research support programs

For additional information and application materials for all programs listed below, please contact Beth Willinger, Director, Newcomb College Center for Reseach on Women at 504.865.5238

Current Tulane undergrads and graduate students researching topics relating to women may apply for funds to help with the cost of conducting original research as part of a class project, independent study or thesis. The program annually awards grants averaging $300 each to up to five students per semester. Of special interest are projects that make use of the archival holdings of the Center or contribute to the scholarship on southern women and the education of women. Recipients will be expected to submit a final copy of the paper, thesis, or published article, or a finished work of art to the Center for inclusion in the collection of the Nadine Robert Vorhoff Library. The program is supported by the Jesselyn Zurik Fund for Research, and by Friends of the Center.

You may access and print out an application in pdf form, or pick one up on the second floor of Newcomb College Center for Research on Women. In addition to a completed application form, your proposal must include 1) a description of your research project; 2) an itemized budget; and 3) a letter of support from a faculty member familiar with your project.

Beth Willinger, Director,
Newcomb College Center for Research on Women,
Tulane University,
New Orleans, LA 70118.

Emily Schoenbaum Research and Community Development Grants

The Emily Shoenbaum Research and Community Development Grants Program is designed to encourage and support projects that will benefit the lives of women and girls, particularly those living in Louisiana. Projects may contribute to scholarly knowledge or to the general public's understanding of women's lives and experiences. We are especially interested in projects that have the potential to bring about change in women's lives or to affect public policy so as to improve the well-being of women and girls.

Applicants may be students, faculty or staff members of any Louisiana college, university, primary or secondary school, as well as community scholars and activists. Grants of up to $1,000 will be awarded for project related costs

This is a $500 annual award in recognition of a Tulane undergraduate or graduate student who has excelled in conducting an empirical social science research project on some aspect of women's roles in society, or who has pursued with distinction a curriculum focusing on this area. Applicants must be nominated by a Tulane faculty member.

Each year the Newcomb Archives awards two Travel-to-Collections Grants of $600 each to scholars wishing to conduct research in the Newcomb Archives. Applications are invited from graduate students for research towards M.A., Ph.D. or other post graduate degrees; faculty members working on research projects; or independent scholars working on nonprofit projects. To apply for funding please submit three copies of the following materials:

1) description of the research project and rationale for travel to the Archives (2-3 pages);

3) a budget itemizing anticipated research expenses.

Preference is given to researchers interested in Newcomb pottery; the lives of artists educated at Newcomb, particularly Sadie Irvine, Harriet Joor, or Juanita Mauras; or the life courses of educated women during the 1900-1950s.

Direct all queries and proposals to:

Susan Tucker
Curator of Books and Records
Newcomb College Center for Research on Women
200 Caroline Richardson Hall
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA 70118

The Newcomb College Center for Research on Women at Tulane University cordially invites applications to its Visiting Scholars Program for 2007-08. Women’s Studies scholars, artists, community organizers, and political activists who are without university affiliation in the New Orleans metropolitan area may apply for a summer, semester or calendar year appointment. Stipends of $1,500 for a summer appointment, and $3,000 for a semester or year-long appointment are available.

In addition to the stipend, the Center provides each scholar with a carrel in its Vorhoff Library; supplies and support such as stationery and copying; borrowing privileges of the Center and University libraries; access to the Internet and the Center's computer cluster; and the collegiality of a community of feminist scholars. During the period of appointment, Visiting Scholars are expected to be in residence in the New Orleans area, to attend weekly seminars, to give a public presentation on her work, and to participate as fully as possible in the activities of the Center. It is anticipated that the scholar's visit will result in a paper publishable in the Center's working paper series.

Scholars interested in applying for appointment as a Visiting Scholar should submit the following materials:

1. A letter of application or project proposal stating your research objectives for the term of appointment (please specify the term of appointment);
2. A curriculum vitae;
3. Examples of written work or significant publications;
4. Two letters of reference.

Selection is based on the following criteria:
1. Research experience and productivity;
2. Relevance of the proposed project to women's studies.
3. Preference is given to scholars whose research makes use of the Newcomb Archives and other resources of the Center.

Deadline for submission of materials is as follows: For summer 2007, the deadline is April 15, 2007; for Fall and or Spring 2007-08, the deadline is May 15, 2007.

Applicants typically will be notified within one month after receipt of all application materials. Please submit all materials or address inquiries to:

Beth Willinger, Executive Director
Newcomb College Center for Research on Women
Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana 70118
504-865-5238; FAX 504-862-8948
willing@tulane.edu

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