Penn Humanities Forum
Mellon Regional Faculty & Cultural Research Fellowships
Call for Applications,
20052006
Application Deadline
Friday, January 14, 2005
The Penn Humanities Forum has
a small number of
$1500 stipends available for the 2005–2006 academic year for
faculty in the humanities and allied disciplines from Philadelphia-area
colleges and universities and for department directors and curators
of Philadelphia-area arts and cultural organizations. The stipends
are meant to encourage interdisciplinary dialogue and scholarship
across the region's academies and cultural institutions.
Interested candidates should
be conducting work related to Word and Image,
the Forum's topic of study for 2005-2006.
Mellon Regional Research Fellows
must attend weekly luncheon research seminars at
the Penn Humanities Forum (Tuesdays, 12:00 - 2:00, please
allow travel time when scheduling classes or other duties)
and present their research at one of the sessions during the academic
year (September–April). The $1500 award carries a free Penn
library card for the term of the fellowship.
To apply. . . Please submit your c.v. and a one-page description
of your proposed research (include title) to Wendy Steiner, Director,
Penn Humanities Forum, 3619 Locust Walk/6213, or via e-mail to Jennifer
Conway, Associate Director.