This is the educational programming summary.

Grants & Fellowships

The Center supports faculty and student research on innovative topics related to the southern United States with travel grants, summer research stipends, postdoctoral fellowships, and course development awards.  Applicants from all academic disciplines are encouraged to apply.

Faculty

Postdoctoral Fellowships in Southern Studies

The Center is currently offering two (2) one-year postdoctoral fellowships in the history, culture, or society of the American South.

Faculty Course Development Awards

Course development grants for summer 2010 will be allocated to the American Studies Department for the development of the new Southern Studies undergraduate major. Core Southern Studies faculty are invited to submit proposals for the new gateway and exit courses for the major. For more information, contact one of the following faculty members:

Harry Watson, 962-0523,  Joy Kasson, 962-4063 or Marcie Cohen Ferris, 843-9881


Students

Frances Ferris Hall Fund for Undergraduate Research

The Center for the Center for the Study of the American South announces the establishment of the Frances Hall Ferris Fund to support research by UNC-CH undergraduates on women in the American South. Up to two awards of $500 will be made each spring for use in following year.

Graduate Student Travel Grants

The Center offers UNC-CH graduate students grant support for travel expenses to scholarly conferences.

McColl Dissertation Year Fellowship in Southern Studies

The McColl Dissertation Year Fellowship provides a year’s funding for a UNC graduate student to complete a doctoral dissertation on a topic related to the southern United States.

Summer Research Circle

The Southern Research Circle provide financial support for research by select UNC graduate students.

Visiting Scholars

Graduate students, faculty, and independent scholars who plan to use the resources available here at the University can apply for affiliate status to support their ongoing work on a major research project.  Projects might include dissertations, articles, and monographs.