Faculty Residency and Project Completion Grant

Perry World House (PWH) is the global affairs hub for the University of Pennsylvania, connecting the world to Penn, Penn’s research to the world, and bridging the gap between academia and the policy world. To advance this mission, Perry World House is launching a new program designed for standing Penn faculty who seek to complete a significant research project and engage in policy outreach stemming from that project while in residence at PWH. We encourage applications both from faculty with sabbatical or other leave, and from faculty seeking a course reduction.

Specifically, Perry World House is seeking applications from Penn faculty members from any school or department to conduct or complete a research project that would benefit from the research time made available through a potential teaching load reduction. We are especially, but not exclusively, interested in applications that fit within one of Perry World House’s two broad themes:

  • The Future of the Global Order: Power, Technology, and Governance: This theme examines implications of changing global power dynamics, impacts of new technologies, and contributions of governance institutions for the future of international cooperation.

  • Global Shifts: Urbanization, Migration, and Demography. This theme examines human movements broadly, including the adaptation of populations around the world to changing environmental, social, political, and security contexts.

To learn more about these research themes and Perry World House, go to: https://global.upenn.edu/perryworldhouse

Successful applications will propose projects that are both policy relevant and interdisciplinary, in addition to advancing an academic research agenda.

Applicants must be standing faculty at the University of Pennsylvania at the time of their application and at the time of the residency.

Program features:

  • For standing Penn faculty who have existing sabbatical or other leave, PWH will provide up to $25,000 in research and outreach support (to be outlined in a budget proposal)

  • For standing Penn faculty seeking financial assistance from PWH to support a potential teaching reduction, PWH will provide significant financial support to be used to negotiate a course reduction with the relevant Dean as well as at least $10,000  in research and outreach support (to be outlined in a budget proposal). [Note that any teaching reduction or other leave remains subject to the approval of the relevant school Dean(s).]

  • The title of Senior Fellow at Perry World House for the applicable academic year

  • An office at Perry World House during the semester of residency

Program requirements:                                                                                                      

  • We expect that applicants will make Perry World House their intellectual and physical home for the semester, being part of the intellectual community in the building.

  • Regular attendance at the Perry World House Wednesday Lunch Seminar and other relevant Perry World House events.

  • Write a report describing their project that can be published on the Perry World House webpage.

  • Write 2 two-page policy brief that summarize two of their academic papers, or a series of their academic papers, in a way that is accessible for a relevant global policy audience.

  • Publicly acknowledge PWH’s support in future presentations of the work that was generated from the residency.

Application Process:

For Faculty that already have a sabbatical or other leave:

  • The name and Penn affiliation of the applicant

  • The title of the project and the proposed semester

  • A 1000-word description of the overall project that describes its academic merit, interdisciplinary character, and global policy relevance and that makes clear the scope of work to be completed during the PWH residency.

  • A detailed budget

For Faculty that are applying for a course reduction

  • The name and Penn affiliation of the applicant

  • The title of the project and the proposed semester of the course reduction

  • A 1000-word description of the overall project that describes its academic merit, interdisciplinary character, and global policy relevance

  • A detailed budget

  • A list of other potential sources of financial support for teaching relief (such as external grants)

For full consideration, submit proposals to https://apply.interfolio.com/58203 by May 1, 2019. If you have questions, please email worldhouse@pwh.upenn.edu.