TORCH, the Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities, invites applicants for the 2019-2020 Society for the Humanities Fellowship. This program, offered through the Society for the Humanities at Cornell University, is designed to provide exemplary scholars with the opportunity to pursue unique research projects in past, present, and future energy resources.

Scholars may be from any background, as this fellowship is designed to be interdisciplinary. Energy encompasses everything on the macro to microcosm scale, and incorporates politics, art, history, and science. Fellows may be from any discipline, as long as they are interested in engaging in significant dialogue about energy from any perspective.

Each fellow should be currently engaged in a topic related to the “Energy” theme. Applicants must have received their Ph.D. degrees prior to January 1, 2018. Those who received a Ph.D. later than that will not be considered. Each applicant must also have a year or more of teaching experience, including teaching as a graduate student if applicable. International candidates will be considered as well, provided that they are eligible to receive visas.

To apply, candidates should submit a curriculum vitae and a one-page abstract describing the intended research project in detail. This should be written in no more than three hundred words. A subsequent, more detailed summary of 1,000 to 2,000 words must also be supplied. A bibliography may also be included.

Each applicant should also submit a course proposal for a related seminar. Seminars are designed to meet two hours a week for a single semester, with enrollment of no more than fifteen undergraduates and graduate students. This proposal must include a course description, a proposal, and a list of essential texts. Candidates should also submit copies of scholarly papers of no more than thirty-five pages in length, as well as two letters of recommendation from senior colleagues. An online application should also be submitted.

All awards will be announced by the end of December 2018. Questions and requests for more information may be directed to humctr@cornell.edu.

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The University of Oxford’s Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH) has opened an innovative network scheme for research across multiple disciplines. The University will sponsor a network of researchers who have a vested interest in transcending the traditional boundaries set up by many institutes by providing colleagues across various fields to either begin or continue working together on original inter-disciplinary projects.

The University will provide colleagues with £2,500 funding and will offer the Radcliffe Humanities Building as a primary venue and workspace. In addition, the faculty plans to offer applicants marketing in the form of web presence and publicity. Funding will be available for one academic year, but successful candidates may also apply for additional sponsorship from the John Fell Fund. Moreover, researchers may apply for a renewal of funding following their first year.

The University is very specific about the way that the funding should be used, and will only allow it to be spent on the following:

• Guest speaker travel and accommodation
• Event refreshments
• Hiring additional or bigger rooms
• Printing costs
• Paying casual staff for conference support – please state reasons these staff are needed in the application.

The Network sponsorship should not be used for conferences, personal research, nor any research assistants. TORCH is very strict on how funding should be utilised.

TORCH seeks visionary applications that centre on a multi-disciplinary approach; they are not willing to sponsor those who could be funded and supported by one single college. Moreover, they encourage creativity when it comes to proposing themes and activities for the network’s future research. There are no limits on the size of the group, meaning that you can shape your own network. TORCH, however, does stipulate that the main applicants should include both postholders and PhD students from a minimum of three departments and colleges.

The University wishes to offer networks ultimate autonomy in the running of their research project, so welcome forward-thinking applications that have a view to building their research over their time at the Centre. TORCH is ideally seeking a network who plan to have a lasting impact in their work, whether that is through publication or self-sustaining work.

Applications should offer a brief description of the nature and importance of the anticipated research theme in just 500 words. In addition to this, candidates should provide a brief plan of budgeting for activities, as well as the names of the central network members to: torch@humanities.ox.ac.uk. Candidates should expect to hear back within 4-5 weeks.

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As part of their Women in the Humanities syllabus, the University of Oxford is offering a postdoctoral writing fellowship, of 3-6 months in duration, to postdoctoral scholars without a stable or full-time academic role. This interdisciplinary programme, which launched in 2013, seeks to endorse and encourage feminist study across all the humanity faculties, from history, to literature, to gender politics. The programme itself strives to provide opportunities for women working across all areas of the Humanities by fostering and supporting research into women’s lives, past and present, as well as actively tackling everyday sexism both within the University and academia as a whole.

The writing fellowship, with a value of £5,000, will begin on January 13th, 2019. It is open to academics who completed their doctorate studies up to three years ago and are not currently in a permanent academic role. Candidates who received their PhD before July 1st, 2015 will only be considered if they have appealing circumstances. The University stipulates that the subsidy should be used solely for the purpose of travel and living expenses, as well as any research projects that aid their doctoral work.

To apply, candidates should complete an application using a specified template. Together with this, applicants should merge their CV into one pdf document which is to be sent to: alexandra.hughes-johnson@humanities.ox.ac.uk by midday on September 10th, 2018. Please note that the University will not consider applicants who do not follow the basic instructions of the application process.

Following an application, you can expect to hear from the University by October 22nd, 2018. The University will select a Fellow who proposes work which will meaningfully and substantially further our understanding of the portrayal, experiences, and lives of women. Successful scholars are also expected to regularly take part in the programme’s activities, intellectual and extra-curricular. In return, Fellows will receive a mentor in that area of expertise, as well as promotion of their work on the Women in the Humanities website.

