Deadlines

Applications Due:
Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Letters due:
Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Application

Application Parts

NOTE: Referees will NOT be able to send in their evaluations until the application has been submitted. Please remember that all portions of the application, including the letters of evaluation, must be submitted electronically.

1.	Applicant Name and contact information of the person submitting the proposal. UIUC appointment(s) Biographical Information Short curriculum vita not to exceed two pages listing employment, education, awards, and publications. Please also note graduate and undergraduate student research supervision. Optional: Long curriculum vita and website URL. Optional Information Gender, ethnicity, birth date. Future sabbatical leave plans List other sources of support for which you have applied, or intend to apply, to support this project. Please note that these appointments may not be combined with another UIUC release time-appointment such as Humanities Release time, Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities fellowship, etc. Dates of (a) any earlier release-time appointments, (b) all sabbaticals or other leaves of absence, and (c) any fellowships awarded during the preceding five years.
2.	Proposal Proposal Title Two-sentence description of your proposed project. In the case of a successful proposal, this information will be used in published references to your project. Summary statement of your proposed project (up to 300 words, approx. 1/2 page) written in language that a non-specialist would understand. Statement of Plans (3 pages). The selection committee includes faculty members from the sciences, social sciences, humanities, and the arts. It is therefore to your advantage to describe your project using plain language that is accessible to the non-specialist. Applicants in scholarly or professional fields should provide a detailed, concise plan of research. Applicants in the arts should submit a similar statement of plans defining the proposed creative activity.
3.	Letters Three Referees. Provide the name, institution/organization, phone number, and e-mail address for referees. All Referees must be widely recognized scholars or professionals from institutions other than the University of Illinois who are familiar with your scholarly accomplishments. Applicant prepares request for support. After submitting your application, you continue on into the website to generate email messages for each referee. These auto-generated emails attach/enclose the Instructions to Referees with your narrative. Just follow the prompts and click on the "Send this message" button. You are encouraged to contact your three (3) referees ahead of time and ask them to prepare letters of support. The selection committee cannot guarantee consideration of letters received after the deadline.