Hall Center Support

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Simons Public Humanities Fellowship
Deadline: Applications may be submitted at any time.
The next available Fellowship will be Fall 2010.
Provides individuals of experience and accomplishment from outside the university the time and freedom to re-engage with humanities-based learning.  At the same time, the Hall Center and the University benefit from the presence of an accomplished leader from beyond the academy. 
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KU and the Newberry Library Center for Renaissance Studies
Deadline: Applications may be submitted at any time.
Provides travel grants for KU graduate students and faculty to conduct research or participate in the Newberry and Folger Libraries.
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Competition Deadlines

Faculty Seminars
Deadline: Monday, February 1, 2010
Provides support for a one or three-year interdisciplinary faculty seminar in the humanities
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Andrew Debicki International Travel Scholarship in the Humanities
Deadline: Mon., Feb. 22, 2010
Provides travel support for a KU Humanities graduate student for dissertation research outside the United States.
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The Richard and Jeannette Sias Graduate Fellowship in the Humanities
Deadline: Mon., Feb. 22, 2010
Provides support for a KU graduate student during their final year of dissertation writing.
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Faculty International Travel Grant
Deadline: Mon., Mar. 8, 2010
The Hall Center International Travel Grants provide KU faculty members with the opportunity to conduct research, attend conferences, and consult with other scholars.
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Vice Provost For Research & Graduate Studies Book Publication Award
Deadline: Mon., Mar. 8, 2010
Provides financial support to aid in the publication of a manuscript based on humanities research, written by a KU faculty member and accepted by a refereed press.
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Graduate Summer Research Awards
Deadline: Mon., Mar. 22, 2010
Graduate Summer Research Awards provide $4,000 each for up to four (4) graduate students engaged in humanistic dissertation research and writing. The goal of these awards is to make possible full time dissertation work for the months of June and July.
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Hall Center Scholar Competition
Deadline: Mon., Mar. 22, 2010
Intended for KU undergraduates who have strong academic credentials and have demonstrated significant engagement within the university community, Hall Center Scholars act as liaisons to the Humanities Lecture Series, and have the opportunity to interact with the well-known authors, scholars and public intellectuals who speak in the series. For information, contact Hall Center Director Victor Bailey at 864-7822, vbailey@ku.edu.
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Collaborative Research Group Grant
Deadline: Mon., Mar. 22, 2010
The Collaborative Research Group Grant offers teams of two or more scholars the opportunity to collaborate intensively on a single substantive project, which must be submitted for external funding.
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Humanities Summer Graduate Internship
Deadline: Mon., Apr. 5, 2010
The Hall Center Humanities Summer Graduate Internship program supports exceptional and well-rounded PhD or MA students who demonstrate the capability to make outstanding contributions in their chosen humanities or social science disciplines and are interested in both interdisciplinary studies and community outreach.
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Competition Deadlines Expired

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Directorship of the 2010 Fall Faculty Colloquium
Deadline: Mon., Nov. 2, 2009
The director provides intellectual leadership and guidance to the colloquium.
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Humanities Research Fellowships
Deadline: Mon., Nov. 9, 2009
Provides release time from teaching and service for one semester.
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Creative Work Fellowship
Deadline: Mon., Nov. 9, 2009
Provides release time for a major creative undertaking in the arts, music or writing.
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American Council of Learned Societies - New Faculty Fellows Program
Deadline: Fri., Oct. 23, 2009
Fellows will be offered two-year appointments for teaching and research beginning fall 2010.
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NEH Summer Stipend Institutional Nomination Competition
Deadline: Tue., Sep. 8, 2009
The Hall Center will select the two nominees from KU to advance to the national NEH Summer Stipends competition.
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Byron Caldwell Smith Award
Deadline: Mon., Mar. 2, 2009
This award is given biennially to an individual who lives or is employed in Kansas, and who has authored an outstanding book published in the calendar years of 2007 or 2008.
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Fall Faculty Colloquium Participant Competition
Deadline: Mon., Mar. 30, 2009
Seven KU faculty members and one KU graduate student from any social science, arts or humanities discipline will be selected. The faculty participants will receive $1000 and the graduate student will be awarded $500. Each colloquium participant presents a paper or other piece of original work, including the graduate student, and participants must commit to attend and participate in all colloquium sessions.
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Fall Faculty Colloquium Graduate Student Participant Competition
Deadline: Mon., Jun. 15, 2009
One KU graduate student from any social science, arts or humanities discipline will be selected to join Seven Faculty participants. Each colloquium participant presents a paper or other piece of original work, including the graduate student, and participants must commit to attend and participate in all colloquium sessions. The graduate student will be awarded $500.
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