Open to all tenured and tenure-track faculty, regardless of rank, in the College of Arts & Sciences or the Department of Economics, and that are members of a Taft-eligible unit.
Applications must be submitted in a timely fashion, allowing reviewers to submit support letters prior to the close of the deadline at 5 PM on the posted day. Support letters that arrive after the close of the posted deadline may not be considered by the committee.
Applications in are due in the fall for the following academic year.
Applications are limited to 10,000 characters (~1,500 words) and must include the following:
- An abstract of no more than 150 words; and
- A narrative outlining the project, including the following:
- Context for understanding the project resulting in publishable work that will result in significant contributions to the applicant's field; and an explanation of how the proposed project fits within the applicant’s established record of research; and
- A detailed project timeline of any major landmarks for the project during the project period, as well as completion and publication schedule; and
- Evidence of the work in progress, substantiating the appropriateness of award at the time of review.
- An account of the proposed final publication, performance or grant/ fellowship sought.
- A report on Taft fellowship awards received in the last five years; and
- Reporting concurrent Center Fellows application; and
- An abbreviated curriculum vitae covering activity of the last five years; and
- Two letters of support (each referee will be sent a link by the application system, though email, following submission by the applicant):
- A letter from the applicant's department head assessing the merits of the proposed project and the prospects for completion within the year of leave. The letter must commit the Department to a full-year research assignment, which releases the faculty member from teaching and administrative duties. Department Heads may support multiple applications.
- A letter from an outside expert in the applicant's field, evaluating the merits of the proposal, the project’s significance and contributions to the field, and prospects for publication/performance upon completion.
Applicants may not bypass any component of the system, asking the committee to instead view an uploaded document. The only acceptable uploaded document is a single PDF, containing the applicant's abbreviated CV, and a list of recent Taft Fellowship awards.
Awardees are ineligible to re-apply in the following two fiscal years.