Visiting Fellow
The purpose of this grant ($40,000 per annum) is to encourage scholarly research
and its influence within Boston College. A Visiting Fellowship brings to the
University a senior or junior scholar for a year to work on an issue or theme
that emerges at the intersection of faith and culture. An Institute Fellow is
expected to be in residence during the time of the grant. Each of the Fellows
will conduct two public seminars to scholars from Boston College and other institutions
during the two semesters of the fellowship tenure. Normally there will be a
presentation each semester. In order to facilitate the interchange between the
faculty of the University and the Visiting Fellow, if it is possible the scholar
chosen for this grant is asked to visit the University during the semester prior
to the appointment in order to establish contacts with the faculty in his or
her field of interest. The Visiting
Fellow application is available in PDF format on-line. To view the PDF file,
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Visiting Scholars
The purpose of this Visiting Scholar program is to bring scholars from other
institutions to share with the academic community at Boston College the fruits
and the challenges of their own research. Resources will be made available to
those academic units (e.g. departments) within Boston College, individually
or in groups, that wish to make use of this program. Visiting Scholars will
normally meet with faculty and students and also be available for some public
appearances during their time at Boston College. Grants of several hundred to
several thousand dollars, depending on the circumstances and the nature of the
Scholar's visit, will be made available. Any academic unit at Boston College,
either individually or in consort with other units, may apply.
Visiting Jesuit Lecturers
In cooperation with both the Jesuit Community at Boston College and various
departments of the University, the Jesuit Institute brings Jesuit scholars to
Boston College for a brief time. Each Visiting Jesuit Lecturer normally gives
one or more public lectures and is also available to faculty and students for
seminars, colloquia, and other forms of conversation as seem appropriate to
the nominating academic body. The general goals and criteria established for
the Institute's Visiting Scholar program are also applicable here. Any Jesuit
scholar whose research is judged of significant interest to members of the Boston
College academic community is eligible. The amount available for any one nomination
will vary according to expenses.
Academic Retreats
The program of Academic Retreats supplies resources to the various academic
communities of Boston College that wish to reflect on the religious dimensions
of their own discipline. Funding will be provided to support a one- or two-day
retreat for any academic unit in the university choosing to participate in the
program. Every academic department or unit in each of the colleges and professional
schools is eligible to apply for funding for such an academic retreat.
Interdisciplinary Faculty Seminars
Interdisciplinary Faculty Seminars are constituted by members of the Boston
College Faculty, and they meet each month to discuss issues that repay collaborative
inquiry. Each seminar numbers about twelve members. The religious commitments
of Boston College draw attention to any number of important human issues that
encourage exploration from a variety of academic disciplines. These seminars
range in their subjects from technology and community to science, religion,
and the arts. In and through these seminars, the Institute fosters the continual
interdisciplinary interchange and cooperation that should characterize a university
community. According to their own interests, faculty are encouraged to suggest
the formation of such a seminar, to gather a set of participants, and to request
support from the Institute.
For Brochures and Application forms, contact:
The Jesuit Institute at Boston College,
Faber House
102 College Road,
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
or e-mail: fleminpb@bc.edu
Travel Grants to the Jesuitana Collection in the Burns Library,
Boston College
Awards up to $1,000 for North American scholars and $1,500 for scholars residing
outside the USA /Canada / Mexico will be awarded for travel to Boston College’s
Burns Library of rare books. Grants are available for research in any field
of the humanities making use of the Jesuitana Collection, with preference given
to scholars specializing in the Early Modern period.1 The purpose is to encourage
increased use of this remarkable collection of books and materials associated
with the pre-Suppression Society of Jesus (1540-1773) , and to make these materials
better known to a wider circle of scholars. Preference will be given to scholars
who reside outside a seventy-five-mile radius of Boston. The award may be taken
up at any time during the year.
Application Deadlines: November 1 and May 1 each year
Established Date: 05/1/2004
Review Date: November 15 and May 15 each year. Members of the Jesuit Institute Advisory
Board (composed of Boston College faculty members) will review the applications.
Citizenship/Country of Applying Institution: Any/No Restrictions
Locations Tenable: U.S.A. Institutions (including U.S. Territories)
Applicant Type(s): Graduate student; Postdoctoral
Funding Limit: $5000 per annum
OBJECTIVES:
To increase the use and visibility of the Jesuitana Collection at the Burns
Library, Boston College.
ELIGIBILITY
Applicants must have the Ph.D., have completed all doctoral requirements except
the dissertation, or otherwise be able to demonstrate a record of solid intellectual
accomplishment.
FUNDING
Awards are up to $1,000 each. Additional funds of $500 are available for those
traveling from outside North America.
Contact Address for Travel Grant:
The Jesuit Institute at Boston College
102 College Road
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
or e-mail: frkenned@bc.edu
Tel: 617-552-8290
Fax: 617-552-0925