IRH Biruté Cipijauskaité Postdoctoral International Fellowship in Spanish Poetry

For the academic year
2019-2020 The Institute for Research in the Humanities is delighted to
offer one Cipijauskaité Fellowship to a scholar working in peninsular Spanish
poetry. Fellowship is available to a scholar from outside the University of
Wisconsin-Madison.

The mission of the Institute
for Research in the Humanities is to foster research in the humanities by
creating a stimulating, interdisciplinary, intellectual community in which
fellows can pursue their scholarly work, share it with other fellows and
members of the campus, and benefit from intensive discussion with scholars from
diverse disciplinary backgrounds, fields, interests, and perspectives.

Applicants whose first
language is not English are usually required to provide evidence of proficiency
in English at the higher level required by the University.

Scholarship Description

Applications
Deadline: December 3, 2018
Course
Level: Fellowship is available to
pursue Postdoctoral programme.
Study
Subject: Fellowship is awarded to a
scholar working in peninsular Spanish poetry.
Scholarship Award:
The Ciplijauskaité Fellow is expected to be in residence throughout
the academic year (except for short research trips, lectures, conferences,
etc.) and may extend their residency through the following summer on a
non-stipendary basis. However, the fellowship may not be deferred for any
reason. The award provides a stipend of $57,000, office space, support
services, and access to all university facilities.
Nationality:
Fellowship is available to a scholar from
outside the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Number
of Scholarships: One fellowship
is available.
Scholarship can
be taken in the USA

Eligibility
for the Scholarship

Eligible Countries: Fellowship is available to a
scholar from outside the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Entrance Requirements:
Applicants must meet the following criteria:

The Institute encourages applications from senior scholars as well as junior
scholars with research projects that are well advanced.

Faculty
members of the University of Wisconsin-Madison are not eligible for the
fellowship.
Independent
scholars with the PhD are eligible to apply.
Applicants
must be in possession of the doctorate at the time of application; we will
not accept applications from graduate students expecting to have the
doctorate by the beginning of the academic year. Projects to revise the
doctoral dissertation should involve substantial expansion, new research,
and/or new conceptual frameworks; the proposal should clearly explain how
the project relates to the dissertation.

English Language
Requirements: Applicants
whose first language is not English are usually required to provide evidence of
proficiency in English at the higher level required by the University.

Application
Procedure

How to Apply: Application Materials

Proposal,
up to 1,500 words (about 5 double-spaced pages of 12-point font). The
proposal should address the significance of the project, how it will be
accomplished, and the specific work plan for the period of the grant.
Clearly state the intended product of your research. For book projects, an
outline of chapters is highly recommended. For revisions of dissertations,
substantive change is expected; explain how the book will differ from the
dissertation.
Bibliography,
publications (not your own) relevant to the project, up to 2 pages.
Curriculum
Vitae, including work forthcoming and in progress.
Application
Form (available only online via Interfolio in September 2018: includes
questions about project title and 100-word abstract of project).
Three
letters of recommendations that address the significance and feasibility
of the proposed research, quality of the proposal, qualifications for the
project, and past work. (Must be submitted online via Interfolio. See
below for more details.).

Application Submission

Applicants
may access the Interfolio application through the Institute website at
https://irh.wisc.edu/fellowships/cipijauskaité. This page provides an
overview of the fellowship, this call, and a link to the application form
hosted on Interfolio. The application process will be open by September of
2018.
You may
submit your application while letters of recommendation are still pending.
You
must complete your online application and upload all required materials to
Interfolio by 11:59 PM CT on the deadline: Monday, December 3, 2018.
You do
not need to complete your application in a single session. You may start
it, save changes, log out, and return to it later. (To see your saved
applications, go to the Interfolio dashboard and click the “Deliveries”
button; un-submitted applications will appear as “in-progress.”)
Even
after submission, you may return to an application to make edits and
changes until the December 3rd application deadline. (To see an application
you have already submitted, go to the Interfolio dashboard and click the
“Deliveries” button; submitted applications will appear as “sent
deliveries.” Note: The selection committee will not view submitted
applications until after the deadline.)