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Each year, the University of Oxford’s Torch Research Centre in the Humanities actively seeks proposals from qualified new researchers. The institute accepts proposals that will invite new, or develop existing partnerships in all humanities disciplines.

TORCH was launched in 2014 and allows researchers from all the humanities to collaborate with those from other disciplines, as well as individuals from other organizations and universities. The organization hosts a wide variety of far-reaching interdisciplinary projects and emphasizes the importance of broad research and intellectual risk-taking. The organization does not focus on one specific aspect of the humanities, but instead crosses divisions to create truly collaborative projects.

Proposals may involve new activities or develop current bases of knowledge. The proposal should enhance the university’s research and also benefit the external partner in some way. Most projects will continue after the duration of the fellowship has ended.

Each fellow may receive up to £12k to support a term of teaching or as a pro rata across the full academic year. This can also be paid out as hourly paid research or teaching assistance or similar projects. Individuals who are in the early stages of their careers may also apply, with a separate fellowship funding pool available. This pol awards a one-day a week staff contract at grade 7.1 (pro rata) with an additional stipend of £2000 for project expenses. All funds awarded must be spent by 31 July 2022.

Researchers will receive support throughout their projects, including assistance in negotiating research contracts, planning research, and promoting adherence to regulatory compliance.
Each applicant must be endorsed by their faculty. Early-stage applicants should receive an agreement from their senior tutors or line managers to be given release to participate in the fellowship.

All applications are due no later than October 11, 2021. Materials may be submitted online via the IRAMS web platform. Questions may be directed to ksupport@humanities.ox.ac.uk.

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The TORCH Oxford University Medieval Studies Program invites postgraduate students to apply for small grants. These grants support conferences, workshops, and other team-based research at the postgraduate or early career level. This is open to any participants from across the Humanities division at the University of Oxford.

Grants will be given In the amount of a few hundred pounds each, with a maximum award of £500. The research should take place any time between November 2017 and April 2018. All applications must be received, as a result no later than October 2017.

As a culmination of the program, recipients must submit a report of their findings to be posted on the TORCH Medieval Studies blog. Applicants are responsible for all administrative duties, including formulating the theme and intellectual rational. They must also devise the format of the activity and invite speakers or issue a call for papers (if necessary). Finally, they will be responsible for managing the budget, arranging schedules, promoting, and advertising. Although these responsibilities rest solely on the applicant, some administrative support may be available from TORCH.

This program is designed to bring together over 200 scholars within multiple career stages across the university. Oxford Medieval Studies is one of the largest forums in the world for interdisciplinary humanities scholarship on the Middle Ages. The program builds upon the University’s existing powerhouse programs in medieval studies in various disciplines, including Archaeology, Music, Philosophy, Theology, and Religion. This program gathers experts from all stages and disciplines to work collaboratively in areas of mutual beneficial interest.

Applicants should submit all materials by the previously listed deadline to medieval@torch.ox.ac.uk using the online grant application form. Applications will not be considered in any other form. Questions about the program or the application process can be directed to sophie.marnette@balliol.ox.ac.uk.

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During the Michaelmas term each year, the AHRC-TORCH Graduate Fund hosts two doctoral students from within different faculties in the Humanities Division at Oxford University.

Proposals for this program are assessed by the Student Peer Review College and the Humanities Graduate Studies Committee. Projects will be assessed and evaluated based on several key components. These include the intellectual purpose of the conference or PER project, a realistic budget, the overall plan and programming, outcomes, how the project will raise the profile of the Humanities division, and demonstrated interdisciplinary benefit.

The program is open to two lead applicants along with additional contributors from various career stages and other divisions, if so desired. Each lead applicant’s supervisor must provide written support of the project, ensuring that the project will not interfere with other academic commitments.

Applicants may visit and complete the online application form and return it to gradprojects@humanities.ox.ac.uk. Students will be required to submit a variety of components in addition to the online application form. This includes a project proposal, which should be a maximum of 750 words and explain the purpose, plan, programming, and desired outcomes or impact of the project.

Applications should also include a detailed budget for the proposed project. This budget should indicate whether any other funding has already been (or will be) secured. Applicants should also submit a research benefit statement (around 250 words) stating how the project will benefit their academic research. A partner benefit statement will need to be submitted as well, in no more than 250 words, demonstrating how a partner organization would benefit from the project. This should be written in conjunction with the partner organization.

All applications must be received by November 13, 2017. All applicants are notified of their decisions by week 10 of the Michaelmas term. Applicants should indicate acceptance within seven working days. Recipients of the award will promote their projects through the TORCH website as well as through the use of rooms within the Radcliffe Humanities Building, if required. At the end of the program, students will be required to produce a blog post about the project. Al projects must be completed no later than July 31, 2018.

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