HDF Collaborative Fellowship

The Furman Collaborative Fellowship promotes collegiality, collaboration, and multi-disciplinary scholarship, research, and creative activity on the most pressing societal issues and larger humanistic questions that foster understanding of the human condition. Each year the HDF will support the formation of one or two multi-disciplinary cohorts of up to four Furman faculty members from three different academic disciplines to examine issues of pressing concern in the humanities and fine arts. Members of the cohort receiving an award agree to meet at least six times during the academic year, provide a record of their discussions, and present the results of their collaboration in a public colloquium, symposium, or performance. In addition, cohort members will organize and sponsor five CLP events linked to their chosen theme and provide a list of catalog courses offered during the school year or MXPs related to the theme of the Collaborative Fellowship. Participants also must agree to serve on future selection committees for Collaborative Fellows.

Amount and Structure of Award:

Each cohort will have one Organizing Fellow ($3,000), and up to two/three Collaborative Fellows ($2,500 each). In addition, the group as a whole will be provided with funds for collective activities (up to $2,500).
Organizing Fellow Award:

(One $3000 award, disbursed either as Professional Development Funds or as a stipend, with the appropriate taxes withheld) Organizing fellows have the same responsibilities as Collaborative Fellows. In addition, Organizing Fellows are responsible for scheduling Fellow meetings, organizing the final symposium, arranging the details for visiting scholars (if applicable), and managing the Collaborative Fellowship Supporting Funds. Organizing Fellows will track uses of Fellowship funds and insure that Fellows spend funds within four semesters and two summer sessions from the date of their award.
Collaborative Fellows Awards:

($2500 for each participating individual, up to three participating faculty members; awards will be disbursed either as Professional Development Funds or as stipends, with the appropriate taxes withheld): Collaborative Fellows agree to participate in all Fellowship activities, including regular meetings and the public forum/colloquium/performance presenting the collaboration results. Collaborative Fellows agree to serve on future selection committees, write a report on the impact of their award, and spend and account for any funds associated with their award within a period not to exceed four semesters and two summer sessions from the date of their award.
Student Fellows Awards:

($500 for each participating individual, up to eight participating students from at least three different disciplines in the humanities) Student Fellows agree to participate in all Fellowship activities, take an active role in the regular meetings, participate in the public forum/colloquium/performance presenting collaboration results, and attend the CLPs organized by this group. These students must enroll in one of the theme-related courses. Student participants will be selected by the Organizing and Collaborative Fellows. For their participation, students may receive two credit hours on a pass/fail basis.
Collaborative Fellowship Supporting Funds:

($2500) The cohort will receive a budget for speakers, meals at meetings, site visits, materials needed, and other expenses shared collectively. These supporting funds must be spent during the semesters for which the cohort has received the award. Unspent funds will revert to HDF. The Organizing Fellow is responsible for the management of these funds. Supporting Funds may not be used for the benefit of individual cohort members without approval by the Organizing Fellow and the HDF committee.
The Application:

Applicant cohorts are invited to submit a joint proposal that 1) provides the names and affiliations of the Fellows, designating who will be the Organizing Fellow; 2) proposes the theme the cohort plans to pursue for the academic school year and explains its importance; 3) articulates the guiding questions the cohort plans to address; 4) provides a rationale for the collaboration; and 5) identifies anticipated outcomes of the collaboration. Cohort members from disciplines not traditionally considered part of the humanities and fine arts shall include a brief statement describing how their participation intersects with the mission of humanist inquiry.
Requirements of Award:

• Applicant cohorts must include Furman faculty members from a minimum of three academic disciplines or interdisciplinary fields
• Individual awards may be used for research and conference travel, but expenses for individual meals are NOT reimbursable by award funds.
• Recipients of Furman Collaborative Fellowships must wait three years from the date of their award before joining another cohort’s application.
• Furman Collaborative Fellows agree to serve on the selection committee for future Fellowship cycles
• Awards may not be used for the purchase of computer hardware.
• Funds allocated to Organizing Fellows and Collaborative Fellows must be spent within four semesters of the date of the award. Supporting Funds allocated to the cohort must be spent by the end of the academic year for which the cohort has received the award.
Organizing Fellow Name Organizing Fellow Name * First Last
Organizing Fellow Humanities or Creative Arts Affiliation *
Collaborative Fellow Name Collaborative Fellow Name * First Last
Collaborative Fellow Humanities or Creative Arts Affiliation *
Collaborative Fellow Name Collaborative Fellow Name First Last
Collaborative Fellow Humanities or Creative Arts Affiliation
Collaborative Fellow Name Collaborative Fellow Name First Last
Collaborative Fellow Humanities or Creative Arts Affiliation
Student Fellow Name Student Fellow Name First Last
Student Fellow Humanities or Creative Arts Affiliation
Student Fellow Name Student Fellow Name First Last
Student Fellow Humanities or Creative Arts Affiliation
Student Fellow Name Student Fellow Name First Last
Student Fellow Humanities or Creative Arts Affiliation
Student Fellow Name Student Fellow Name First Last
Student Fellow Humanities or Creative Arts Affiliation
Student Fellow Name Student Fellow Name First Last
Student Fellow Humanities or Creative Arts Affiliation
Student Fellow Name Student Fellow Name First Last
Student Fellow Humanities or Creative Arts Affiliation
Student Fellow Name Student Fellow Name First Last
Student Fellow Humanities or Creative Arts Affiliation
Student Fellow Name Student Fellow Name First Last
Student Fellow Humanities or Creative Arts Affiliation
If you are a cohort member from a discipline not traditionally considered part of the humanities and fine arts, please include a brief statement describing how your participation intersects with the Humanities.
Project Proposal *
Project Timeline (please include specific benchmarks) *
Detailed Budget *
Chair's approval (Please enclose clearance email from chair) *

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HDF Collaborative Fellowship

HDF Collaborative Fellowship

Amount and Structure of Award:

Organizing Fellow Award:

Collaborative Fellows Awards:

Student Fellows Awards:

Collaborative Fellowship Supporting Funds:

The Application:

Requirements of Award: