Limited Submission: Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program

ORSP invites proposals to a limited submission opportunity (wherein the sponsor limits the number of proposals that an institution may submit to a funding opportunity). Two proposals (from one tenured and one untenured faculty) will be selected to move forward to submission to the sponsor. Please send required materials to Susan Pelton, spelton@sfsu.edu, and Thien Lam, ttlam@sfsu.edu by the deadline specified.

Sponsor: Andrew Carnegie Foundation

Funding Opportunity: Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program

Overview

The Andrew Carnegie Foundation’s goal remains to help Americans understand how and why our society has become so polarized and what can be done to strengthen the forces of cohesion. While the Foundation remains interested in work focused solely on the U.S. context, it now also asks what the United States can learn from the interplay of polarization and democracy in other countries that might ensure the sustainability of pluralist democracy. The Foundation seeks proposals which address the relationship between populism and polarization, how democracies have resisted or reversed polarization, the impacts of AI and social media, and the conditions under which polarization has declined or become entrenched or even escalated into violence. The Foundation welcomes proposals grounded in any field of the humanities or social sciences for solutions-focused, pathbreaking research which may be relevant to polarization and social cohesion in America today.

Funding and Duration

$200,000 for up to two years

Eligibility

The program is open to citizens or permanent residents of the United States. Candidates must have a PhD or hold a terminal degree.

Required Materials for ORSP Submission

Any pages over the limit will not be reviewed

1. One-page project summary describing proposed research, including projected work plan and approximate time frame (bibliography excluded from page limit)
2. Two-page CV

Selection Criteria

1. Originality and promise of the idea
2. Quality of the proposal
3. Record of the nominee
4. Plans to communicate findings to a broad audience beyond the scholar’s academic discipline
5. Promise to offer lessons for the United States in addressing harmful polarization or enhancing social cohesion

Deadlines

1. Submit materials to ORSP and committee for review: September 11
2. ORSP and committee to choose two applications to move forward: September 25
3. Application deadline: November 13

For more information and guidelines, see the program page.