Laurance S. Rockefeller Visiting Fellowships

Laurance S. Rockefeller Visiting Fellowships Princeton University Center for Human Values

Website: www.princeton.edu/~uchv/LSR_Fellowships.html
Application deadline: November 10, 2008

The University Center for Human Values invites applications from all disciplines for Laurance S. Rockefeller Visiting Fellowships. These fellowships will be awarded for the academic year 2008–09 to outstanding scholars and teachers interested in devoting a year in residence at Princeton writing about ethics and human values. A central activity for the fellows is participation with center faculty members in a Fellows Seminar to discuss work in progress. Fellows are also invited to participate in other activities, including seminars, colloquia, and public lectures. Fellows enjoy access to Firestone Library and to a wide range of activities throughout the University. Applicants typically have a doctorate or a professional postgraduate degree and cannot be in the process of writing a dissertation.

How to apply:

A curriculum vitae;
A scholarly paper written in the past three years;
A statement (no more than 1,500 words) describing the proposed research project;
Three letters of reference (at least one from someone who was not a dissertation supervisor) sent directly to the University Center for Human Values
A confidential statement on a separate sheet that indicates the applicant’s salary for the current academic year, what financial support their home institution and other sources are likely to provide, and what support they are likely to need from the center. This confidential information will not be presented to the faculty committee.

Contact information:
Erum Syed, erum@princeton.edu