Lattie Coor Endowment
In support of Teaching and Research in the Humanities
General Information
The Lattie F. Coor Endowment was created in 1992 to recognize the exceptional accomplishments of a President who served for 13 years at the University of Vermont, from 1976-1989. In keeping with Lattie Coor's humanistic values, his advocacy of liberal arts education, and his interest in the relationship of the Humanities and other disciplines, the Lattie Coor Endowment was established to encourage innovation and excellence in Humanities teaching and research, with special emphasis on multi-disciplinary initiatives.
All Humanities faculty are eligible to receive support from the Endowment. These include faculty members in Art and Art History, Asian Languages and Literatures, Classics, English, German and Russian, History, Music, Philosophy, Romance Languages, Theatre and other programs centrally concerned with language and culture. Faculty members in other academic departments and programs are also eligible for support of work that deals with the historical and cultural contexts and/or philosophical foundations of their fields of study.
Lattie F. Coor Award Categories
- Faculty Awards in the Humanities
Approximately $20,000 is available each year for Faculty Development Awards to provide support and enhancement of the research, scholarly or artistic activities of faculty in the Humanities. Amounts up to $2,500 can be obtained from this source. Application is by proposal and applications will be reviewed once per semester by a committee consisting of Humanities faculty plus the Associate Dean as a non-voting member. The deadlines are October 1 and April 1.
- Proposals must identify how the project will enhance the applicant's research, scholarly and/or artistic activity. The proposal should also indicate what impact, if any, the project will have on the applicant's teaching (if the work affects a particular course) and/or on the University community at large.
- Project summaries should provide clear and explicit information on the project's importance, methodology and expected outcome, taking into account an audience of non-specialists.
- Budgets should be realistic, detailed, and make the most of the funding available.
- In cases where there are more strong applications than funds available, priority will be given to applications from junior faculty.
- Lattie F. Coor Faculty Development Awards may NOT be used for attendance at meetings, conferences or symposia, nor may they be used for the purchase of computer hardware.
- Recipients of 2009-2010 Faculty Research Support Awards are not eligible for this funding.
- Recipients of the awards will be expected to provide a brief written description of what was accomplished with the funds.
- Timeline for utilization of funds: All awarded funds must be fully expended by the close of the fiscal year in which the award is received. Unexpended balances do not roll forward into the next fiscal year cycle.
- Please complete the application, including supporting documentation in Microsoft Word format, and send it as an email attachment to cas+coor@uvm.edu
- International Travel Funds
In an effort to help with the costs of overseas travel, approximately $5,000 of Lattie Coor funds is allocated each year to provide support for faculty giving papers at Humanities meetings held outside the continental United States. The maximum award amount is $500 per faculty member each academic year. Applications may be made in writing to the Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at any time and will be evaluated on a first-come, first-served basis until the funds are expended.
Please complete the application and send it as an email attachment to cas+coor@uvm.edu
- Research Assistantships
To foster research in the Humanities by providing assistance to faculty and financial support to students, faculty may apply for grants for a specified number of hours of research assistance. The maximum grant amount is $1,000 (=100 hours of research assistance). There will be up to 7 such grants available each year. The students assisting faculty who are awarded these grants will be known as Lattie F. Coor Research Fellows.
Application:
- Project summary: 500 to 1000 words
- Curriculum vitae
- Work plan: specify the work the assistant will do, and the number of hours required, as well as the time frame for the work
- Assistant: Provide a one-paragraph description of your proposed assistant, including status and qualifications
- Letter of support from your department chair
- Please send a proposal including the information above as an email attachment to cas+coor@uvm.edu
- Conference/Event Co-Sponsorships
Approximately $3,000 is available each year to assist departments and programs with the sponsorship of events relevant to the Humanities. Maximum award is $300. Applications are made in writing to the Associate Dean and will be evaluated on a first-come, first-served basis until the fund is expended.
Eligibility:
- Applicants must be faculty, departments or programs at the University of Vermont.
- Events must contribute to Humanities scholarship on campus, they must be open to the public, and all advertising must acknowledge the support of the Lattie F. Coor Endowment.
- Please send proposal via email to cas+coor@uvm.edu
- Support for Humanities Programming and Teaching
$5,000 is available each year for larger Humanities programming efforts than those outlined under #4 above. These include conferences, symposia, and performances. Events must be open to the public, and all advertising must acknowledge the support of the Lattie F. Coor Endowment. The planning of such events and programs must be coordinated with the Director of the Humanities Program to ensure the highest visibility and campus-wide cooperation. Application is by proposal as under #1 above.
Last modified September 10 2009 04:45 PM
