Past Opportunities

JULY 15, 2019

CFP: Understanding the Countryside: Rural Europe in a Post-Global World 9.9.2019

DEADLINE JULY 15. SUBMIT CV, AND TITLE OF PAPER AND ABSTRACT (300 WORDS MAX). The Institute of European Studies and the Institute of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies at UC Berkeley invites proposals for a one-day graduate conference that aims to bring together students working on European rural issues at the local, regional, national, and continental level. The ultimate goal of the conference is to provide graduate students working on topics with a European rural component a platform to interact with each other and also with professors from different departments across campus.

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JUNE 20, 2019

CFP: Experiential Design- Rethinking Relations Between People, Objects and Environment

This conference at Florida State University offers a unique invitation to engage in cross disciplinary discourse around the role of people, objects and environments and how our individual practices and professions are, in reality, inseparable from each other.

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MAY 17, 2019

Afaf Kanafani Prize

The Afaf Kanafani Prize is a $500 award given for the best paper by a UC Berkeley student dealing with any topic related to the subject of women in the Arab world, with priority given to those dealing with MENA women's struggles for rights and freedoms. The paper must have been produced in a UC Berkeley class during the academic year 2018- 19.

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APRIL 26, 2019

Townsend Center Working Groups Applications for 2019-2020

Townsend Center Working Groups bring together faculty and graduate students with shared research interests. This year, the Center is pleased to support over 70 Working Groups.

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APRIL 15, 2019

CFP: Embodying the Periphery 

We invite scholars, activists, artists and practitioners to share their investigations of the periphery through the bodily lens—not only through the methods of the social sciences but also of the arts and humanities, architecture, and city planning. Human interplay with non-human materials means that urbanity is embodied via techniques of the body just as much as it is objectified as the spatial form of the city itself. This is an interdisciplinary publication of the UC Berkeley Global Urban Humanities Initiative.

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APRIL 2, 12-2PM in 356 BARROWS

Introduction to NIH Grants

Interested or involved in grant writing? This workshop will act as a basic resource for anyone interested in grant writing, such as graduate students and faculty.

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MARCH 25, 2019

CFP: Call for Submissions: UHI Salon 02_Plan

SALON 02 is currently open to submissions of presentations or projects on the theme of plan by alumni and friends of the UCLA Urban Humanities Initiative. A plan is the opposite of improvisation, it is a moving target towards the unreal. For us, plans can be disciplinary, normative and managerial, yet they could also generate unruly, critical and disruptive results. This year's Salon 02 will be held at UCLA on May 25-26. We welcome proposals of an interdisciplinary nature. All are encouraged to apply! Submit to: GUS.WENDEL@AUD.UCLA.EDU.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2019 at 5PM

Human Rights Fellowship 2019

The Human Rights Center Fellowship provides $5,000 awards to UC Berkeley undergraduate, graduate and graduating students to conduct human rights-related projects with a partner organization over the summer and to participate in the year-long fellowship. Since 1994, we've enabled more than 325 fellows to work on pressing human rights issues around the world. 

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FEBRUARY 19, 2019 at 5PM

Indigenous Scholar Fellowship 2019

Thanks to the support of the Full Circle Fund, the Human RIghts Center is offering two fellowships to indigenous-identified students working on indigenous issues in our 2019 Human Rights Fellowship Cohort. These fellows will spend 6-8 weeks working with an organization of their choosing during summer 2019. Fellows will also produce a written or documentary piece for publication and present at our annual Fellowship Conference.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Call for Art and Dance on theme of Resilience

Bulbfest 2019 will explore the theme of Resilience at a shoreline landfill through outdoor art installations and dance performances at a festival on May 8 and exhibition to run through the summer. The call for proposals can be seen at bulbfest.org.

JANUARY 30, 2019

East Asian Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships for 2019-2020 and Summer 2019

FLAS fellowships provide funding to students to encourage the study of less commonly taught foreign languages in combination with area and international studies. Fellowships are available for graduate students in East Asian and Central Asian Languages (summer only). Awards for the study of Chinese (Mandarin or Cantonese), Japanese, Korean, Mongolian, and Tibetan are available for AY 2010-2020 and Summer 2019. In addition, a select number of awards for the study of Central Asian languages, including Uigyur, Kazakh, Uzbek, and Tajik, will be given in Summer 2019.

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JANUARY 12, 2019

Ground Up Issue 08 - Call for Submissions

Ground Up is the annual publication produced by graduate students in the Department of Landscape Architecture + Environmental Planning. Issue 08 seeks content exploring the concept of HOME—from the hearth to the heartland, from suburbia to satellites, from genius loci to gentrification. We encourage submission materials contributed by distinct voices that speak to the many meanings of home.

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JANUARY 7, 2019

2019 SWITZER FELLOWSHIPS FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS

Switzer Fellowships are given to top graduate students in New England and California who demonstrate outstanding leadership potential, and who are committed to a career in environmental improvement. The award includes a one-year $15,000 cash award; two multi-day leadership training and cohort-building retreats; access to other Switzer grant programs and career support; and membership in the Switzer Fellowship Network. 

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DECEMBER 20, 2018

CfP: Techniques of Memory: "Landscape, Iconoclasm, Medium and Power"

The Global Urban Humanities Initiative is pleased to announce its upcoming Spring 2019 symposium Techniques of Memory: Landscape, Iconoclasm, Medium and Power on April 17-18, 2019. This symposium will explore research, projects and dialogues on memory and monuments. The Call for Scholars, Artists, Architects and Activists is now available.

