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October14,2016ThankyouforyourinterestintheBlackMetropolisResearchConsortium2017SummerShort-termFellowshipProgram.ThisdocumentcontainsinformationabouttheFellowship;eligibilityrequirements;applicationproceduresandmaterialsspecifictoscholarsandartists;deadlinesandcontactinformation;Fellows’responsibilities;andfacilitiesandservices.AbouttheFellowshipThroughaninternationalcompetition,theBMRCoffers1-monthresidentialfellowshipsintheCityofChicagoforitsSummerShort-termFellowshipProgram.GenerouslyfundedbytheAndrewW.MellonFoundationsince2009,theSummerShort-termFellowshipProgramhasengagedscholars,artists,writers,andpublichistoriansfromtheUnitedStatesandEuropetobetterformulatenewhistoricalnarrativesofChicago’spast.Thenew,originalresearchandartdevelopedthroughthisprogramissignificantasitilluminatesthenationalandinternationalimportanceofChicago’sAfricanAmericancommunity.ThepurposeoftheSummerShort-termResearchFellowshipis:�TocreateresearchopportunitiesforscholarsandartiststoconductprimaryresearchinChicago-basedarchivalrepositories;�TogeneratenewknowledgeinthefieldofAfricanAmericanhistory;�ToengagethelocalChicagocommunityinthehistoryoftheirhistory.WiththelatestroundofMellonFoundationfunding,theBMRChasintroducedanewcohortmodelinwhichscholars,researchers,andartistswillbeselectedbasedontheirworkinbroad,yetdefined,subjectareas.Thissubject-areacohortmodelhasenabledBMRCstafftoconcentrateitssupportefforts,alongwithitsmemberinstitutions,infocusedsubjectareas.ThisalsoenablesFellowstoshareandexchangeideasandfacilitatecollaborationwithothercohortmembers.ThisapproachisfosteringlastingtiesandrelationshipsbetweenFellowsthatextendbeyondthelengthofthesummerprogramitself.AsonepreviousFellowcommentedforanevaluation,“OftenIfeelisolatedatmyuniversityintheworkIdoandthis[short-termfellowship]mademefeelapartofamuchlargerandvitalendeavorofhistoricalrecovery.”

BoardofDirectorsStevenAdams,ChairpersonLifeScienceLibrarian&PsychologyLiaison,NorthwesternUniversityErikGellman,ViceChairpersonAssociateProfessorofHistory,RooseveltUniversityElisabethLong,TreasurerAssociateUniversityLibrarianforDigitalServicesLibrary,UniversityofChicagoJulieWroblewski,SecretaryArchivist,Archives&Manuscripts,ChicagoHistoryMuseumJanetHarper,Librarian,CenterforBlackMusicResearch,ColumbiaCollegeChicagoValerieHarris,AssociateSpecialCollectionsLibrarianandAssistantProfessor,UniversityofIllinoisatChicagoGlennHumphreys,Librarian,SpecialCollections,HaroldWashingtonLibraryCenter,ChicagoPublicLibraryD.BradfordHunt,VicePresidentforResearchandAcademicPrograms,NewberryLibraryMorris(Dino)Robinson,Jr.,Founder,ShorefrontLegacyCenterCeciliaL.Salvatore,AssociateProfessor,DominicanUniversityCoordinator,ArchivesandCulturalHeritageAdamStrohm,InterimDirector,UniversityArchivesandSpecialCollections,PaulV.GalvinLibrary,IllinoisInstituteofTechnologyTrusteeEmeritusLeroyE.Kennedy,VicePresident,OfficeofCommunityAffairs,IllinoisInstituteofTechnologyFacultyAdvisorJacquelineStewartProfessor,DepartmentofCinema&MediaStudiesandtheCollege,UniversityofChicagoBMRCStaffAnitaMechler,ProgramManager/Archivist

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Thesubjectareasforthe2017SummerShort-termFellowshipProgramare:GospelMusic

August2017willmarkthe85thanniversaryofThomasA.Dorsey’s(FatherofGospelMusic)gospelmusicstandard,“TakeMyHand,PreciousLord,”whichwascomposedhereinChicago.TheBMRCwillinvitescholars,musicologists,andmusicianstosubmitproposalstoresearchtheunder-investigatedmusicalgenreofChicagogospelmusicanditsimpactonAmericanpopularmusic,Jazz,and/orothermusicalgenres.

