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Summer 2007 Research Fellowship Application
General
Description of Fellowships
One of the goals of the Weyerhaeuser Center for Christian Faith & Learning is to enable Whitworth faculty to produce high-quality
Christian scholarship and facilitate interaction with other scholars throughout
the world. To that end, these four summer research fellowships plan to
nourish scholarship, informed by a Christian faith perspective that has
the potential to make a significant impact on academic discussions. This
scholarship should relate to topics such as ethics, public policy, service-learning, character formation, and the influence of presuppositional beliefs
in a specific discipline.
Each of the fellowships is designated for projects dealing
with research informed by a Christian faith perspective, theoretical discussions
of Christianity, and higher education or the practical pedagogy of faith-learning
integration in the classroom. Consistent with an emerging emphasis of
the center, one of these four fellowships is specifically designated for
a project associated with the issue of human nature. These projects should
propose dissemination through one of the following:
a) a secular disciplinary journal (for example, American Historical
Review, American Psychologist, Journal of Social Issues);
b) a Christian
academic journal of faith and learning (e.g., Journal of Psychology
and Theology, Christian Scholars' Review, Perspectives on Science and
Christian Faith);
c) a secular or Christian popular magazine aimed at
educated laypersons (e.g., Christianity Today, Books and Culture, First
Things, The New Republic, Atlantic Monthly); or
d) a secular or Christian
publishing house.
Applicants from the performing or creative arts are encouraged to submit
projects proposing dissemination through a juried performance or exhibition.
Scholarship related to aesthetics from a Christian perspective, to be
submitted to a secular or Christian journal, is also encouraged.
Applicants must be prepared to devote 10 weeks to full-time research
during the summer of 2007 (that is, no teaching or administrative responsibilities
during the period of the research fellowship). These fellowships require
submission of a manuscript to a journal or publisher, or submission of
a project for a juried performance or exhibition, during AY 2007-08.
Applicants must also be prepared to present the results of their research
in Faculty Scholarship Forum during AY 2007-08.
Each of these four fellowships carries a $3,000 stipend plus an additional
allotment of $500 for research expenses. $2,000 of the stipend, plus the
$500 for research expenses, will be awarded in June 2006. The remaining
$1,000 of the stipend will be awarded upon submission of the project for
publication or exhibition during AY 2007-08.
Eligibility
Fellowships are open to all Whitworth faculty
(senior, junior, tenured, non-tenured) on continuing contracts in all academic disciplines. Women
and minority candidates are especially encouraged to apply. Consideration
also will be given to exceptional proposals from adjunct or emeriti faculty.
Only faculty who received summer research fellowships from the center
in 2006 are ineligible to apply.
Application Procedure
Applicants must submit the following:
1) a cover letter indicating the fellowship for which they wish
to be considered (one of the three general-research fellowships or the
one fellowship specifically designated for a project associated with
the issue of human nature);
2) a research proposal of 1,500 words or less; and,
3) a curriculum vitae.
The research proposal should explain the planned research or grant submission,
with reference to the important literature on the subject; describe the
anticipated publication(s) or proposal; and indicate how a Christian faith
perspective informs the planned research.
All application materials
must be received by Friday, March 30, 2007.
Selection Criteria and
Procedure
The fellowship committee will review each proposal. The committee will
evaluate the proposals based on the potential scholarly significance of
the project, the degree to which the proposal meets the highest standards
of scholarly quality, the scholarly promise of the researcher as indicated
by the quality of previous work, and the impact of Christian thinking
on the proposal. Applicants will be notified of the results of the competition
no later than Friday, April 13, 2007.
Summer Faith-Learning Research Grants
The center has awarded fellowships of $3,000 plus $500 for expenses each
summer for Whitworth faculty to pursue research projects related to faith
and learning. Also, the center has funded an additional project designed
to secure a larger grant for a collaborative project with other Christian
scholars.
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