Sample RFP Comparison

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Sample RFPComparison
Proposal Writing

• Cheryl Geisler
• Week 5

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Academic FellowshipsResidential vs General

• Sample RFP Comparison
• Cheryl Geisler

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My Interest

• Going on sabbatical
• interested in finding ways to spend it
• need to do some historical research
• wanted to look into library fellowships

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Huntington
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Huntington

• one of the largest research libraries in US in
  Anglo-American civilizations.
• Founded in 1919 by Huntington
• Serene estate 10 miles from downtown LA

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ACLS
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ACLS

• Mission to advance humanistic studies
• Established in 1919 to represent the US
• Watchdog and champion of the humanities

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Huntington Fellowship

• Provides access to collections
• American history, British history, literary
  research, art history, science and technology,
  womens studies
• New and struggling work
• PhD and PhD candidates

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Huntington Award History

• 100 expected
• guides to collections available
• info on previous recipients

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Huntington Terms

• Residence 1-12 mo
• _at_ 2K per month

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ACLS Fellowships

• Allow teacher/administrator to resume
  scholarship younger to initiate scholarship
• further the development of the humanities

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ACLS Award History

• 60 expected
• 9 acceptance rate
• list of last years award available

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ACLS Terms

• PhD by Oct 97
• 25-40K
• 6-12 mo
• Jul 1- Feb 1 start date

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Overall

• Good for academic start-up or recovery
• project already in hand
• mostly supplemental to sabbatical pay

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Comparing

• ACLS
• more competitive
• more dogmatic and traditional
• Huntington
• more restrictive
• more cutting edge