work with partners, helping to document processes, identify and measure social impact, and amplify outcomes. We are also committed to supporting sustainable partnerships that are not solely the responsibility of an individual faculty member.

We are doing this primarily through multi-year initiatives. In December 2021, we launched the Transforming Narratives of Gun Violence Initiative (TNGVI) – a collaboration between MGH’s Center for Gun Violence Prevention, the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute, and the Engagement Lab. The initiative supports 3-4 studios each semester from a range of disciplines, and is engaging those most impacted by gun violence in Boston to collaboratively work with our students to create media, redefine systems, and advocate for policy changes.

In the fall of 2022, we are planning to launch a second initiative focused on Climate Justice in Boston. The effects of climate change will disproportionately impact communities of color in this city, and there is an urgent need to transform how narratives get told and who gets to tell them. Similarly, this initiative will stand up 3-4 studios each semester, coming from departments across the College, and be in partnership with climate justice organizations and impacted communities throughout the Boston area.

The Opportunity

To participate in these initiatives, or to gain support with existing partnerships, you are invited to a 3-day studio-design workshop this summer to create or refine your approach to community engaged pedagogy. We will explore the opportunities and challenges in these kinds of courses, identify and secure partnerships, define social impact goals, and design tailored support structures for each course. The workshop will take place May 16-18 from 10-4 each day. Lunch will be provided. And faculty will receive a $1,000 stipend for their participation.

To apply, please send a one-page statement to Eric Gordon (eric_gordon@emerson.edu) describing your interest in participating by February 15. An information session will be offered Friday, February 4 at 10am on Zoom. Feel free to reach out with any questions in the meantime.

Diversity Fellows Program: Now Accepting Applications for 2022 Cohort

By Eric Asetta

On February 7, 2022

In Internal Grant Announcements, Professional Development, Scholarship and Research

Description

Statements of Interest are now being accepted for the 2022 cohort of Emerson College’s Diversity Fellows Program.

The Diversity Fellows Program (formerly known as the Inclusive Excellence Fellows Program) is an annual, cohort-based program. This program invites participants to critically reflect upon the relationship between social realities, social futures, and their pedagogical practices.

The practices and business of education have been, and continue to be, intertwined with social norms, political movements, and forces that work to impede or amplify calls for justice and liberation.

Fellows of this program will work to:

critically examine how their disciplines and courses operate in discourse with social norms, narratives, and practices;
explore their notions of curriculum; and
implement a specific, equity-oriented pedagogical shift.

Each Fellow will develop goals unique to one of the courses they teach and a pedagogical action plan based on intertwining sociocultural knowledge, content and industry-based knowledge, and empowering pedagogical practices.

During the Fall semester, Fellows will work to implement the goals they develop. Dr. Tuesda Roberts and Samantha Ivery will support those efforts in the form of individual consultation meetings with each Fellow, as well as in the form of whole-group meetings. Fellows will also be encouraged to support each other as they move from goal-setting to successful implementation.

Faculty members ideally situated to become Fellows are:

poised to use sociocultural knowledge to transform their pedagogical practices within a Fall semester course they will teach;
willing to engage in sustained professional growth via individual and cooperative engagement; and
committed to enhancing students’ learning experiences by meaningfully integrating “depth and diversity” into the communication and creative arts curriculum

Stipend

Fellows will be compensated $1,000, with $700 to be dispersed after completing the May workshop, and $300 to be dispersed at the conclusion of the Fall semester, pending:

their participation in the two Sustained Engagement Consultations,
submission of a written Impact Statement.

Please note that stipends are processed as supplemental compensation and are subject to applicable payroll taxes.

Eligibility

Eligibility to be a part of the Diversity Fellows Program is based on:

status as a full-time faculty member, or an affiliated faculty member (Step 3 or above);
commitment to participate in a three-day workshop (dates below);
commitment to participate in two Sustained Engagement meetings; and
willingness to submit an Impact Statement regarding the outcomes, successes, and challenges of implementing the pedagogical plan of action fellows develop.

Evaluation Criteria

The strength and value of cohort-based programs, in part, is derived from having a group of individuals whose backgrounds, interests, and perspectives are diverse, especially when those qualities work in complimentary ways that promote dialog and growth. As such, Statement reviewers will consider the following factors when constructing each year’s cohort:

thoughtfulness of responses to Statement of Interest prompts, including the clarity of the proposed pedagogical goals;
faculty members’ clear descriptions of the connection they seek to make between their course, equity, and/or social justice; and
the importance of creating a cohesive cohort, representative of varying interests and pedagogical aims

Application Process

Eligible applicants may complete and submit a Statement of Interest via Google Forms by the deadline stated in the calendar below.

Selection Process

Statements of Interest submitted by the deadline will be reviewed by Dr. Tuesda Roberts and Samantha Ivery. A recommended list of cohort members will then be shared for feedback with the Vice Provost for Internationalization and Equity, the Vice President for Equity and Social Justice, the Assistant Provost for Faculty Affairs, and the Provost.

Final decisions will be made by Dr. Tuesda Roberts and Samantha Ivery.

Calendar

March 16, 2022 – Final day to submit Statements of Interest
April 8, 2022 – Cohort members receive invitations to participate
May 10 – 12, 2022 – Three-day workshop to take place
TBD – Cohort members participate in two Sustained Engagement meetings
November/December 2022 – Cohort members submit a written reflection regarding the outcomes, successes, and challenges of implementing a pedagogical plan of action

Contact

For questions regarding this program, please email DFP@emerson.edu to reach Dr. Tuesda Roberts, Director for Faculty Development and Diversity, and Samantha Ivery, Director of Diversity and Equity Initiatives.

2023 Creative Capital Award Cycle

By Diana Potter

On February 7, 2022

In External Funding Opportunities, Professional Development

Many Emerson faculty artists have been interested in The Creative Capital Foundation’s annual awards. The Foundation will open its 2023 individual grant program on March 1, with letters of inquiry due on April 1, 2022. The Creative Capital Foundation provides awards and advisory services to artists in 34 different disciplines, including visual art, performing arts, film, and literature.

In celebration of their upcoming 25th Anniversary, Creative Capital has announced one-time theme for the 2023/2024 grant cycles: “Wild Futures: Art, Culture, Impact.” In the next 2 grant cycles, Creative Capital is seeking proposals for new artistic work that address social, economic, and environmental justice, and advance the global dialogue around the sustainability of artists, our communities, our planet, and beyond.

This year, artists will be able to submit applications for their projects in Performance, Technology, and Literature.

In recent years, more than 75% of awardees have been artists of color—including Black, Latinx, Asian, and Indigenous artists—of all ages, abilities, and regions across the United States.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us.
emerson.edu/orcs
Follow us on Twitter: @Emerson_ORCS