Design,UrbanDesignandArchitectureIn1937,LaszloMoholy-Nagy,aHungarianphotographeraswellasprofessorintheBauhausschool,wasrecruitedfromEuropetofoundtheNewBauhausinChicago,whichwouldlaterbecometheSchoolofDesignandthentheInstituteofDesign.WewillinviteresearcherstoinvestigatethelivesandcareersofAfricanAmericandesignersworkinginChicagoand/orhowmoderndesignapproaches,througharchitectureandurbandesign,affectedAfricanAmericancommunitiesintheCityofChicago.

EachFellowshipconsistsofone-monthofsupportduringthesummerfellowshipperiod.TheBMRCprovidesastipendof$4000foreachFellowtobeutilizedduringthesummerintheyearinwhichitwasawarded.TheBMRCawardsapproximately12-15fellowshipseachyear.Fellowshipsmaynotbedeferred.Eligibility

� Citizensorpermanentresidentsfromanycountry(applicantfromcountriesoutsidetheUnitedStatsmustholdavalidpassportandbeabletoobtainaJ-1visaeveniftheyarecurrentlyintheUnitedStates)� Scholarsandartistswithoutstandingcapabilitiesandexperiencefromavarietyofbackgrounds(includingacademia,journalism,andotherprofessions)� Englishlanguageproficiency

ApplicationProcedures

Allmaterialsmustbesubmittedelectronically,startingonNovember14,2016to:bmrc.submittable.com/submit.ThefollowingapplicationmaterialsmustbesubmittedbyJanuary15,2017:

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ApplicationsMaterials

AllfilesshouldbesubmittedinPDForMSWordFormat,unlessotherwisenoted.Youmaysubmitapplicationmaterialsinseparatefilesorallinonefile(allinonefileandPDFpreferred).Pleaseincludeyourlastnameinfilenameofalldocuments.

1. Coverletter:Applicationsshouldprovideacompellingnarrativeofhis/herinterestinresearchingAfricanAmericanhistory,evidenceofleadershipandinnovation,showinghowthefellowshipopportunitycouldgeneratenewperspectivesonChicagohistoryandcontributingknowledgetothefieldofAfricanAmericanhistoryintheCityofChicago.

2. TitlePage:Includeapplicant’sname,contactinformation,projecttitle,academicsponsorand/orresearchinstitution,andreferencenamesandinstitutions.

3. Curriculumvitae4. StatementofIntent:Whatistheanticipatedimpactofyourresearch?Whoorwhat

willbemostaffected?(<200words)5. ProjectDescription:Astatementofoutliningtheprojectwithamaximumof1500

words.Pleasedescribeyourproject,andexplainitssignificance.TheprojectdescriptionmustdemonstratetheneedforcollectionsinatleasttwoBMRCinstitutions.(Pleaseseehttps://bmrc.uchicago.edu/about-bmrc/bmrc-members/fordescriptionsofBMRCmemberinstitution’scollectionsandforlinkstosearchtheircollections.)TheseBMRCcollectionsshouldbevitaltotheapplicant’sresearch.Outlineyourplanofwork,andthestatusofanyprojectalreadybegunandanydataalreadycollected.Applicantsshouldtakespecialcaretobeasspecificaspossibleaboutmaterialstobeconsultedduringtheproposedfellowshipperiod.Whenappropriate,applicantsshouldalsomakespecificreferencetopreviouspublishedscholarshipthatwillberevisedorsupplementedbytheproposedproject.

