Office of Research

Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program 2021

Limited Submissions

** Nominations can come from department or unit chairs only **

 

The purpose of the Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program is to support high-caliber scholarship in the social sciences and humanities, making it possible for the recipients to devote time to research and writing that addresses pressing issues and cultural transitions affecting us at home and abroad. The 2021 program will provide fellowships of $200,000 to between thirty and thirty-five exceptional scholars, journalists, and public intellectuals.

 

2021 topics:

  • Global connections and global ruptures
  • Strengthening U.S. democracy and exploring new narratives
  • Environments, natural and human
  • Technological and cultural creativity—potential and perils

Application Instructions

Departmental or unit chairs can submit:

  • a 1-to-2 page letter of intent describing how a particular faculty member’s research addresses one of the four topic areas that will be considered by the 2021 Carnegie Fellows program. Each nominator may put forward a maximum of two scholars
  • Biosketch or CV of the PI

 

to research@uw.edu by 5:00 PM Thursday, October 29, 2020. Nominations are due to the sponsor 11/17/20.

Opportunity Details

Program web page

Program Announcement No.

2021

Deadlines
10/29/2020 UW Internal Deadline Closed
10/29/2020 OSP Deadline
11/17/2020 Sponsor Deadline
Sponsor

Carnegie Corporation of New York

Funding amount

$200,000

Maximum Number of Applications

2

Eligible groups
  • All campus

Inquiries and Contact Information

Investigators who identify a grant, award or fellowship program that restricts the number of applications that can be submitted from an Institution should immediately contact their Chairperson, Associate Dean for Research (or Dean, if no ADR) and the Office of Research (see below) if they intend to prepare a response. Failure to do so, or to meet the deadlines for submission of pre-proposal, will preclude submission of the application through the Office of Sponsored Programs.

For general inquiries, or to request a listing of a limited submission opportunity that should be but is not already listed, please email us at limitedsubs@uw.edu.