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UDALL CENTER FELLOWS PROGRAM

INVITATION FOR APPLICATIONS FOR 2012-13
(see poster)

The Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy at the University of Arizona announces a call for applications for it Fellows Program for 2012-2013. Fellows will be affiliated with the Center and will study an aspect of public policy. Since the program’s inception in 1990, the Center has hosted 124 Fellows representing 38 departments and other units at the UA.

The Center invites proposals on topics that span the range of public policy. The projects of previous Fellows tend to cluster in several thematic areas: environment and natural resources; women, minorities, and Indigenous peoples; health and human development; the theory of democracy and institutions; conflict resolution and decision?making; economic development; and science, technology, and society.


TERMS OF FELLOWSHIP

Fellowships are for one semester only. The salaries of successful applicants will be covered by release-time, sabbaticals, or other funds provided by the home colleges, departments, or research centers. Potential applicants should discuss the prospects of such support with the appropriate administrators.

For faculty and staff affiliated with the UA College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, the Institute of the Environment, and the College of Letters, Arts and Science, some stipend support is available from those units (see fliers below).


ELIGIBILITY

For faculty members, including research faculty members, at the University of Arizona (UA)
The Udall Center Fellows Program is restricted to faculty members, including research faculty members, at the University of Arizona.

Full-time or part-time
Since a department head or director must approve a priori an applicant's request for leave from teaching or other responsibilities (should the applicant be chosen as a fellow), the decision whether to support the application of a part-time faculty member will be up to the head or director. In some instances, nominal stipends are awarded to a fellow's unit to help defray part, but not all, of the costs related to the fellow's leave – meaning that the unit has to absorb the remainder of the expense. Thus, units might grant priority to full-time faculty over part-time faculty, but that's a decision made by the head or director.

Tenured, tenure-track, continuing, or continuing-eligible faculty
Generally speaking, only faculty members with tenure, continuing, tenure-track, or continuing-eligible appointments have been successful applicants.

Any UA academic department or research center
Since the program was initiated in 1990, 124 UA faculty members have been selected as fellows, representing 38 departments and other units across the UA. However, since fellowship funding currently is supported only by the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, the Institute of the Environment, and the College of Letters, Arts and Science, applicants not employed or affiliated with those units would need to secure another source of funding for the release costs to the department or center (such as through a grant, sabbatical-leave support, or funds from a college or outside entity).


SOME APPLICATION FAQs

Q1: In regard to the letter of reference not written by my dean or department head, should this letter specifically speak about the research project, or more broadly about my research capabilities?

A1: This letter should speak to both your research project and your research capabilities.

Q2: May I reapply if I have already been a Udall Fellow in the past? Is there a minimum amount of time I need to wait before reapplying?

A2: You are free to reapply at any time, and we have had several repeat fellows. In the past, however, our selection committees (composed of former fellows) have tended—other things equal—to favor first-time applicants. They also will consider, among other criteria, the extent to which your proposed project departs from your previous project.

Q3: Is there a preference among new research, continuation of ongoing research, preparation of a textbook, or development of curricular materials?

A3: In general, the Udall Center prefers to encourage new policy-related research.  In the case of scholars in the physical or biological sciences (i.e., those falling within the Institute of the Environment component of the program), innovative curriculum development projects may be acceptable.


APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Each applicant should submit both a printed copy and an electronic copy (by email with attachments in MS Word or Adobe PDF): (1) a brief statement describing general policy research interests; (2) plans for a specific project to be undertaken as a Udall Center Fellow (up to five pages); (3) a plan identifying any specific proposals already submitted or to be submitted for external support for the project; (4) a curriculum vitae; (5) a letter of support from the department head, director, or dean; and (6) and a letter of reference.

Applicants need to specify the semester for which they are applying (Fall 2012, Spring 2013, or no preference).

Printed applications should be submitted to the Udall Center at 803 East First Street -- and electronic copies to kharlow@u.arizona.edu -- by 5:00pm, March 23, 2012.


SELECTION

Applications will be reviewed by a panel drawn from the Udall Center's former Fellows and other UA faculty. The Center expects to announce the results of the competition in April 2012.


For more information, contract Kim Harlow at 626-4393 or kharlow@u.arizona.edu.

Announcement for Social and Behavioral Sciences Faculty (pdf)
Announcement for Institute of the Environment Faculty (pdf)
Announcement for Letters, Arts and Science Faculty (pdf)
Announcement for other UA Faculty (pdf)
Poster for Display (pdf)