Truman-Kauffman Research Fellowship Announcement
Truman-Kauffman Research Fellowship
Project Description
The Truman Library Institute is pleased to add to its
existing Research Grants Program an exciting new project – the Truman-Kauffman
Research Program. Thanks to the
generosity of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, the Truman Library
Institute has created a major new research initiative and public lecture series
featuring senior scholars researching, presenting, and publishing on the role
of foreign aid on development, modernization, and societal reconstruction,
especially in the wake of war, colonialism, and rising globalization. Of course, research projects that incorporate
the Marshall Plan, the Truman Doctrine, and/or the Point Four program, are
especially encouraged.
The importance of reviving war and natural disaster torn
countries via economic revitalization cannot be overstated. This was the key lesson stemming from the
Truman administration’s aid programs – a lesson that holds import for the U.S.
and the world’s responses to international crises occurring today. Therefore, the Truman-Kauffman Scholars
Program will focus on past and present, as well as on successful and
less-than-successful, economic aid programs.
Scholars will be required to conduct research at the Truman Library so
that they can assess past and present foreign aid programs. With the legacy of the European Recovery
Program, Point Four, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, or the
Truman Doctrine serving as a foundational premise, scholars may examine other
presidential administrations’ efforts to rebuild areas of the globe affected by
war or natural disaster – including the 1961 Foreign Assistance Act under
President Kennedy, the 1989 SEED Act (Supporting Eastern European Democracy),
the “New Compact for Development” in 2002 as well as present day relief efforts
in Haiti and rebuilding efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. By comparing these “historic” foreign aid and
development programs to today’s international aid efforts and broadening the
awareness of the Truman administration’s rebuilding efforts in the wake of
global war, the Truman Library Institute hopes to foster a better understanding
of how foreign economic aid and development can be effectively delivered to
meet today’s challenges.
The Truman Library Institute will award two
Truman-Kauffman Research Fellowships in each of the next three years to senior
scholars in support of ambitious archival-based research projects. Participating scholars will receive initial
research/travel stipends to conduct research in the collections of the Truman
Presidential Library. The initial grant
will be followed by a major non-residential fellowship award allowing scholars
to make significant progress on their research and resulting
publication(s). Awardees will also be
asked to present their findings through the project’s public component, which
will include a combination of academic conferences and public lectures,
generally in the Kansas City, Missouri area.
(Military, foreign policy and other experts will also be invited to
participate in the project’s public programs.)
Each scholar will also be expected to produce a major book on his or her
research, which will be published, contingent upon the standard peer-review
process, by Cambridge University Press.
Fellowship
Details
• The Truman
Library Institute will award up to two
Truman-Kauffman Research Fellowships during each of the
next three years – beginning in the spring of 2012.
•
Each Truman-Kauffman Research Fellowship carries a
stipend totaling $37,500.
• Format: 1)
An initial research grant of $2,500 will be awarded
in order to allow the scholar to travel to and conduct
research at the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum in Independence,
Missouri. (These awards are to offset
expenses incurred for this purpose only.)
2) A subsequent fellowship award of $35,000 will be provided to free a
scholar from teaching or other employment for one-year in order to allow the
scholar to make significant progress on the completion of a major book.
•
Applications for funding will be considered by the Truman
Library Institute’s Research, Scholarship and Education
Committee.
•
Application timeline:
1. Completed applications are due December 1,
2012.
2. Applicants will be notified of the results of
the preliminary screening by January 15, 2013.
3. Subsequently, finalists must submit
supplementary information by January 31, 2013.
4. Notification of the Committee’s final
decisions will be made in writing by February 15, 2013.
Eligibility
Truman-Kauffman Research Fellowships are available to
senior scholars who are employed in a tenured position at a degree-granting
academic institution in the United States, remaining so for the duration of the
fellowship. U.S. citizenship or
permanent residency is not required.
Applicants must have produced at least one book or a
minimum of two articles in prominent, refereed journals. Finally, applicants with specific research
and/or publication experience in the fields of international aid, development,
economic recovery programs and expeditionary economics will be given
preferential consideration.
Scholars are free to apply for Truman-Kauffman Research
Fellowships as well as other standard forms of support including fellowships,
grants, and/or or sabbatical salary.
However, awardees may not accept a competing fellowship or major grant
from another institution if the terms of the competing fellowship or grant
include teaching responsibilities OR if the receipt of the competing funds in
anyway compromises the specific research focus of the Truman-Kauffman Scholars Program.
Finally, applicants must agree to the meet the following
expectations within a reasonable amount of time following the receipt of a
Fellowship:
1. Each scholar will also be expected to produce
a major book on his or her research, which will be published, contingent upon
the standard peer-review process, by Cambridge University Press.
2. Awardees will also be asked to present their
findings through the Truman-Kauffman Scholars Program’s public component, which
may include a combination of academic conferences and public lectures. (The Truman Library Institute will cover the
travel costs associated with a scholar’s appearance and will also provide a
small honorarium.) Application Process Applicants should submit a proposal by
December 1, 2012. This proposal should
show evidence of significant preliminary work already completed on a project
fitting the theoretical scope of the Truman-Kauffman Scholars Program and the
plan of work necessary for its completion.
A bibliography should also be submitted.
The Committee will advise applicants in writing of the outcome of their
preliminary screening no later than January 15, 2013. Applicants selected to continue in the second
phase of the awarding process will be asked to submit by January 31, 2013:
1) A description of Truman Library materials that an
applicant has already examined and/or those that he or she intends to examine;
2) A projected timeline for completion of the applicant’s project as well as a
projected timetable for the production of articles and the manuscript; and 3)
An estimate of an applicant’s income during the year when the award will be
given. Applicants will be notified of
the Committee’s final decision in writing by February 15, 2013. Assurance will be required from the administrative
leadership of the scholar's home institution (dean, provost, president, or
other appropriate person) that the applicant is an especially promising member
of its faculty, and that the institution is prepared to make its own
contributions—beyond providing normal fringe benefits (including health
insurance) during the fellowship year—to assist the scholar in bringing the
project to completion, such as continued access to campus office, library, and
research facilities.
Application Requirements
Applications must include:
* Completed application form
* A copy of the applicant’s curriculum vitae
* Proposal describing the project that
explains the significance of
the project and sets it within the context of the
existing scholarly literature (not to exceed six pages in length)
* Bibliography (one page)
* Timeline for completion of the project and
production of articles
and the book-length manuscript
* Three reference letters
* Institutional support statement
Criteria Used in Judging Truman-Kauffman Research
Fellowships The Research, Scholarship and Education Committee will evaluate all
eligible proposals according to the following criteria:
1. The potential of the project to advance the
field of study in which it is proposed and make an original and significant
contribution to knowledge.
2. The ambition and scope of the proposed
project.
3. The quality of the proposal with regard to
its methodology, scope, theoretical framework, and grounding in the relevant
scholarly literature.
4. The feasibility of the project and the
likelihood that the applicant will execute the work within the proposed
timeframe.
5. The scholarly record and career trajectory of
the applicant.
6. Commitment by the scholar's institution to
assisting in advancing the project.
Contact Information
Mail, email or fax applications to:
Grants Administrator,
Harry S. Truman Library Institute,
500 West U.S. Highway 24
Independence, Missouri, 64050-1798.
USA
Telephone: (816) 268-8248
Facsimile: (816) 268-8299
For access to the application form, please visit:
Additional questions should be directed to: