Community Engagement Research (CER) Faculty Fellowship
The Community
Engagement Research (CER) Faculty Fellowship provides opportunities for faculty
members to engage in research that measures the impact of Community-Based Transformational
Learning (CBTL) and Community Engagement on students, faculty and
the community (partnerships). Such research is critical to informing the
broader institution on the value added of Community Engagement to our
university and the northeast Florida region.
Who is eligible for a Community Engagement Research Faculty Fellowship?
Fellowship
recipients are tenured or tenured-earning faculty members who:
- Demonstrate
commitment to CBTL and Community Engagement.
- Are
willing to commit some of their professional research efforts toward
understanding the impacts of CBTL and Community Engagement on students,
faculty or the community (partnerships).
- Demonstrate
an ability to work with the institution on research questions of mutual
interest.
- Make a
commitment to communicating with a variety of stakeholders about findings.
What are the benefits of a Community Engagement Research Faculty Fellowship?
- Opportunity
to complete research focused on the broad impacts of CBTL and Community
Engagement on students, faculty and the community (partnerships).
- Opportunities
to present or publish Community Engagement work at the state, national and
possibly international level.
- Community Engagement Travel
Award for $1,500 to attend and present at a national Community Engagement Conference in 2022.
- $1,500
stipend each semester (Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Summer 2022)
to support your research time and efforts.
What is required of a Community Engagement Research Faculty Fellowship recipient?
- Attend
monthly meetings with other CER Faculty Fellowship recipients along with
the CCBL Director and staff to discuss research progress.
- Design and
implement a research study focused on the impact of CBTL and Community
Engagement on community partners, students and/or faculty to be carried
out (data collected and analyzed) during the 2021-2022 academic year.
- Produce a poster and present your research at the Annual Community Engaged Scholarship Luncheon Fall 2022.
- Offer one
public lecture sharing the results of your impact study.
- Be
available, if invited, to make a short presentation to UNF Executive
Leadership on the purpose and outcome of your research study.
How does one become a Community Engagement Research Faculty Fellowship recipient?
Submit a research proposal through the online application form by 3:00 pm EST, Friday, March 12, 2021.
2021-2022 Community Engagement Research Fellowship Application
Application and research proposal requirements:
- Identify a
CBTL and Community Engagement research topic of interest that focuses on
the impact on students, faculty or the community (partnerships).
- Explain
the scope of the study as well as your interest in the
research topic and identify any past experience within the selected topic.
- Explain
the relevance of the topic for the broader institution.
- Provide a
timeline for completing the research study during the duration of the
program.
- Include a
copy of current C.V. – limited to 2 pages.
Review
Process:
Applications and
research proposals will be reviewed by the Director of CCBL with input from
Center staff and UNF Executive Leadership.
Applications will
be reviewed according to the following criteria:
- The extent
of prior experience the applicant has with the type of research proposed
and the specific research topic selected.
- The
research topic selected is relevant to the institutions interest in CBTL
and Community Engagement.
- The
viability of the research being completed by the summer of 2022.
- Although
all research proposals are encouraged, preference will be given to
applications that focus on impacts on the community (partnerships) and
students (beyond learning outcomes).
Up to three projects will be selected. Applicants
will be notified by May 7, 2021.
If you have questions, please contact Justin Sipes at justin.sipes@unf.edu.