UNC’s Program in Medieval and Early Modern Studies (MEMS) offers a series of grants for faculty development, which are supported with funds awarded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Faculty whose research addresses cross-cultural or global issues are especially encouraged to apply. Faculty may apply to more than one grant simultaneously. Every effort will be made to divide the awards and fellowships evenly between medievalists and early modernists.

There are three categories of grants:

• One-semester research leave fellowships, up to 2 per year, ideally one in medieval, one in early modern, of which one might go to a junior, one to a senior faculty member. Click here to download an application form.

• Research support awards, up to 6 per year in amounts up to $5,000 each, ideally split between faculty in medieval and early modern, at the junior and senior levels. Click here to download an application form.

• Conference travel awards, up to 10 per year in amounts up to $1000 for domestic conferences, and $2,000 for international conferences. Ideally these awards will be split between faculty in medieval and early modern, at the junior and senior levels. Preference will be given to faculty presenting papers. Click here to download an application form.

Eligibility

Applicants must be tenured or tenure-track faculty holding full-time appointments at UNC-CH. Recipients of the semester research leave fellowships may be eligible for salary top-up funds, subject to the limitations established by the College (See the on-line chair’s manual or your department chair).

Application Procedures

Only completed applications will be considered. Please review the specific materials required to apply for each of the different MEMS Faculty Grants, including their respective deadlines for application.
ALL grant applications require a MEMS cover sheet or application form: Download & complete the appropriate form for the grant or grants for which you wish to apply (available online at http://mems.unc.edu).

Send your completed application materials to: Prof. Marsha Collins, Director, MEMS, 513 Hamilton Hall, CB #3195, UNC-CH

RESEARCH LEAVE FELLOWSHIP (1 SEMESTER)

This fellowship is intended to provide a tenured or tenure-track faculty member with one semester of non-teaching support. The fellowship may be combined with another leave, and there is no residency requirement. Recipients of the fellowship must take it in the academic year 2009-2010.

Please submit SIX collated copies of your application including the following materials:

• Research Proposal (4 pages, 2000 words maximum length, 12-pt. font. Note: Please do not include your name on the Research Proposal pages.) Describe your project, how it fits with your intellectual interests and relates to the larger issues in your discipline, and how you would spend the research leave.
• Abbreviated, current CV (no more than 3 pages in length)
• Signed and dated statement of endorsement by your department chair or curriculum head, that you would be allowed to accept this leave (if awarded) and in which semester.
  DEADLINE: Friday, October 31 at 4:30pm

RESEARCH SUPPORT AWARDS

This grant is intended to reimburse travel costs pertaining to research projects and/or costs for materials required for research or publishing.
Please submit with the completed application form SIX collated copies of the following materials:

• Research Proposal (2 pages, 1000 words maximum length, 12-pt. font). Note: Please do not include your name on the Research Proposal pages. Describe your project and your travel or support needs.
• Abbreviated current CV (no more than 3 pages in length).
• Proposed budget (no more than 1 page).

DEADLINE: Friday, October 31 at 4:30pm

CONFERENCE TRAVEL GRANTS

This grant is intended to reimburse costs for travel, room, board, and registration costs at domestic or international conferences. Applications may be submitted for future conferences or for conferences that have taken place in the last three months (August 1-October 31). Preference will, however, be given to applications to attend future conferences. For international conferences applicants may request up to $2000, for domestic conferences applicants may request up to $1000.
Please submit SIX collated copies of your application.

DEADLINE: Friday, October 31 at 4:30pm