Call for applications: Study in a Second Discipline Fellowships

The Provost’s Office is accepting applications for the Study in a Second Discipline Fellows program, which promotes interdisciplinary research and teaching among UGA academic units by providing tenured faculty an opportunity to extend the range of their knowledge through the study of disciplines outside their primary discipline.

Study in a Second Discipline Fellowships are awarded on a competitive basis to tenured faculty members who have established a record of scholarly activity within their base discipline. The sponsoring academic unit agrees to release the faculty applicant from instructional responsibilities for the duration of the fellowship and cover the faculty recipient’s teaching obligations without a reduction in course offerings. To support high-quality instruction, the sponsoring academic unit may request matching funds from the Provost’s Office to offset the loss of the faculty recipient’s teaching obligations for up to two semesters.

Study in a Second Discipline offers two distinct tracks for participation, a research-intensive track and a teaching-intensive track. The research-intensive track gives tenured faculty release time to develop new research combining the knowledge learned through Study in a Second Discipline with the faculty member’s primary discipline. The teaching-intensive track gives tenured faculty release time to develop a new, innovative, and interdisciplinary course combining the knowledge learned through Study in a Second Discipline with the faculty member’s primary discipline.

Applications for Study in a Second Discipline for academic year 2020-2021 are due Friday, January 17, 2020. For more information and detailed application instructions, visit the provost’s website.