ACMRS Faculty Fellows Program

Application deadline: September 15 each year

This program is open to all ASU tenured and tenure-track faculty who are conducting original research in medieval and Renaissance studies. Each year, one faculty member from one of ASU's campuses will be selected by an ACMRS committee of three, that will include at least one member of the ACMRS Advisory Board, to receive a two-course teaching reduction during one semester of the following academic year. The faculty member's course load during the award period will be borne by an ACMRS Visiting Distinguished Professor selected in consultation with the faculty member and the head of the faculty member's academic unit. Within a month of completion of the fellowship, the faculty member will be required to submit a brief (200- to 500-word) progress report on her or his project to the Director of ACMRS, and in the semester following the fellowship, he or she will be required to give a 40-minute presentation on the project in ACMRS's ad hoc lecture series.

Applications will consist of 1) a 500-word maximum project description, including a statement of purpose, scope, and significance, and an indication of expected outcome (e.g., publication with a particular press); 2) an updated cv; 3) the names and email addresses of two scholars (at least one external) who are willing to supply an informed assessment of the proposal; and 4), a letter of support for the project from the head of the faculty member's academic unit indicating that the Distinguished Visiting Professor would teach an appropriate course or courses in medieval and Renaissance studies (i.e., not service courses). These items should be sent as email attachments to acmrs@asu.edu with "ACMRS Faculty Fellows Program" in the subject line.

This fellowship will be rotated among faculty, disciplines, and departments as much as possible. All other things being equal, untenured applicants will be given preference. Recipients will be eligible again for the award three years after the completion of their fellowships. Any and all publications in any form resulting from receipt of this award must contain a formal acknowledgment of support from the ACMRS Faculty Fellows Program.

Application deadline is September 15.