Animals & Society Institute Fellowship Program
The Animals & Society Institute invites applications for its first annual summer fellowship program for scholars pursuing research in Human-Animal Studies. In the summer of 2007, this interdisciplinary program will enable 6-8 fellows to pursue research in residence at North Carolina State University. Fellows will have access to the Tom Regan Animal Rights Archive, which is housed at NCSU.
Tom Regan, philosopher of the moral status of animals, will also participate actively in the program. The fellowship is designed to support recipients’ individual research through mentorship, guest lectures, and scholarly exchange among fellows and opportunities to contribute to the intellectual life of the host institution. All fellows must be in continuous residence for the duration of the program, June 26-July 31, 2007.
The fellowships are open to scholars from any discipline investigating a topic related to human-animal relationships. Topics of particular interest for this year’s program include:
• human-animal relationships in science and technology
• animal issues in philosophy
• animal issues in legal studies
• the relation between human violence and animal abuse
• human-animal relationships in agriculture
• the role of the community in companion animal overpopulation
• the history and regulation of “puppy mills.”
Application deadline: February 8, 2007
Amount of Award
Scholars selected to participate in the fellowship program will be awarded a stipend of $3,000. to help cover travel costs, housing, living expenses, books and other research expenses.
Eligibility
Applicants must (1) possess a Ph.D. or equivalent, or be a doctoral student at the dissertation stage, (2) have a commitment to advancing research in Human-Animal Studies, (3) be actively engaged, during the fellowship program, in a research project that culminates in a journal article, book, or other scholarly presentation, and (4) submit a follow-up report six months aft er the fellowship’s completion.
Application
Applicants should email electronic copies of the following items to fellowshipapplication@animalsandsociety.org:
• Cover sheet with the applicant’s name, mailing address to be used for future correspondence, telephone and fax numbers, e-mail address, present rank and institution name, date Ph.D. received or expected, citizenship status, title of project, history of fellowships and grants received during the past five years.
• Project proposal of two to three pages (single-spaced) that describes the project and indicates work completed on the project to date. As the description will be considered by a panel of scholars from a variety of disciplines, it should be written for non-specialists.
• Curriculum vitae of no more than three pages.
In addition, applicants must also send two letters of recommendation to:
Committee on Fellowships
Animals & Society Institute
403 McCauley Street
Washington Grove MD 20880.
Applicants are responsible for contacting referees and supplying them with a description of the project.
Selection Process
The selection committee will include members from a range of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. Applications will be evaluated on the contribution that the completed project will make to Human-Animal studies, the qualifications of the applicant to complete the research, the project’s relation to the resources and host faculty of the sponsoring institution, and how well individual applicants’ projects complement each other. Applicants will be notified by e-mail and letter in March 2007.
The fellowship program will be directed by Ken Shapiro, editor of Society and Animals. Please address all correspondence to him at the following address:
Committee on Fellowships
Animals & Society Institute
403 McCauley Street
Washington Grove MD 20880
ken.shapiro@animalsandsociety.org
(301) 963-4751
www.animalsandsociety.org
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