CFP: THI Faculty Research Fellowship 2027-2028
Call for Proposals
Deadline: November 16, 2026
Please note that we do not accept any late application materials (including letters of recommendation).
THI Research Fellowships provide faculty in the Humanities Division with time needed to pursue their research. For 2027-2028, THI is anticipating making one award. The Faculty Fellow will have their teaching load during 2027-2028 reduced by one course and receive a research grant in the amount of $2500. This funding can be used for research expenses, which can include the hiring of research assistants, travel, and the purchase of research-related equipment. Proposals must be for research performed during the 2027-2028 academic year, where research is broadly defined to include both traditional humanistic methods and questions as well as more collaborative models of research, including community-engaged scholarship.
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The call details are listed below. Please note that all THI applications will now be submitted via InfoReady. Read the instructions carefully in order to apply on the InfoReady platform. First time users can follow this InfoReady Guide.
Eligibility:
The faculty member must be a senate faculty in the Humanities Division at UCSC.
Note: Fellowship recipients will be expected to present on their work following their fellowship.
Application consists of:
1. Cover letter providing a brief description of research plans. Please address why this fellowship is critical to the success of your project and your overall research productivity.
2. Two-page curriculum vitae that includes selected publications, as well as grants and awards received in the past three years.
3. Three-page research proposal containing a description of the topic of research, the publication (or other result) to which the fellowship period will contribute, and a selected bibliography.
4. Brief message from the department chair expressing support for the proposal by acknowledging that the fellowship, if awarded, will involve a course release during one quarter in AY 2027-28. Chairs should submit their letters via InfoReady. When you click “Send Reference Letter Request” on a saved InfoReady draft application, your chair will receive an email containing a unique link to a web page to upload their letter.
*In addition to the strength of the proposal, the committee will take into consideration the importance of the fellowship for this project and for the overall research productivity of the faculty.
*PLEASE NOTE: Make sure you use the “Login for University of California, Santa Cruz Users.” Please follow the steps in our InfoReady Guide if this is your first time using InfoReady. We encourage you to start your application as soon as possible to familiarize yourself with the InfoReady platform.
Questions? Please contact Pranav Anand, Faculty Director, THI; panand@ucsc.edu