The Program in Public Scholarship has announced its inaugural call for applicants for the Arts & Sciences Public Scholarship Prize.
These awards will be given to selected Arts & Sciences faculty who are engaged in a public-facing project or want to increase the public impact of their research. This prize awards the recipient with $5,000 of research funds for work on a specific project with a clearly articulated timeline. An additional $2,500 will be awarded on successful completion of the outlined project.
"We designed the Public Scholarship Prize to recognize and support faculty who want to reach wider audiences," said Christopher Schaberg, Director of Public Scholarship. "Making the turn toward public scholarship can be a risk and takes concerted effort, and we hope our Prize acknowledges these realities while providing a real incentive for faculty to do this work.”
Prize winners will have the support of the Program in Public Scholarship staff throughout the project, checking in weekly to share progress reports or work through obstacles. Prize winners will also collaborate with the Introduction to Public Scholarship graduate seminar during the Fall 2024 semester, sharing their specific project as well as lessons related to public scholarly impact. Winners will present their project (completed or in progress) at the Public Scholars Symposium in December 2024.
For more information and details on applying, visit the Program in Public Scholarship website.
