UAHC Fellows

(Applications due by end of day, November 1, 2025)  

The UAHC will provide teaching release for two UARK humanities faculty per academic year to serve as UAHC Fellows. The UAHC will pay the home departments of fellows $10,000 + fringe to buy out teaching to give fellows a semester w/o teaching or a reduction of two courses over the course of the year as agreed upon between the fellow, their chair, and the center. Faculty of all standing are encouraged to apply.

Awardees must acknowledge the UAHC in their research product and provide yearly updates on progress towards publication, distribution, or presentation, as requested by the UAHC.

The UAHC adheres to the definition of humanities as specified by the National Foundation of the Arts and Humanities Act, which defines humanities as including, but not limited to “the study and interpretation of the following: language, both modern and classical; linguistics; literature; history; jurisprudence; philosophy; archaeology; comparative religion; ethics; the history, criticism and theory of the arts; those aspects of the social sciences which have humanistic content and employ humanistic methods; and the study and application of the humanities to the human environment with particular attention to reflecting our diverse heritage, traditions, and history and to the relevance of the humanities to the current conditions of national life.” The National Endowment for the Humanities clarifies that performing and creative arts or empirical social science are not humanities.

Interested parties should provide a proposal for consideration by the selection committee with:

  • A narrative of the project of no more than 3 pages (single spaced with font no smaller than 11-point on standard pages with 1-inch margins) including:
    • title and description of the project
    • significance and contribution of the project to the field
    • organization and/or theoretical framework and concepts engaged
    • work plan and intended deliverable with timeline
    • qualifications for the project
  • A 1-page bibliography
  • A curriculum vita
  • A report of any previous funding from the UAHC and outputs from that funding.
  • UAHC Steering Committee Members are ineligible for this award and must resign from the committee if they wish to pursue it.

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following:

  • A well-defined statement of the significance of the project and contribution to humanities
  • A clear understanding of the project’s methods and organization
  • A feasible work plan with concrete objectives and a track record of good use of funds

The selection committee will also consider balancing opportunities for scholars across disciplines, the probability of funding being pivotal to the completion of a project, service or other workload, and current or previous funding provided by the center or college.

Applications are due yearly on November 1 through the InfoReady system

https://uark.infoready4.com/

Proposals will be reviewed by a sub-committee of the UAHC Steering Committee

Please contact the UAHC director or a member of the steering committee for further information.