Comparative Race and Ethnic Studies GRPP Summer 2015 Fellowship
The Departments of African and African American Studies, American
Indian Studies, American Studies, Asian American Studies, Chicano and
Latino Studies, and Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies are pleased to
announce that there will be two Comparative Race and Ethnic Studies
Summer GRPP Fellowships in 2015. The CLA Ethnic Studies Summer
Fellowship is a $4000 award that will be paid over five pay periods
during the summer.
Focus:
This program seeks to foster an interdisciplinary and cross-cultural
community of faculty and graduate students committed to studying and
teaching various subject in ethnic studies. The Ethnic Studies
Fellowships, like the CLA Graduate Research Partnering Program (GRPP),
are intended to support the research of graduate students in CLA who
seek to work with faculty mentors in African and African American
Studies, American Indian Studies, American Studies, Asian American
Studies, Chicano and Latino Studies, and Gender, Women and Sexuality
Studies.
Application and deadline:
A completed application (form attached) and proposal must be submitted
to gwss@umn.edu by 4pm April 12th.
Selection Process:
A committee of faculty from the host departments will review
applications and determine awards based on eligibility and merit of
the submitted proposals.
Eligibility:
Recipients of the CLA Ethnic Summer Fellowships are not eligible for
other internal fellowships during summer 2015 (e.g. CLA GRPP
Fellowships, CLA DOVE Summer Fellowships, Graduate School Dissertation
Fellowships, department fellowships). As a condition of the award,
recipients may not register for courses during the summer term and may
only hold up to a 25% appointment during the summer.
Reporting Requirements:
Each Ethnic Studies Fellowship recipient must submit a 1-3 page
progress report to CLA that includes the current status of the project
and plans for conference presentations, publications, or exhibits that
may result from the partnership by August 27, 2015. This report should
be submitted to gwss@umn.edu and the CLA Office of Graduate Programs.
Application form here: CLA Ethnic Studies GRPP Application.doc
