UC Humanities RRG-Working Group

The University of California Humanities Research Institute (UCHRI) invites proposals to participate in a one-year Residential Research Group-Working Group hybrid.

Residential research groups (RRGs) and working groups (WGs) are both familiar structures supporting humanities research across the UC. Both convene groups of scholars to work in collaboration on interdisciplinary topics of special significance. Both are in essence teams of researchers, often from multiple campuses and for the most part unknown to each other prior to their selection, and assembled - either for a one-quarter residency or for a full academic year of occasional meetings and ongoing virtual engagement - to work on a commonly defined research agenda.

During the residency quarter (Fall 2013), the award will be UCHRI's regular replacement costs for faculty and a stipend for non-faculty.

UCHRI's facilities for participating scholars include private offices with e-mail/Internet access, seminar and conference rooms, a multi-media room, and a reference library. Furnished apartments are provided free of charge to fellows by the Institute for use on an as-needed basis during their residencies, resources permitting

During subsequent quarters, the Working Group will receive up to $15,000 of funding that may be used for range of project-related expenses, including reasonable participant travel and meeting costs, honoraria for guest speakers and consultants, site visits, and other expenses related to running the group and producing the final collaborative outcomes. These funds may also be used for individual participant stipends, up to $1,000 per participant, which may be taken as summer salary or as research support funds. The Working Group should work collaboratively to determine the best use of these support funds for their proposed project. UCHRI will provide modest research and logistical support for the group.

Who Can Apply: UC Faculty, UC Post-Docs, and UC Graduate Students.
Level of Award: Variable; see below.
Funding Source: UC Humanities Network
Deadline: December 12, 2012 (11:59 pm PST). Apply online via FastApps (opens October 17, 2012)
Residency quarter: Fall 2013, with virtual collaboration continuing through Spring 2014.
Conveners: To be selected by UCHRI Advisory Committee

For more information: http://uchumanitiesnetwork.org/Funding/Humanities-Work-RRGWG.php