Engaged Arts and Humanities Scholars
The Center for the Humanities &听the Arts (CHA)听is听pleased to announce the call for applications for the Engaged Arts and Humanities Scholars. This program is a partnership with the Office for Public and Community-Engaged Scholarship.听
This two-year program is for听Graduate students in the arts,鈥痟umanities, and other programs鈥 who use the methods/archives of the arts and humanities in their scholarship. Participants will join a community of learners who focus on the co-design of mutually beneficial projects with partners outside of the university in鈥 欧美口爆视频 communities. Students will听receive a $5000 stipend over two years and up to $1000 in project funding.听
The Engaged Arts and Humanities Scholars program, which originated at the Office for Public and Community-Engaged Scholarship, helps students apply the tools of their academic disciplines and their interests and lived experiences to develop community-engaged鈥痯rojects. A key program goal is to develop a strong cohort committed to equity-oriented community-engaged work.听听听
The 2024-2026 cohort is co-facilitated by Lisa Schwartz, PACES, and the CHA's Program Manager. Students will also connect with faculty and staff from across campus and beyond with expertise in public and community-engaged scholarship.听
听听Application deadline for the 2025-2027听cohort: March 16, 2025
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Program Information
Cohort members will:
- Develop skills听for academic and professional (non-academic)听careers and grow their听public and academic visibility.
- Engage communities in the co-design of community-engaged outreach, research, teaching, and creative work and address justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion in partnerships. In addition, cohort members will now have the opportunity to earn a micro-credential in Equity-Oriented Partnerships.听
- Creatively apply the tools of arts and humanities disciplines to community interests and build mutually beneficial relationships with community partners.听
- Broaden their听networks and receive mentorship听from听artists, nonprofits, leaders, academics, and community members statewide.
- Interview mentors听about their experiences, and how they address equity and inclusion.
- Workshop their听ideas and activities with听cohort colleagues and practitioners听from across campus and beyond.
- 听The cohort will听share听aspects of their work in a culminating shared presentation or publication.
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Funding
Participation stipend:听Students receive a $5000 stipend听to participate. Stipends will be paid in two installments at the beginning of each program year.听
Partner project funding:听Up to $1000 for a community-engaged partnership project. The goal of the "partner" project is to develop a mutually beneficial and shared activity with community partners that leverages the student's scholarship and positionality. Scholars are eligible to each apply for funds up to $1,000 for partner project proposals provided that all requirements are met and that proposals meet specific criteria of the EAH scholars program for engaged scholarship. You must review your "partner" community-engaged scholarship project plan and budget with the program facilitators to be eligible to apply for funding. Project proposals are approved by a committee and are not guaranteed to be approved if they do not meet the specific criteria of the EAH scholars program. After a proposal is approved, a funding agreement is signed by the EAH scholar after stipulations in the funding agreement are met.
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Application Process
Selection Criteria
A committee composed of听faculty, staff, and听EAH alumni听will select applications based on:
- The quality of the applicant's proposal
- The connection of the applicant's research to arts and/or humanities
Eligibility
- Applicants must be enrolled graduate students (MA, MFA, PhD) at 欧美口爆视频 Boulder and working in arts and/or humanities.听Note: if you are in a unit outside of an arts and humanities discipline, you can still apply, but you will need to demonstrate how you are using arts and/or humanities methods/archives. You must be enrolled for the timeframe of the cohort (spring 2024听through spring 2026).听
- Prospective EAH Scholars听are not听required to have prior experience with engaged scholarship. They听are听required to have听a strong听interest in applying the tools of an arts and humanities听discipline and the student's听unique experience to this work, and a strong commitment to developing themselves as a member of a cohort who fulfills all of the requirements of the program.听Students who are solely seeking funding for community-engaged scholarship projects, and are not committed to or developing a community of learners and receiving mentorship should apply for outreach funding rather than this cohort.
- Students who have already been part of this cohort or the 欧美口爆视频 Engage Community-Based Research (CBR) Fellows are not eligible. We will ask those who are accepted into the EAH scholars cohort not to听apply to the CBR fellows program in the same year. If a student听does apply听to and is accepted into the CBR Fellows, they will need to immediately choose which program they want to remain in, as听they cannot be in both.听
Application
1. Section One:
- Personal information
- Curriculum Vitae (CV) (this is solely to give us a general idea of your background)鈥嬧赌
- You will be asked to certify that you have discussed your application and participation in this program with your thesis advisor.听
- Commitment to attendance for听mandatory meetings听(these are critical to the development of this cohort program and eligibility to remain in the program and receive stipends and project funds). Meetings will be held every month, except for June and July. Two required meetings in April 2024 are non-negotiable:
Friday, April 12, 10-12 pm
Friday, April 19, 11-1 pm
2.听听 Section Two: Address the following questions and upload a single document (12pt., double-spaced, PDF).
