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The Scholars' Lab is proud to host a fellowship program for graduate students doing significant and innovative work in digital humanities. Current Scholars' Lab Fellows are Chris Forster (English) and Dana Stefanelli (History). Past fellows include Jim Cocola of the English Department and Lee Bidgood of the Music Department.

Award Description

Established by the Jeffrey C. Walker Library Fund for Technology in the Humanities, the Matthew & Nancy Walker Library Fund, and a challenge grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Scholars' Lab fellowship is designed to advance humanities scholarship through technology. Fellows actively employ technology in their research and create or engage digital content and electronic resources. The Library administers two $5,000 awards each fall and spring semester.

Occasional "digital scholarship awards" in a lesser amount may be awarded to worthy projects at the discretion of the committee. Past recipients of these awards include: Dana Wheeles (Art History) and Mark Nevin (History).

Relationship with the Library

The Scholars' Lab, in conjunction with other Library staff, will offer Fellows consulting services and assistance with the creation of digital content, as well as advice on intellectual property issues and best practices in digital scholarship. Selected Fellows and their faculty sponsors may be asked to participate in one colloquium at the Library per semester.

Eligibility

• Applicants must have completed all course requirements and be admitted to candidacy for the doctorate in the humanities, social sciences or the arts at the University of Virginia.
• Applicants must be enrolled full time in the semester for which they are applying.
• A faculty advisor must review and approve the scholarly content of the proposal.
• Faculty advisors must be willing to participate in at least one colloquium or round-table discussion featuring their recommended Fellow's work.

How to Apply

Applicants should submit a letter of intent to Bethany Nowviskie, the Library's Director of Digital Research and Scholarship.

A complete application package will also include the following materials:

• Graduate Fellowship Application Form (available here)
• Dissertation abstract including a summary of plan for use of digital technologies in dissertation research and description of UVa library digital resources (content or expertise) relevant to the proposed project
• Letter of nomination and support from dissertation director

Deadline for receipt of fellowship applications for 2008-2009:

• April 29, 2008 for the Fall 2008 semester
• October 15, 2008 for the Spring 2009 semester

Please submit your application package in print or pdf format to:

Bethany Nowviskie
Director, Digital Research and Scholarship
University of Virginia Library
Box 400129

Questions about the application process should be directed to:
Joseph Gilbert (434.243.2324)
in the Scholars' Lab.

Decisions in the current round will be announced in late May, 2008.