Townsend Working Groups
The Townsend Center Working Groups program sponsors research in the humanities and the humanities-related social sciences. The aim of these working groups is to bring together faculty and graduate students at Berkeley in an effort to create scholarly dialogue and to foster the free exchange of ideas on shared research interests.
The Townsend Center funds nearly 60 groups per year ranging across a wide spectrum of subjects and disciplines. The primary coordinator of each working group must be affiliated with at least one UC Berkeley department, which will serve as the “home” department and will administer the funds awarded by the Townsend Center. The average award ranges from $250-$750 for the academic year.
Groups that have been in existence for more than 10 years are invited to apply for a multi-year award (3 years). Both new groups and continuing groups may also apply for an enhanced award for the use of Web 2.0 technologies.
The application deadline for 2010-2011 is Monday, May 3, 2010.
Download the 2010-2011 Townsend Working Group guidelines and application:
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