NYUADI Research Grants
Fellowships for Individual Scholars

Round II: Application Deadline August 1, 2010

Full Proposals for individual fellowships

Fellowships will be housed in interim facilities pending completion of the permanent Saadiyat Island campus in 2014. Additional rounds of competition for Fellowships may be announced at a later date, depending on availability of funds.

Eligibility to Obtain Support

Faculty from all disciplines and the full range of departments and schools are invited to apply. Applicants must be full-time NYU faculty who are tenured or on tenure-track, or who are Arts Professors (all ranks) in the Tisch School of the Arts, or Music Professors (all ranks) in The Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, or Clinical Professors in the Arts (all ranks) in The Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development (or recruits to these faculties). NYUAD Standing Faculty (and recruits to that faculty) are also eligible to apply.

There are no restrictions on the number of Principal Investigators who may apply from the same department, assuming that the Department Chair and Dean agree with the arrangements.

Duration of Support

Fellowships are meant for individual scholars, who wish to engage in activities in Abu Dhabi such as writing books or planning books for which regional knowledge is essential; and for creative writers and artists in residence. The fellowship duration may vary from six months to two years. The stay in Abu Dhabi can be combined with a sabbatical from NYU.

Criteria for Awarding Support

Proposals will be evaluated on the basis of the following criteria:

• Quality of scholarly or creative content
• Scholarly strength and record of the applicant(s) and ability to undertake the project successfully, including appropriate commitment of time at NYUAD
• Potential for advancing the mission of NYU, including integration of the NYUAD project with research and projects at NYU in New York
• When appropriate to the project, relevance to the region

Conditions of Support

As a condition of support, all research funded by NYUAD will require the frequent and regular presence of award recipients at NYUAD. Fellows are expected to be active members of the community on the NYUAD campus, contributing significantly to its intellectual life and environment, and when invited, teaching in its undergraduate program.

Commitment of Time at NYUAD

Scholars on fellowship awards will typically be located in Abu Dhabi for most of the duration of the award. Recipients who relocate to NYU Abu Dhabi will receive a full package of competitive benefits for themselves and their immediate families, including housing, travel allowances, and private school tuition.

Department and School Approval of Proposed Project 

All projects must have the support and approval of Department Chairs and School Deans. Applicants must consult, reach agreement with and obtain the approval of their Department Chair and Dean.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR FELLOWSHIPS

Application Form (NetID login required)

Abstract (up to 1 page)

In language suitable for non-specialist readers, describe the project and its relationship to the goals of the NYU Abu Dhabi campus and NYU in New York.

Project Narrative (no more than 5 pages)

• Description of the project and its goals
• Relationship of the project to the investigator’s scholarship and research at NYU, including currently funded research and scholarly commitments
• Proposed timeline of activities
• Congruence of the project with the goals of the NYU Abu Dhabi Institute
• When appropriate to the project topic, relevance to the Abu Dhabi region

Appendix Material

• Two-page Biosketch: biosketch requirements (PDF)
• Organization and Operations Plan, including plan for spending time at NYUAD, participation in the community, and if seeking a leave of more than one academic year, the impact on the commitment at NYU in New York.
• Letters of support from Dean and Department Chair. The letters should describe the relevance of the project to school and department plans for advancing research, and approve the Organization and Operations Plan.
• Contact information for six qualified reviewers from outside New York University at the Associate Professor level or above. Please include names, titles, departments, institutions, phone and fax numbers, and e-mail addresses. Do not include as potential reviewers any current or previous collaborators, dissertation advisors, postdoctoral supervisors, personal friends or mentors. Those listed may be asked to review the proposal.
• Names of possible reviewers who should not be solicited as referees, if applicable.

Budget

Proposals for fellowships should include budgets showing estimated costs for a term of award from six months to two years. Funds may, for example, be used for: regional travel for research; purchase of books, journals, films, images, or data sets; publication of research; purchase of tools and materials, etc. Exclusive of relocation benefits, annual fellowships will typically be in the range of 75,000-100,000 dollars.

Proposal Routing and Signatures

Complete the appropriate approval and transmittal form with sign off by Dean and Department Chair as follows:

For proposals from all schools at NYU Washington Square, including the College of Dentistry and the College of Nursing, complete the OSP Synopsis Application for Approval for Research or Training Proposal Submission.

For proposals from the NYU School of Medicine, complete the NYU School of Medicine/Office of Science and Research Transmittal (MS Word doc).

For proposals from the Polytechnic Institute of NYU, submit the Polytechnic form.

Submission: One Hard Copy plus Electronic Submission

Paper copy: Submit one hard copy of the application, and the Application Form and a hard copy of the School Transmittal Form with appropriate signatures.
and
Electronic submission: Electronically submit the application as a single PDF file containing all required items for the application, along with the Application Form and the School Transmittal Form.

Submit applications and address any questions to

Farooq Niazi
Director of Research Administration,
NYUAD Institute and Provostial Research Programs
Bobst Library, Room 1226
70 Washington Square South
farooq.niazi@nyu.edu
(212) 992-7223