Call for 2025 Applicants
Information session (online): January 30, 2025, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Application deadline: February 9, 2025, 11:59 p.m.
Apply for the 2025 Research Communication Fellowship
Apply to become a UW Libraries Research Communication Fellow! This program is designed for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) graduate students who want to share their research or other academic work. Fellows will be asked to create a physical artifact that visually communicates their research. The artifact can take many forms: poster, artwork, visualization, etc. All artifacts will be exhibited physically in the UW Libraries Research Commons, and there will be an online reception for Fellows in the Research Commons in Spring 2025. Fellows will also be asked to participate in an interview with the Fellowship Team that will become the basis for a blog post or news article and creator’s statement to accompany the physical exhibit. Participating will enable fellows to raise the visibility of their work on campus, form networks with other students, and develop skills for communicating research in public formats.
The Research Commons is a space for interdisciplinary, innovative, and collaborative student work. Components of this ethos, along with the UW Libraries’ strategic goals around advancing research for the public good and creating equitable environments, will inform the Fellowship selection process. The criteria will favor interdisciplinary and collaborative work, open work (for example, open access publishing or projects with public scholarship components), and digital scholarship methodologies/tools (for example, data analysis, mapping platforms, or digital humanities work).
Fellows will receive a $750 fellowship award into their student account and will be invited to attend a reception at the end of the fellowship. While this fellowship will begin Winter 2025 and will last through Spring 2025, over the course of the entire period we expect Fellows will spend approximately 5-10 hours on their individual project, 1-2 hours at the reception, and 3-4 hours checking in for a total of about 9-16 hours of labor.
The reception will be online and tentatively held in the week of May 27. We are happy to discuss any accessibility concerns and make accommodations.
Application deadline: February 9, 2025 at 11:59 PM
- Application form
- Statement of interest (three questions):
- Brief description of your research or other academic work
- Description of your proposed research artifact
- Description of how your work meets some of the following selection criteria. Note that successful projects are NOT required or expected to speak to all criteria.
- Interdisciplinary or collaborative
- Open or publicly-engaged work
This opportunity is open to graduate students on the Seattle campus, including Masters students and PhD students. Fellows’ names will be public as a part of this fellowship. Names and digital versions of the artifacts will be on a Libraries webpage, and artifacts will be displayed in public spaces. We would be happy to discuss any concerns you may have.
Selection criteria
- Intended for BIPOC graduate students
- Open to all disciplines and types of graduate study at UW
- Description of proposed artifact that demonstrates a plan for creativity or experimentation
- Proposed project exemplifies interdisciplinary or collaborative work
- Proposed project work has open/public components
- Description of research or academic work and proposed research artifact is clear and can be completed within the given timeframe (approximately 5-10 hours of work).
- Former fellows are welcome to apply, but priority will be given to new applicants.
- Angela Chen, School of Public Health, Department of Health Systems and Population Health, PhD in Health Services
- Amelia Dogan, Information School, PhD
- Farrah Hasan, School of Marine and Environmental Affairs, Master’s program
- Marielle Marcaida, Department of Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies, PhD in Feminist Studies
- Chenae White, School of Education, PhD in Special Education
Questions?
If you have any questions about your eligibility, the application materials, or the process, please contact [email protected].