Call for Applications: Quadrant Fellowships
Quadrant, a joint initiative of the University of Minnesota Press and the Institute for Advanced Study, invites scholars pursuing interdisciplinary work to apply for one of four semester-long residential fellowships to be held in academic year 2009-2010 at the University of Minnesota. Applications must be postmarked by November 1, 2008. Please note that the fellowship may not be used for work toward a degree and is not open to faculty or staff at the University of Minnesota.
Fellows will receive a stipend of up to $30,000, including the cost of benefits, for one semester. During the tenure of their fellowship, they will be in residence at the Institute for Advanced Study in Minneapolis and will participate in at least one of Quadrant's faculty-led research and publishing collaboratives: Design, Architecture, and Culture; Environment, Culture, and Sustainability; Global Cultures; and Health and Society. Fellows will either present a chapter-in-progress in a workshop setting with their Group or give a public talk. Also while they are in residence, Fellows will be able to work directly with University of Minnesota Press editors in developing their work. They may submit work completed while on the fellowship to the University of Minnesota Press for publication through its standard peer review and faculty committee approval process.
Application Procedures
To apply for a Quadrant Fellowship, please submit seven copies of the following materials to the address given below:
- Your research proposal (no longer than 1,500 words). Describe the research or creative project you will undertake during your residence. Indicate which of the four Quadrant Groups you would like to join and include a discussion of how participation in the Quadrant project would advance your work
- An abstract of your proposal (200 words)
- A curriculum vitae
In addition, ask three people familiar with your work and this project to submit letters of support directly to the address below.
All application materials, including letters of support, should be postmarked no later than November 1, 2008, and mailed to:
Professor Ann Waltner, Director
Institute for Advanced Study
University of Minnesota
131 Nolte Center
315 Pillsbury Dr. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Fellowship offers will be made in February 2009.
Quadrant is funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
If you have questions, please contact the Quadrant Coordinator, Anne Carter, at cart0227@umn.edu.