Digital Humanities Summer Fellowship

Eligibility

UW tenure-track faculty at all ranks.

Faculty who have already received digital humanities fellowships may apply again to continue work in the digital humanities.

Description

Digital Humanities Summer Fellowships support scholars pursuing research projects that use digital technologies in innovative and intensive ways and/or explore the historical, social, aesthetic, and cross-cultural implications of digital cultures. 

Joint applications for collaborative projects are encouraged. (This may take, for example, the form of two faculty members working together, each with a full fellowship, or one faculty member and one doctoral student working together, each with a full fellowship.) Faculty members are also encouraged to include short-term collaborators or consultants in adjacent fields, such as instructional design, information science, and digital preservation. 

An ad hoc committee will be convened to review proposals.

Criteria

Awards are based predominantly on the scholarly merit of the application. The level of preparation demonstrated by applicants to undertake the project will also be considered. 

Terms of Award

Each awardee will receive $10,000 in summer salary (plus benefits).

Faculty are encouraged to request support of up to $5,000 total in three broad categories: 1) collaborators, contributors, and hourly support (for example, a fixed price agreement for website development and hourly support for graduate and undergraduate students); 2) digital tools (for example, hardware and software for purchase and licensing agreements); and 3) travel expenses (for example, giving a talk at a conference on the digital project). Please consult with the Simpson Center administrator if you envision potential expenses not included in these categories. A budget and a rationale for these expenses must be included in the proposal.

Projects do not necessarily have to be completed during the summer fellowship term.

Summer Residency

In-person participation in the 6 weekly late afternoon meetings of the Digital Humanities Commons is an expectation of the program. This fellowship is not appropriate for those whose projects require time away from the university during the period of the meetings of the fellows. In Summer 2025, the meetings are anticipated to take place from the beginning of A term through the end of July.