Application for Summer Residency at the National Humanities Center

December 20, 2023

In partnership with the Colleges of Arts & Sciences, Architecture, and Performance, Visualization & Fine Arts, and the Bush School of Government & Public Service, the Melbern G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Research is pleased to issue a call for applications for a Summer Residential Scholar at the National Humanities Center (NHC).

Scholars from sponsoring institutions participate in a four-week (*dates TBD*) summer residency program intended to assist in jump-starting or making substantial progress on a current project. Program benefits include housing and shuttle service, meals, a private study, and library and administrative support. The Texas A&M scholar will also receive a $500 bursary to help cover travel expenses to and from the NHC.

Full details about the Summer Residency Program can be found here.

Texas A&M has been allocated one spot in this prestigious program.

Eligibility: Full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty in the following Colleges working on a humanities-based research project: Arts & Sciences; Architecture; Performance, Visualization & Fine Arts; Bush School of Government & Public Service.

Deadline: 2025 deadline forthcoming -- typically January. Award notification can typically be expected in February. (Timelines are determined by the National Humanities Center.)

NHC Summer Residential Scholar

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Project abstract (250 words max)(Required)

Paste (or upload at the bottom of this form) your project narrative. The project narrative (500-1,000 words) should primarily be a description of the larger project to which a Summer Residence at the National Humanities Center would contribute. Describe the benefits of the project to the relevant field(s) and humanities generally, addressed to an audience of humanities scholars from a variety of fields. The narrative should also include a description of the expected outcomes of both the Summer Residence and the larger project generally.(Required)

If you elect to upload your narrative, please note that in the field here.

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(optional) Project narrative, if you elect not to paste it above
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Upon form submission, you should be redirected to a confirmation screen and receive an automatic confirmation email. If you do not receive either of these, there may have been a problem with your form and you will need to resubmit.

If you have any questions, please call (979) 845-8328 or email glasscock@tamu.edu.

Applications will be considered incomplete until all information has been received, at which time an e-mail confirming receipt will be sent to you.

Applicants are normally notified of award decisions by one month following the application deadline.

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