Job Opportunity: Assistant Director of Communications, Franklin Humanities Institute
Deadline: Open until filled
The FHI promotes research, education and public engagement in the humanities. This position will play a vital role in explaining the value of the humanities in interpreting the human experience, making sense of our world and enriching our lives, and to making the FHI’s work broadly accessible to public and campus audiences.
Work Study Opportunity: Student Camera Operators/Video Editors at the Franklin Humanities Institute
We need reliable students eager to learn & practice video production and editing. Great job for VMS majors! The John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute is continuing to grow our robust YouTube library with talks, seminars, and project highlights. Join us!
Call for Proposals: Faculty Book Manuscript Workshops, Spring 2025
Deadline: September 16, 2024
The Franklin Humanities Institute’s Faculty Book Manuscript Workshop Program provides support for the development and completion of scholarly monographs. It provides a structure for generating constructive, informed criticism on near-final book manuscripts, at a moment in the writing process when authors can most effectively utilize feedback. The aim of the program is to transform already excellent scholarly projects into superior published works. The Book MS Workshop award includes funding as well as logistical support. (Note that it does not include fellowship or course-release funding.)
FHI Opportunity for Authors: Permission Fee Subvention
Deadline: Rolling; release date: August 14, 2024
FHI is pleased to announce subventions for Duke authors who need to include illustrations in their forthcoming books and find the fees charged by sources such as museums, archives, and publishers prohibitive. Other fees related to book illustrations (such as the engagement of an image editor or costs incurred for copy photography) may also be applicable. Applications can be submitted on a rolling basis, though the funding available per fiscal year is limited.
Co-Sponsorship Funding and Support
Deadline: Rolling
Each year, the FHI provides co-sponsorship funding and support to a large number of events and projects at Duke. Requests will be reviewed by the FHI Director at least once a month. If you do not receive a response in 3 weeks, please contact FHI Assistant Director Pamela Montgomery (montgome@duke.edu).