6. Lettersofrecommendation:Three(3)lettersofrecommendationaddressingthemeritsofthecandidateandthecandidate’sproposal.Individualsfamiliarwiththeapplicant’sskills,experience,andresearchshouldwritetheseletters.Lettersshouldemphasizethequalificationoftheapplicant,inparticularanyuniqueabilitiestocontributesignificantlytothefieldofAfricanAmericanhistory.LetterwritersmustsubmitanelectroniccopyoftheirrecommendationlettersviaanemailsentdirectlyfromSubmittable.Letterssentontheapplicant’sbehalfshouldincludeapplicant’slastandthesender’slastnameinthefilename.Itistheapplicant’sresponsibilitytohavethreelettersofrecommendationsenttotheBMRCbytheapplicationdeadline.

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7. Supportmaterials:Allsubmittedworksamplesshouldhavebeencompletedwithinthepastfour(4)years.Anoteofexplanationshouldaccompanyanyworksamplecompletedoutsideofthistimeframe.

ScholarsOnescholarlypaperorarticlethatdoesnotexceed25pages,includingallfootnotes,endnotes,andimages.UploadaPDFfileinmanuscriptformat,double-spaced,andinaneasilyreadable10-or12-pointfont.Thefilecannotexceed10MB.

AllArtists

Anyworkdonewithacollaboratormustbenoted.Pleasedescribeyourrolewithrespecttothework.Pleasesubmitsamplesofcriticalreviewsofyourwork,ifavailable.

Film/VideoArts

Submittwodifferentfilmorvideosamples.Work-in-progressisfine.Donotsubmittrailersasyourworksample(s).Iftheapplicantplanstoproduceavideoworkintendedforagalleryinstallationand/orpresentation,theapplicationshouldbesubmittedasavisualartwork.

FeatureLength:

Forfeaturelengthorfilmsthatexceedfiveminutes,uploadtwo5-minutesexcerpts.Filescannotexceed120MBeach.

Inaddition,ifthefullworkisavailableonlinethroughVimeo,orSoundCloud,pleasenotethelocation(webpage/URL)intheapplication.

Screenwriters: UploadaPDFfileofafullscreenplay.Filecannotexceed10MB. UploadaPDFfileofaone-pagesummaryofthesamescreenplay.

Uploadavisualsample(lessthan5minutes),ifavailable,ofthesameprojectoranotherproject.Filecannotexceed120MB.

Musicians/Composers

Submitdocumentationoftwodifferentworks,atleastoneofwhichwascompletedwithinthelastfour(4)years,withrecordingandscore,asdirectedbelow.

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Uploadanaudiorecordingofeachwork: �Onetrackperpiece,movement,orexcerpt(nomorethefivetracksperwork). �Pleasetitletheaudiofiletocorrespondwiththetitle(andmovement)ofthe score.

�Audiofilesarelimitedto30MBinsize. ComposersmustalsouploadthescoreasaPDFfileofthesubmittedwork.

PleasetitlethePDFofthescoreorleadsheettocorrespondwiththetitleoftheaudiofile.ComposerswhodonotusetraditionalscoresmustuploadaPDFdescribingthetransmission/performancemethodoftheirwork,intheworksamplesectionoftheapplication.

Theater

Following the guidelines noted below, submit a sample of a completed work. Do not submit works-in-progress. Directors:DVDofaperformance.Playwrights:Submitasectionofaproducedplay,upto15pagestotal.

VisualArtistsUploadeightdigitalimages:

�Preferredfilesizeforallstillimagesislessthan3MBeach�Onlyoneartworkperimage,unlessitisaninstallationview.�Twooftheeightimagesmaybedetailshots,installationviews(toshowscale),orvideo,whenappropriate.

