Residential Fellowships: Advanced Study (NDIAS) 2183 views

Residential Fellowships: The Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study (NDIAS) is dedicated to fostering and supporting integrative scholarship addressing ultimate questions at the intersection of several disciplines –

Subject areas –

1. Arts,
2. Engineering,
3. Humanities,
4. Law,
5. Natural, physical, and social sciences,

Overview: The NDIAS encourages scholars to include questions of values in their analyses, to integrate diverse disciplines, and to ask how their findings advance civilization. The Institute offers its fellows the opportunity to engage not only in analysis but also in evaluating what should be done, to analyze the world in substantive and collaborative ways, and to think through the implications of present behavior for the future of the world.

Residential Fellowship Online Application

As a collaborative academic community, the Institute cultivates the contemplative ideal that is an essential factor in the Catholic intellectual tradition and vital for the progression of scholarship. The greatest advances do not occur in solitude, but in the company of others who share a passion for advancement and are open to dialogue and collaboration.

Research Support

1. The NDIAS offers residential fellowships for periods ranging from three weeks to a full academic year (fall and spring semesters, August through May).
2. Fellowships range up to a maximum of $60,000 (gross amount) / academic year (up to a maximum of $30,000 [gross amount] per semester) or pro-rated amounts for shorter periods.
3. Fellowships include research expenditures of up to $1,000, a private office in the Institute, a computer and printer, access to University libraries and other facilities, and twice-weekly Institute seminars and other events.

Eligibility

The Institute welcomes applications from faculty, scholars, public intellectuals, fellows from other institutes, and professional researchers in all disciplines, including the arts, engineering, the humanities, law, and the social and physical sciences with projects that are creative, innovative, or align with the intellectual orientation of the Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study. The Institute also welcomes those who are beginning their careers with promise and have appropriate projects.

The Institute seeks applicants with:

1. excellent records of scholarly, artistic, or research accomplishment in their field(s);
2. projects that touch on normative, integrative, or ultimate questions, especially as they engage the Catholic intellectual tradition;
3. projects characterized by clarity of thought, coherence, and impact;
4. the ability to interact with other fellows and to engage in collegial discussions of research presentations; and
5. a willingness to contribute to a cooperative community of scholars.

Scholars from other institutions, researchers at national laboratories, fellows from other institutes, as well as faculty from Notre Dame are invited to apply.

Fellowship Expectations

1. The Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study is a residential institute that values collegial interaction and a vibrant intellectual exchange on major issues and questions of value.
2. The greatest advances do not occur in solitude, but in the company of others who share a passion for advancement and are open to dialogue and collaboration.
3. Fellows are asked to continue the tradition of participating in NDIAS sponsored events including colloquia, conferences, and symposia.

Evaluation of Applications

Fellowship applications are evaluated at several levels of review to ensure objectivity and consistency.

Fellowship applications are evaluated according to the following criteria:

1. the academic strength of the proposal;
2. the clarity and compelling nature of relevant methodologies and project organization and objectives, as explained in the proposal;
3. the applicant’s ability to address major questions, meta issues, and questions of value;
4. the potential for producing significant research;
5. how the proposed research aligns with the intellectual parameters of the Institute;
6. the applicant’s ability to contribute to a cooperative community of interdisciplinary scholars, as explained in their letters of reference; and
7. the significance of the research proposed by each applicant vis-à-vis other proposals submitted.

Apply Before: NDIAS Residential Fellowship applications for next acedemic year is now open. Please direct questions to Carolyn Sherman, NDIAS Events & Fellowships Program Manager, at csherman@nd.edu.