Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation Career Enhancement Fellowships
Sponsor Deadline: October 30, 2015
Award Amount: $30,000 stipend, $1,500 research, travel or publication grant, and funding to attend the annual retreat

This fellowship aims to increase the presence of minority Junior Faculty (African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans and Native Alaskans), and other junior faculty members committed to eradicating racial disparities, and breaking down stereotypes and promoting cross-racial understanding in core fields in the arts and sciences.  The objective of the fellowship program is to aid the scholarly research and intellectual growth of junior faculty and improve their chances for moving successfully towards tenure by offering support for twelve months of research and writing.  Eligible fields in the physical sciences include computer science, earth/environmental/geological sciences, ecology, geography and population studies, geology, mathematics, oceanographic/ marine/ atmospheric/ planetary science, physics and astronomy.  Applicants should be in the third year of the tenure-track teaching appointment at the time of application, teach in one of the eligible academic fields, and be able to accept the award for the 2016-2017 academic year.