Writers/LiteratureSubmitawritingsampleofcompletedworkorwork-in-progress.Thetitleoftheworkshouldappearonthetopofeachpaperoftheuploadedfile.UploadaPDFfileinmanuscriptformat,double-spaced,andinaneasilyreadable10-or12-pointfont.Filecannotexceed10MB. Fictionwriters:15pagesminimum,25pagesmaximum Nonfictionwriters:15pagesminimum,25pagesmaximum

Poets:6-10poemsinONEPDFdocument.Poetsdonotneedtodouble-spacetheirsubmissions.Totalsampleshouldnotexceed15pages.Journalists:Submit3substantivepublishedarticles,upto20pagestotal.

DeadlinesandContactInformationAllapplicationmaterials,includinglettersofrecommendation,mustbereceivedbytheBMRCatbmrc.submittable.com/submitby12AMCSTattheendofJanuary15,2017.

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Theselectionprocessbeginsimmediatelyafterthisdate.Therearenoextensionsforthisdeadlinedateandincompleteapplicationsmaybedisqualified.QuestionsabouttheapplicationprocessmaybedirectedtotheBMRCatbmrc@uchicago.edu.SelectionCriteria,ProcessandNotificationTheidealproposalwillclearlyarticulateconceptsandobjectivethatarebothinnovativeandfeasible.Fellowsareselectedaccordingtofourcriteria:

1. Professionalrecord–Education,trainingand/orexperienceandqualityofpreviouswork;

2. QualityoftheProject–Theproject’ssignificance,andtheextenttowhichitwilladvanceresearchinandpromoteuseofmaterialpertainingtoAfricanAmericancultureandhistory;

3. Capacity–Thecapacitytosuccessfullycompletetheresearch,asevidencedbyplanningskills,andpotentialtomanageandcarryouttheproposedproject;

4. Impact–DemonstratedneedforaccesstotheBMRCmemberinstitution’srepositories.

Applicationswillbereviewedbeginningimmediatelyafterthedeadline.Areviewpanelcomprisedofabroadspectrumofexternalresearchersandscholarswithineachsubjectareawilljuryallapplicationssubmitted.Thereviewpanelwillselectapoolofsemi-finalistsdeemedeligibleforinterviews.Interviewswillbeconductedbeforemakingafinalselection.AllcandidateswillbenotifiedofthestatusoftheirapplicationbyMonday,April3,2017.FundsareavailableforFellowstostarttheirone-monthresearchperiodanytimebetweenMay1andJune1,2017.Theapplicationandselectionprocessisconfidential.Fellows’ResponsibilitiesTheworkproducedbytheFellowsisviewedasagifttothepeopleofChicago.Therefore,theBMRC’sexpectationsforFellowsareto:

1. Diligentlypursueactiveresearchrelatedtothetopicoutlinedinapplicationproposal;

2. Participateinopeningandmid-summerevents.TheseeventsprovidenumerousopportunitiesfortheFellowstomeeteachother,theBMRCmemberarchiviststheywillbeworkingcloselywith,andotherBMRCstakeholders.

3. Presentafinalpublicpresentationoftheirresearchactivitiesatthecloseofthesummerprogram;

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4. ProvidetheBMRCwithan“endoffellowship”reportandparticipateinashortsurveyforfeedback.

Althoughnot“required,”westronglyencourageformerFellowstomaintaincontactwiththeBMRCandparticipateintheFellows’AlumniGroup.ThisforumprovidesopportunitiesforFellowstoupdatetheircolleaguesandtheBMRContheircontinuingworkandscholarshipinthefieldofAfricanAmericanhistory,actasjurorsforfutureapplicants,and/oractasmentorsforcurrentFellows.FacilitiesandServicesFellowswillhaveaccesstoafurnishedofficeintheBMRCsuiteduringregularbusinesshours.TheBMRCislocatedonthecampusoftheUniversityofChicago.TheUniversityofChicagoprovidesFellowswithaccessprivilegesattheUniversityLibraryincludingdigitalresources,book,andjournalcollections.AlthoughfellowsareresponsibleforlocatingtheirownhousinginChicago,theBMRCstaffcanassist,ifnecessary,withlocatingon-campushousingattheUniversityofChicago.