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Gulf Faculty Fellowship

About the Gulf Faculty Fellowship

The Gulf Faculty Fellowship Program is a one-year fellowship, with the possibility for renewal, funded by the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine, designed to encourage teaching and outreach on Gulf Coast sustainability issues. Tenured, tenure-track and non-tenure track faculty in a wide variety of fields, including the social sciences, natural sciences, human sciences, humanities, arts, design, business and engineering, are encouraged to apply to become a Gulf Faculty Fellow.

Faculty Fellows must add Gulf sustainability issues to one or more existing or new undergraduate classes as a module, section or project in the class. Faculty should plan to keep this Gulf component in their class(es) beyond the funding period. Students in the Gulf Scholars Program will take these classes as electives. Interdisciplinary teaching and community engagement are encouraged. Classes should address one or more sides of the Auburn Sustainability Compass (nature, economy, well-being and society), and should cover at least one of the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Gulf Faculty Fellows will receive an award of $2,000, with the possibility of renewal for a second year and an additional $2,000. Limited additional funding is available for outreach projects, class travel and other teaching-related expenses, upon request.

We will have a Zoom open house for faculty who are interested in the Gulf Faculty Fellowship on December 12, 2023 from 9am-10am. To register, and to receive the zoom link, send an email to Trixie Langley langltd@auburn.edu.

The application for the Gulf Faculty Fellows program will open on November 3, 2023, and applications are due January 19, 2024.   

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