- How would you explain your research to a public audience? (300听words or less)
- Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion are critical to this program: can you share your understanding of these terms听(300 words or less)? If these terms are foreign to you that is fine; we just want to know what your understanding of these terms is. Read the CHA JEDI Statement to see how the CHA values JEDI perspectives.
- How do you think your arts and/or humanites disciplinary skill set, interests, and experiences might connect to the public or apply to community engagement? How do you think you will听use the tools of the arts and/or humanities for public engagement? (300 words or less)
- Why are you interested in this program, and what are your goals for your participation?听(300 words or less)
- Optional: What questions do you have for us? (150 words or less)
Program Timeline
2024-2026听Cohort
While听the program is听designed with an understanding of the needs and schedules of graduate students,听the requirements and activities listed below are mandatory for participation and funding.听Failure to comply with听the requirements listed below will have pre-determined consequences that will be shared during the orientation. Events and meetings take place on campus or virtually where noted. There will be other opportunities and events that cohort members will also be strongly encouraged to participate in or attend.听听
YEAR 1 Spring and Summer 2024听
- April 12, 2024 10am-12pm
- 鈥In-person orientation:听(Unfortunately, if you cannot attend in full, you cannot be part of the cohort.) Introduction to each other, "What is community-engaged scholarship and outreach" and "What are participatory practices?" Focus on our values, community building, and overview of the program.听听
- April 19, 2024 11am-1pm
- 鈥Go over individual EAH cohort plans and parts to be completed over the summer and AY 2024-25. Scholars will select dates to share work in Fall 2024 and draft timelines for specific components that they will complete and share with the group in AY 2024-25听
- Before May 31, 2024
- 鈥婱eet individually with听facilitators Lisa Schwartz and Mariana Pereira Vieira听once听before May 31,听2024
- Summer 2024: Date and time TBD
- Virtual meeting to check in on individual cohort participant plan progress
Fall 2024 (September - November)听
- ~2 hours per meeting depending on the topic and activity.听Cohort members will workshop equity-oriented partnership听activities in cohort meetings.听You must attend 2 of听3 meetings to remain eligible for funding; missed meetings will require make-up work.
- Wednesday, August听28, 4:30-6:30 pm
- Wednesday, September 25, 4:30-6:30 pm
- Wednesday, November 6, 4:30-6:30 pm鈥
Spring 2025 (January-April)
- ~2 hours per meeting depending on the topic and activity.听Cohort members will workshop equity-oriented partnership听activities in cohort meetings.听You must attend 2 of听3 meetings to remain eligible for funding; missed meetings will require make-up work.
- February 5, 2025
- March 5, 2025
- April 2听Required:听Present your developing project proposal at a "critique" where you will receive feedback from campus and community members. A presentation template will be provided. Mandatory for project funding eligibility.听
YEAR 2
- Summer 2025: Write Grant Proposal draft
- 1 meeting in Fall 2025, 1 meeting in Spring 2026
Additional Meeting听Requirements
- Planning meeting for development of shared听presentation, publication, or workshop (date TBD,听format to be determined by the group).
- Participate in a session for the next EAH Scholar cohort
Mentor-related Activities听
- Between April 15 and November 15, 2024:听
- Interview听your community mentor听about their听community-engaged work and write up an听interview听blog post听to be shared online (draft due by August 9,听2022). May听be done in person, by phone, or by video chat.
- Between September 2024听and September听2025:听
- Do an advisory session with your mentor听on your听proposed community-engaged scholarship听鈥減artner鈥 project (a partnership with communities on a project relevant to their teaching, research, or creative work). May听be done in person, by phone, or by video chat.
Other required activities (EAH Scholars profile pages,听project proposals, etc.)
- Summer and academic year 2024鈥25:
- 鈥Provide Lisa Schwartz, program lead, with content for your EAH scholars page (see example student pages from prior years).
- Summer and academic year 2024鈥26: 听鈥
- Complete monthly reflections and/or assignments in your process portfolio related to your community-engaged scholarship process (how you are thinking about the work, relationship development with partners, how you are using and developing your interests and experiences as well as your partners in the design of equity-oriented, shared activity).听听
- 听Complete your community-engaged scholarship project proposal. Project proposals are approved by a committee and are not guaranteed to be approved if they do not meet the specific criteria of the EAH scholars program. 听
- Complete community-engaged partner project听
- Complete project reflection summary
- Determine how you will share your work with broader audiences.
- Complete evaluation materials from the program (ongoing).听
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Questions about whether one of our opportunities听is right for you?
Email us at听chagrants@colorado.edu听or stop by our office in Macky 201.