Resident Fellows
Garrison Hall — north entrance; Photo by Marsha Miller
Fellowships are available for all ranks. They are not restricted to historians, but projects must have significant historical content.
Please note the following changes to the fellowship program as the terms are different from previous years.
Tenure-track and tenured faculty
Fellowships for tenure-track and tenured faculty will provide stipends equal to half salary up to $50,000 per year, and are available for the year or (pro-rated) for the semester. Applicants may combine IHS fellowships with sabbatical funds, other support from their home institutions or external grants. (Total funds may not exceed annual salary for the year of the fellowship.)
Please note that the IHS will not provide medical insurance for tenure-track or tenured faculty, and applicants are required to make appropriate individual arrangements with their home institutions.
Post-doctoral and independent scholars
Fellowships for post-doctoral and independent scholars will provide salaries of $40,000 per year and medical insurance. These fellowships are also available pro-rated for the semester. Junior fellows must have Ph.D.s in hand no later than March 31, 2010.
Expectations for Fellows
Fellows must be resident in Austin during the term of their appointment and are expected to participate actively and regularly in the institute's programming. Each fellow will present a pre-circulated paper at the institute's workshops. Fellows may also be invited to participate in other programming at The University of Texas at Austin.
Application Procedures
A. Applications should be submitted electronically to the Director, Julie Hardwick, by January 15, 2010, at historyinstitute@austin.utexas.edu, and should include:
- Cover sheet. Download here.
- Comprehensive CV.
- Description in no more than three pages, single-spaced, of the applicant's proposed research project, its relevance to the current theme, and specific goals for the period of residence in Austin.
B. Two letters of reference should be sent by email to the Director by January 15, 2010. Please note that we cannot accept letters of reference from current University of Texas at Austin faculty members to avoid conflicts of interest.
When all materials (including reference letters) are received applicants may expect a confirmation by email. Applications submitted 7-10 days prior to the due date should expect a slower confirmation response time due to the large volume of correspondence received during that period.
