2008-9 Dissertation-Year Visiting Diversity Fellowships
for Advanced Graduate Students in All Fields (Humanities, Social Sciences, Business, Mathematics, Physical Sciences,
etc.)
NORTHEAST
CONSORTIUM FOR FACULTY DIVERSITY (Director: JoAnn Moody, PhD, JD
joann.moody@earthlink.net)
The
goal of the Northeast Consortium for Faculty Diversity is to increase the diversity of the nation's college and university
faculties. The Consortium's three objectives are to maximize the educational benefits of diversity; to increase the number
of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students; and to enhance opportunities
for academic careers to persons who are underrepresented in the professoriate and to persons who have demonstrated a commitment
to the elimination of racial disparities in the academy.
Each
Consortium campus will bring one or more dissertation-level graduate students to its campus for 12 months, in order that the
students can devote substantial attention to the completion of their dissertation and become acquainted with their host campus
and host department.
Visiting
Scholars may have opportunities to consider possible faculty positions at the host campuses or elsewhere.
Terms: $25,000-$32,000 provided by the host
campus for each of its Visiting Scholars for Sept. 2008-Aug. 2009. The host campus will also provide for each of its Scholars:
computer and library privileges, office space, health insurance, and a cordial faculty liaison from the appropriate department.
The Visiting Scholars will be expected to present
their dissertation work-in-progress at 1-3 campus-wide or department-wide forums during the year, and they may be asked
to teach or co-teach one manageable course during one semester of the residency year. The host campuses select
their Visiting Scholars.
Applicants for these fellowships must have completed
all doctoral work except the dissertation prior to beginning the residency year, and they must give convincing
evidence that they can complete the dissertation while at the host campus.
There will be opportunities during the residency
year for Visiting Scholars in the Northeast Consortium to build community with one another. Northeast Consortium director,
Dr. JoAnn Moody, will arrange community-building meetings and also offer coaching to the Scholars related to dissertation-completion,
the academic job search, and succeeding in the professoriate.
How to Apply: Students may apply to more than one
host campus, if they wish. There is no application form. Applicants (U.S. citizens and permanent residents) from all regions of the country should send the
following materials, postmarked by Feb. 1, 2008, to the appropriate person from the list of host campuses.
1.
Cover letter (3-6 pages) demonstrating in detail how the applicant's personal, academic, and/or employment experience and
achievements indicate commitment to the three program objectives named above
2.
A full curriculum vitae
3.
An overview of scholarship and teaching goals (2-4 pages)
4.
Three letters
of recommendation (one must be from the dissertation advisor at the home campus)
5.
A copy of the approved dissertation prospectus
6.
The graduate school transcript.
For information on host
campus contacts and mailing addresses, click "Host Campuses for 2008-2009," in the blue column on your left.
