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Taft-Niehoff Faculty Community Scholar Fellowship
Purpose:
This award supports interdisciplinary collaboration on community/civic and urban-related issues for the benefit, in particular, of Cincinnati and other urban centers. The Taft-Niehoff Community Scholar will participate in the Niehoff Urban Studio, which serves to bring together University of Cincinnati faculty and students with community stakeholders to examine urban issues. This collaborative structure will provide Taft-eligible faculty members with the opportunity to engage in academic research on community/civic and urban-related issues, participate in urban planning and urban design interventions to address specific challenges, and contribute to public symposia, and disseminate their work through interactions with colleagues from the UC College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning in a university-led, community group-driven setting. The objective of this award is to bring the perspective of Taft disciplines to bear on community/civic and urban-related research to produce multidisciplinary outcomes that contribute to a growing body of academic knowledge and provide potential tangible impacts. This award is part of the Taft Research Center’s ‘Public Humanities’ efforts.
Support :
This is an appointment award that designates the Taft-Niehoff Community Scholar as a participating member of the Niehoff Urban Studio. The award provides a direct stipend of $8,000, plus an additional Taft Domestic Travel Award ($700) for presentation purposes. This award does not involve Taft-supported release.
Applications:
Applications should be submitted at the regularly scheduled deadlines. Applications should be sent to the Taft Office, ML 0369.
SIX COLLATED COPIES of the application packet should contain the following:
- Cover Sheet
- A proposal of 800 to 1200 words that outlines the applicant’s research interests related to community/civic and urban-related issues. The proposal should discuss how the applicant anticipates work connected with the Niehoff Studio will impact their research agenda and what substantive and methodological expertise the applicant would share collaboratively with faculty and students from DAAP. The proposal should include (but not be limited to) the following:
- an outline of current or proposed research related to community/civic and urban-related issues;
- a delineation of how the applicant might interact within the Niehoff Urban Studio with faculty, community, and student collaborators;
- an explanation of the relevance of a Taft-Niehoff appointment to the applicant's professional development with attention to substantive and methodological expertise;
- discussion of previous published scholarship and/or applied work and an explanation of its fit in professional literature or policy contexts;
- a proposed format for final publication of work developed while at the Niehoff Urban Studio.
3. A letter of recommendation from someone familiar with the applicant’s research that addresses the potential contribution the applicant can make to community/civic and urban-related research and the anticipated impact affiliation with the Niehoff Urban Studio may have on the applicant’s professional development.
4. A two page curriculum vita that has been updated within the past month.
Terms of the Grant:
To support the collaborative nature and goals of this program, the community scholar’s role is prescribed as follows:
1. Collaborate in the design of a quarter-long studio with the lead DAAP faculty prior to the quarter in which the studio will be conducted.
2. Participate in scheduled sessions (determined during the design phase of the studio) at the Niehoff Studio and Taft Center during the quarter-long studio on a 2 hour per week basis.
3. Drawing upon the studio experience, write and submit for publication at least one paper concerning the teaching/research work carried out in studio or research relevant to the studio project and make this paper available for second use in Niehoff Studio publications assuming publisher’s permission.
4. Submission of the paper for presentation at a professional conference. (If paper is accepted, travel would be funded under the Taft Domestic Travel Award program).
5. Interact with Taft-Niehoff Graduate Student Scholar during the studio.
Selection Criteria and Process:
1. Applicant’s substantive and methodological expertise;
2. Nature of proposed interaction within the Niehoff Urban Studio;
3. Potential impact for professional development;
4. Previous relevant scholarship and applied work
The Taft-Niehoff Faculty Community Scholar will be selected by a review committee of three members of the Taft Faculty Fellowship committee (designated by the Taft Faculty Chair), two members of the Niehoff Urban Studio Steering Committee (designated by the Director of the Niehoff Urban Studio) and a designated member of the Taft Trustees. The Taft Faculty Chair will serve as ex officio chair of the committee for this award category.
Contact information:
2625 Clifton Avenue
PO Box 210369
Cincinnati, OH 45221-0369
Mail Location: 0369
Phone: 513.556.0675
Fax: 513.558.7136
Email Taft Secretary at taftcenter@uc.edu.
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