Archie Fund For the Arts & Humanities

Spring Deadline: 27 February 2009

The Archie Fund, named for former Dean of the College William Archie, is supported by an endowment from the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation. It aims to promote excellence in the undergraduate faculty, including the Calloway School. Most awards have been in support of research or creative activities.

Faculty in the arts and humanities are invited to apply for grants in support of their research and professional development. Junior faculty at the beginning of their careers will receive preference over senior faculty who have benefited from prior Archie Fund support. Eligibility is restricted to full-time, tenure-track or tenured faculty, and research support staff with adjunct faculty appointments on the Reynolda Campus. Nontenure-track faculty may be considered, IF their appointments continue next year. Funds for travel expenses to conferences will be considered, IF matched by contributions from departmental and/or other sources. In the event a faculty member receiving Archie funding should terminate his or her employment with Wake Forest, terms and conditions of ownership of such items as books, CDs, and equipment purchased with Archie funds will be negotiable at that time.

Faculty who have applied for external funding of their projects will receive preference over faculty who have not. Occasionally, preference may be given to senior faculty seeking to reengage with, or to enhance, their research agendas after a period of focused attention to instruction. Proposals will be evaluated and awards determined by the Dean of the College and a representative group of faculty the Dean convenes for this purpose. Please contact the Dean's Office with questions of substance.

Recipients of Archie awards are expected to prepare a final report describing the results of their projects and their plans for future activities based on the project outcome. The report should be submitted to the Dean's office no later than 90 days following the completion of the project period.

Proposals to the Archie Fund should clearly identify the following:

1. The rationale and significance of the project and its relevance to the applicant's discipline.
2. The activities proposed.
3. The expected outcome of the project and a discussion of further activities contemplated as a result of its successful completion.
4. A line-item budget and a brief discussion of any items that may not be clear to reviewers. Cost of meals should not be included in the line-items budget. MEALS WILL NO LONGER BE REIMBURSED, REGARDLESS OF UNUSED FUNDING AVAILABLE.
5. Clearly identify the expected duration of the project by month, date and year. The project should be completed in the time frame proposed.
6. Brief description of the outcome of previous awards.
7. Proposals should be clearly written and follow the guidelines. Incomplete applications WILL NOT be reviewed. Opportunities to rewrite proposals WILL NOT be permitted. Applicants will be required to resubmit revised proposals for review in the next round of Archie awards.
8. Once a project has been approved, no changes in the scope and plan of the project, or its budget, will be permitted.
9. Funds MUST be expended within the time frame of the project and may not be carried over to be used at a later time.

Proposals should be no more than 3 single-spaced pages, accompanied by a CV of no more than 3 pages.  Please send one set of the proposal material in PDF form via email to Dee Perry in the Office of the Dean of the College (perryd@wfu.edu) no later than 5 P.M. on the deadline date. In order to collect approval from Chairpersons, in lieu of an official signature on the electronic PDF proposal application, please have your department Chair send a statement of approval via email to Dee Perry at perryd@wfu.edu.

» Download the guidelines and application form (PDF)