Jesse Fine Fellowship
The Jesse Fine Fellowship, housed in the Poynter Center for the Study of Ethics and American Institutions, supports the study of work focused on moral concepts and problems in practical ethics, citizenship, and professional life. Successful course development applicants will receive $5,000; summer research funding proposals will receive $10,000. The fellowship is made possible by a gift from Dorothy Fine to honor the memory of her husband, IU graduate Jesse Fine.
Application deadline:
- January 16th
Proposals are invited for the following activities:
- Designing a new course in the summer that includes ethical questions as a significant organizing theme or proposing a substantial revision to an existing course to include or expand its attention to ethics.
- Summer funding for research that addresses practical and professional ethics.
Eligibilty
- Full-time faculty may apply.
- Courses and research in all fields and schools will be considered, with a focus on units outside the departments of philosophy and religious studies, in line with the wishes of the donor to increase attention to ethics across disciplines.
- The course must be approved to be offered by the applicant’s home department or school before the end of the following academic year.
Application Process
Applicants must be current members of the IU Bloomington faculty.
The dossier should include:
A project description of about 100 words.
A 1-page letter addressing the following:
- The basic or organizing ethical questions to be examined in the course or research project
- For course development proposals, the extent and nature of any revisions to an existing course and the anticipated learning outcomes.
- For research support, a brief summary of how the funds will move the project forward and how the project will contribute to existing literature
The application should be submitted using the online form. It will then be routed to the chair for approval.
Jesse Fine Fellowship Application
Poynter Center director Indermohan Virk (ivirk@iu.edu) and Poynter Board chair Elaine Monaghan (emonagha@iu.edu) will be happy to answer questions about the program and the application process.
Post Fellowship Requirements
Jesse Fine Fellows will be expected to provide a one-page progress report by December 1 in the year that they received the summer funding with details about;
- the syllabus revision, along with a copy of the syllabus, OR
- status of their research project.