The Virginia Center for the Humanities will accept up to ten Humanities Fellows for the 2001-2002 year. Humanities Fellowships support a wide range of topics in the humanities. Fellowship opportunities are open to independent and affiliated scholars, professionals, and others working on projects in the humanities. Applicants need not have advanced degrees, but the program generally does not support work toward a degree. Postdoctoral applicants are strongly encouraged to apply for projects other than dissertation revisions.
Fellowships are generally for one semester.
Stipends cover research and living expenses during the residency and are not meant to replace full salary. Fellows are provided office space and access to all University of Virginia research and recreational facilities. The Center's Institute on Violence and Culture offers up to four Rockefeller Fellowships for scholars exploring the belief systems and metaphysics of war-torn worlds. Scholarship should focus on survivor and other texts and accounts, and on fiction, poetry, and other forms of expression. Interdisciplinary and cross-cultural projects are encouraged.