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Carnegie Scholars Program, Carnegie Corporation of New York
Internal deadline: July 23, 2007
The Carnegie Corporation of New York has invited the University of Michigan to submit one or two nominations for the 2007 Carnegie Scholars Program.
Emphasis on Islam
The goal of the Corporation's emphasis is to encourage the development and expansion of the study of Islam within the United States and to stimulate research on which to help build a body of thoughtful and original scholarship. Through the Carnegie Scholars Program, the Corporation suppors individual scholars whose research extends the boundaries of knowledge about Islam and Muslim communities. The overall aim is to build a critical mass of thoughtful and original scholarship in order to add to our fund of knowledge regarding Islam as a religion as well as the cultures and civilizations of Muslim societies and communities, both in the United States and abroad.
- Up to 20 fellowships
- lasting one to two years
- the maximum amount per fellowship is $100,000.
- Nominations of women and minority candidates are especially welcome.
- No age restriction: nominees may range from recent PhDs to more established scholars.
- Demonstrated capacity to communicate their findings not only to the scholarly community but also to policymakers and the public at large are particularly sought.
A press release announcing this year's awardees is available online at (http://www.carnegie.org/sub/news/scholars_program.html).
To nominate one or more faculty members for this program, please provide the materials listed below for each nominee to the Provost's Office no later than Monday, July 23, 2007:
- A letter of nomination that addresses the candidate's qualifications and potential as well as how you envision his or her contributions will make a significant impact on this theme. Please be sure to include your nominee's contact information.
- A brief prospectus (1,000 words maximum) prepared by the nominee that describes his or her project, including an approximate time frame and schedule for completion, and an estimate of budgetary requirements (one or two lines), and
- A copy of the nominee's curriculum vitae (15 pages maximum).
The Provost's office will review them and select up as many as two for submission to the Carnegie Corporation.
Please send your nominations to the attention of Lesley Bull, 3052 Fleming Administration Building/1340.
Also contact her with any questions you may have (lesleyb@umich.edu or 764-0151).
Current limited submissions opportunities