Salvatori Research Fund: March 20

The Center for Italian Studies at Penn offers annual research grants endowed by the late Henry Salvatori, EE’23, to support Penn students and faculty whose research investigates Italian culture and society. The deadline for submissions is March 20 and awards will be announced by April 5.

This year’s Salvatori awards sponsor three specific types of research projects devoted to Italian topics.

• For graduate students:

Up to $3,000, for travel for dissertation or pre-­dissertation research, conducted outside the United States (with exceptions) from May 1, 2018 to April 30, 2019.

• For standing faculty:

Assistant professors: up to $1,000, to support supplemental research expenses, in particular, incidental publication costs. To be used between May 1, 2018 and April 30, 2019.

Associate and full professors: up to $2,500, to support the initial or exploratory phase of a research or curatorial project. Examples are: monograph, edited book, article, digital project, library cataloguing project, faculty research group, study day, grant application, outreach initiative, exhibition, performance, installation and video (the last five must include a research component). Preference is given to projects involving collaboration with other faculty members, at Penn or outside Penn. The fund needs to be used between May 1, 2018 and April 30, 2019. Requirements are: one public presentation at Penn during the spring 2019, and a report to be published electronically by the Center within the Penn Scholarly Commons platform by August 1, 2019.

As funds are limited, requests below the upper limit are encouraged. It is not possible to apply for two consecutive years. Applications are evaluated by a committee of at least three faculty members plus the director of the Center.

Applications (Word or PDF) should include: a two-page proposal (ca. 6,000 characters no spaces), an estimate of expenses and a timetable. Graduate students need to provide one letter of support from a standing faculty member in the most relevant department or program. Applicants and recommenders should send an e­mail with the subject “Salvatori Awards 2018” to Mauro Calcagno, director, Center for Italian Studies, at mauroca@sas.upenn.edu by the March 20 deadline. The next call for applications will be in spring 2019.

Amici Prize: Undergraduate Research in Italian Studies: March 10

The Center for Italian Studies at Penn awards the Amici Prize, established in 1993, for a research project in Italian Studies to be conducted in Italy by a Penn undergraduate student, this year between May 1 and December 31, 2018.

The awarded sum is up to $1,500. The deadline for applications is March 10, 2018.

Applicants can propose a project in any field of Italian Studies with the support of their instructor/advisor who will advise and supervise the student. The project can originate from a class or be independent from it; it can be developed during an independent study but can also be pursued outside it. The outcome, which can take a variety of forms (paper, video, blog, etc.) will be shared with other Penn undergraduates, in ways arranged and coordinated by the Undergraduate Chair in Italian, together with the advisor. The Prize cannot be awarded to the same student in two consecutive years.

Applicants should send, via e-mail, a detailed project proposal (600 to 1,200 words) including a title, a description, an approximate budget, and a rough timeline for completion. The instructor/advisor will send, separately, his or her confidential letter of recommendation. Please submit these documents by March 10 as Word or PDF files attached to a message with subject “Amici Prize 2018” and addressed to Mauro Calcagno, director, Center for Italian Studies, at: mauroca@sas.upenn.edu