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Faculty Fellowships

The Fox Center's Faculty Fellowship is a selective program to support the research of tenured Emory faculty. Each year, we select a number of Faculty Fellows whose projects engage our annual theme. Our fellowships are intended primarily for faculty in Emory’s College of Arts and Sciences, but each year we reserve one fellowship for a faculty member in another of Emory's schools (Law, Theology, Business, Medicine, Nursing, Public Health, or Oxford College).

Fox Center Faculty Fellowships provide a full year of teaching and administrative leave and Fellows receive a private office in the Fox Center and $3000 in additional research funding. During their term of residence, Faculty Fellows attend the weekly fellows' seminar and participate in programming related to the Fox Center's annual theme. In the academic year following their fellowship, Faculty Fellows offer a Keyword seminar on a topic of their choice.

Applications for our 2026-2027 cohort are now open. Learn more about our 2026-27 research theme "Habitat" and apply via Interfolio.

Eligibility

To be eligible for a faculty fellowship, you must be a tenured faculty member in the Emory College of Arts and Sciences or another Emory University school (Law, Theology, Business, Medicine, Nursing, Public Health, Oxford College).

In accordance with the College leave policy, faculty should expect to engage fully and be in residence for three years between leaves. Faculty who have taken leave in the three years preceding the fellowship year are ineligible for a fellowship. Previous funding or released time for a related project may be taken into consideration during the selection process. Except in unusual circumstances, faculty are expected to return to Emory for at least two semesters in residence after the fellowship.

Our faculty fellowships are a longstanding program for tenured Emory faculty, but we are happy to consider applications for seminar participation only by untenured or teaching track faculty at Emory whose research is particularly resonant with the theme. Applications may be made in the spring semester preceding the start of the theme year. If you are interested in this option, please email Director Carla Freeman, copying Associate Director Mae Velloso-Lyons.

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2023-24 Fox Fellows-in-Residence with Director Carla Freeman.

How to Apply

To apply, please complete our online application form in Interfolio. You will be asked to upload the following documents:

  • Project description (1000 words maximum, including a timeline for the fellowship year)
  • Curriculum vitae

You will also be asked to provide the following information:

  • Title and brief description of a Keyword seminar that you would offer in the year following the fellowship
  • E-mail information for one non-Emory recommender. Your recommender will be automatically notified via Interfolio to upload their letter to your application file. 
  • Email information for your department chair. Your department chair will be automatically notified by Interfolio to upload a letter approving your leave.
  • Details of previous or ongoing funding received for this project. 
  • Previous leave history as well as course releases received during the past 7 years.

 

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Former Faculty Fellow Ellie Schainker leads a Keyword Seminar at the Fox Center.

Application Timeline

  • September 2025: Online application form goes live.
  • December 2025: Applications close. Letters of recommendation must be received before the deadline.
  • February 2026: Decisions are announced.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, but applicants applying without tenure must receive formal approval of tenure prior to the start of the fellowship.

In accordance with College policy, faculty who have been on leave in the three years prior to the fellowship year are ineligible for a fellowship. If you were on research leave more than three years ago, you are eligible to apply.

We are happy to consider applications for seminar participation only by untenured or teaching track faculty at Emory whose research is particularly resonant with the theme. Applications may be made in the spring semester preceding the start of the theme year. If you are interested in this option, please email Director Carla Freeman, copying Associate Director Mae Velloso-Lyons.

Receiving a Fox Center faculty fellowship will reset your sabbatical clock.

Applicants should describe the specific research and writing planned for the period of the fellowship, the expected output, and provide a detailed timeline. Applicants should describe the project’s engagement with the annual theme and how this work will benefit from and contribute to the interdisciplinary scholarly environment.

The Fox Center Director, staff, and executive committee are unable to provide feedback on application drafts or engage in substantive discussion of applications prior to submission. We recommend that you seek feedback from faculty colleagues.

Fellows are expected to minimize travel during the semester and must seek explicit permission from the Center Director to miss the weekly fellows' seminar. 

Your recommender should be a senior scholar in your field at another institution who is familiar with your research.

The letter from the department chair should indicate their approval of you taking leave, should you be granted this fellowship. It does need to comment on your fit for the program.

Please email foxcenter@emory.edu.