Student Funding Source
Resident Scholars-VARIOUS
Program Description
The School for Advanced Research (SAR) awards approximately six Resident Scholar Fellowships each year to scholars who have completed their research and analysis and who need time to think and write about topics important to the understanding of humankind. Resident scholars may approach their research from anthropology or from related fields such as history, sociology, art, and philosophy. Both humanistically and scientifically oriented scholars are encouraged to apply.
SAR provides Resident Scholars with low-cost housing and office space on campus, a stipend up to $40,000, library assistance, and other benefits during a nine-month tenure, from September 1 through May 31. SAR Press may consider books written by resident scholars for publication in its Resident Scholar Series.
School for Advanced Research, Resident Scholar Program, PO Box 2188, Santa Fe, NM 87504-2188
For details, refer to the Fellowship Information and Application webpages, URLs provided below.
Fellowships are awarded competitively based on evaluations by a specially-convened panel of external reviewers who represent a broad spectrum of intellectual expertise. The composition of the panel changes each year.
Applications are evaluated on the basis of the overall excellence and significance of the proposed project, clarity of presentation, and the applicant's record of academic accomplishments relative to sub-discipline and career stage. Preference is given to applicants whose fieldwork or basic research and analysis are complete and who need time to write manuscripts.
The program supports scholars whose work is broad, synthetic, and interdisciplinary, and promises to yield significant advances in understanding human culture, behavior, evolution, or critical contemporary issues. Projects that are narrowly focused geographically and theoretically or that are primarily methodological seldom receive strong consideration. Each year the program supports a mix of scholars with scientific and humanistic orientations.