Call for Applications: Whiting Public Engagement Program

The University of Maryland has been invited to nominate early-career humanities faculty (received their doctorate between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2020) for the 2022-23 cycle of the Whiting Public Engagement Programs. Both TTK and PTK faculty are eligible. These programs aim to celebrate and empower early-career humanities faculty who undertake ambitious projects to infuse the depth, historical richness, and nuance of the humanities into public life. In brief, the two programs are:

• A Fellowship of $50,000 for projects far enough into development or execution to present specific, compelling evidence that they will successfully engage the intended public.
• A Seed Grant of $10,000 for projects at a somewhat earlier stage of development, where more modest resources are needed to test or pilot a project or to collaborate with partners to finalize the planning for a larger project and begin work.

The College of Arts and Humanities will be nominating a full- or part-time, early-career faculty candidate for either program or one for each. If you are interested in submitting an application and wish to be considered as the College nominee for this program, please submit all required application materials except the collaborators documentation to Linda Aldoory by March 5, 2021. ARHU will then invite up to one humanities professor for each program to submit their application to the UMD Limited Submission.

Click here to read the revised guidelines and eligibility criteria for the 2022-23 cycle.