Dean's Fellowship in the History of Home Economics
The College of Human Ecology, Cornell University, is accepting applications for the 2008 Dean's Fellowship in the History of Home Economics and Human Nutrition. We invite faculty members, research scholars, and advanced graduate students with demonstrated background and experience in historical studies to apply. One award of $6,000 is available for a summer or sabbatical residency of six continuous weeks to use the unique resources available from the College and the Cornell University Library System in pursuit of scholarly research in the history of home economics and its impact on American society. Relevant historical subject areas include: history of food, nutrition, housing, the family, child development, and clothing and textiles, among other key topics in American social history. At the conclusion of the residency the fellowship recipient is asked to provide a brief final report to the dean, including a bibliography of research pursued, and preservation recommendations for pertinent library and archival holdings. A seminar or public lecture on the fellowship research is requested. Research projects should be intended for publication. Full application information for the post-graduate fellowship is available on this site. The deadline for applications is March 1, 2008.
Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship
Interim Dean Alan Mathios of the College of Human Ecology invites applications from Cornell University undergraduate students for a summer Fellowship in the History of Home Economics and Human Nutrition. The Fellowship will be awarded to a Cornell University undergraduate student and a faculty advisor for a "research-based " project using published and unpublished materials on the history of home economics and nutrition to be carried out in Kroch and/or Mann Libraries. Relevant historical subject areas include: history of food, nutrition, housing, the family, child development, and clothing and textiles, among other key topics in American social history. The amount of the 2008 summer stipend for the undergraduate student Fellow is $2,500 for an eight-week summer research position on the Cornell campus. The Fellow’s project must be directed by a Cornell University faculty member, although the project need not be associated with any particular course. Full application information for the undergraduate summer research fellowship is available on this site. Graduate students are not eligible to apply. The deadline for applications is March 31, 2008. The New York State College of Human Ecology is respected throughout the country for its incisive scholarship and pioneering work in four aspects of life and society: nutrition and health, environmental design and technology, economic and social well-being, and human development. The 1991 national conference, "Rethinking Women and Home Economics in the Twentieth Century," sponsored by the college, generated recognition of the need to encourage research in the history of home economics and nutrition. As a result, the fellowship was established and is continued by the Dean of the College of Human Ecology.
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