The West Virginia Humanities Council is accepting applications for fellowships program to encourage and support in-depth research and writing within a humanities discipline.
Donor Name: West Virginia Humanities Council
State: West Virginia
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Fellowships
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 02/01/2022
Grant Size: $3,000
Details:
Fellowships provide opportunities for individuals to pursue advanced study and research that will enhance their capacities as teachers, scholars, or interpreters of the humanities. Fellowships allow the individual to devote time to investigation, reflection, and writing.
Funding information
- $3,000, support research and writing projects in the humanities for teachers, college faculty, and independent scholars. Fellowships do not support work leading toward a degree or fund routine preparations for teaching.
- No cost share is required; allow twelve weeks between the deadline and the start of the project.
Eligibility Criteria
Fellowships are open to West Virginia teachers, college faculty, and independent scholars who want to complete independent research projects. Collaborative research proposals will also be considered. To be eligible for a Fellowship, the applicant must:
- demonstrate evidence of interest and accomplishment in a field of the humanities;
- reside or be employed in West Virginia;
- not have received a West Virginia Humanities Council Fellowship grant within the preceding two years;
- not be seeking support for work leading toward a degree or to fund routine preparations for teaching.
Conditions
Fellowships are awarded in support of research costs and should not be sought for publishing costs associated with a completed project. The applicant must propose a project or a portion of an extended project that can be completed during the Fellowship period.
Criteria for Selection
Applications for Fellowships will be judged on the following criteria:
- the conception, definition, and organization of the project;
- the significance of the proposal to a field of the humanities;
- the likelihood that the project will be completed as proposed
For more information, visit West Virginia Humanities Council.