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DECEMBER 14, 2018

2019 Arts Research Center Fellowship Program

The ARC Fellows program advances interdisciplinary research in the arts and design at UC Berkeley, providing support for six self-nominated pairs of UC Berkeley faculty members and graduate students to work together on research projects of mutual interest. The cohort will meet regularly during the Spring 2019 semester; each faculty-student pair will get an opportunity to present and discuss their research, and each Fellow will receive a $1,000 research grant.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2018

CfP: Room One Thousand Issue 7 "the material"

With this year's issue, Room 1000 will examine architecture at-large through a close look at the stuff it's made of—to approach architecture as simply a condition of the materials which comprise it. So what is architecture made of? And what is the story of that stuff? Can we better understand the elevated qualities of architecture (beauty, functionality, timelessness, profit) as emergent properties of these base material conditions? We seek provocative texts that might fall outside the framework of most disciplinary scholarly journals.

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Creative Discovery Grants from Arts+Design

Berkeley Arts + Design is able to offer undergraduate course grants of up to $5,000 to promote innovative pedagogy in Creative Discovery for Spring 2019. Submit a one-paragraph proposal, budget and draft syllabus online. Grant recipients will be notified by end of day Dec 12.

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Richard and Ruben Rosillo Grant for Transfer Students

The Richard & Ruben Rosillo grants are awarded to low-income transfer students who have medical, dental, health, or unforseen circumstance expenses. Students must be Pell Grant or Dream Act Scholarship recipients as verified by the Financial Aid & Scholarships Office. 

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NOVEMBER 1, 2018

GUH Student Publication Grants

GUH provides support to interdisciplinary student teams editing publications on urban themes with a strong humanities approach. Editing teams must include one graduate student from the College of Letters and Science and one from the College of Environmental Design. $5,000 per student plus limited production costs provided.

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

CfC: Mediating and Representing the Slum

Submit 500-word abstract to Jason Finch and Maxwell Woods. This special issue/collection seeks to examine the effect and function, as well as the cultural and urban politics, of representing and/or mediating those urban spaces referred to as "slums." Interested participants are encouraged to contact Jason Finch and Maxwell Woods prior to submission of abstracts with any questions they may have.

OCTOBER 23, 2018

FivePoint Scholarship

The FivePoint Scholarship Program was established by the San Francisco Foundation in partnership with UNCF to provide scholarship opportunities to eligible undergraduate students at CED. Recipients of the scholarship will receive a waiver of technology fees associated with studies at CED. This includes the fees to use the computer lab, the fabrication shop, and the digital fabrication lab. Applicants must be juniors or seniors and be African American or of African descent.

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Judith Lee Stronach Undergraduate Travel Scholarship

The Judith Lee Stronach Travel Scholarships are open to undergraduates in all departments at CED and are meant to encourage the study of new places, cultures, and people. The winter awards cycle scholarships are awarded to students who genuinely seek service-learning opportunities within the context of volunteer work, a structured study-abroad program, or self-directed senior thesis research.

OCTOBER 15, 2018

CfP: 56th IMCL Conference on A Healthy City for ALL in Portland, Oregon

Submit 250-word abstract here. International Making Cities Livable LLC rejoices that many cities now are becoming more healthy by making great improvements in walkability, bikeability, public transit, and access to community places, nature and healthy food, as well as housing and neighborhood urban planning that supports social and ecological sustainability. But the BIG challenge is that these goals are not reaching the population groups most in need. The conference will take place on June 17-21, 2019 at the Sentinel Hotel in Portland, OR.

OCTOBER 11, 2018

EDA Student Seating Element Design Competition

The Environmental Design Archives (EDA) is hosting the 3rd annual form follows student seating element design competition. Street furniture company mmcité 7 is sponsoring this year's competition, challenging CED students to design and build a seating element for the Wurster Hall courtyard inspired by collection materials in the EDA.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

CFP: ALUS Symposium "Simultaneity in the City"

Submit proposals (20 min length) with abstract (200 words max) and brief biographical note to Lena Mattheis and Saskia Herlein. The Association for Literary Urban Studies announces its call for papers for its symposium "Simultaneity in the City." The symposium will explore questions that relate to simultaneity in the city and the challenges that arise in representing it, while also encouraging research on the potential and potency of the concept. It will take place on the Essen Campus of the University of Duisburg-Essen.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

FALL 2018 SYMPOSIUM STUDENT SHOWCASE Call for Student Presentations and Posters

We are seeking printed visual presentations (posters) by students who have taken GUH courses representing your work in studio or seminar courses. If you have taken multiple GUH courses, you may also create a poster mapping your GUH journey and how it has affected your research/creative practice. At the symposium you will stand by your poster and explain your work in an informal setting. You are also welcome to display photos, video, objects, or other work products from GUH courses. It is easy to turn a PowerPoint presentation into a poster. If you need help with graphic skills, we can provide guidance. Submit proposals to Sarah Hwang at sarahhwang@berkeley.edu. Read the complete guidelines here.

JUNE 30, 2018

Call for Papers: Berkeley Undergraduate Journal of Classics (BUJC)

Submit 250 word abstract, cover page, and paper formatted Chicago Style. BUJC is accepting submissions for the Fall 2018 issue. The journal is looking for papers and translations relevant to ancient Mediterranean cultures, and welcome works form both undergraduates and recent graduates in all departments.

APRIL 20, 2018

GUH Course Enhancement Grants

The Global Urban Humanities Initiative (GUH) provides course enhancement grants and workshops for faculty teaching graduate or undergraduate courses on cities and urban life. Faculty will each receive $2,000 to be used for travel, technical training, books, research assistance, guest speakers, etc. and will participate in a syllabus workshop to share ideas with colleagues in different disciplines.

MARCH 20, 2018

Threshold 47: Repeat Call for Papers

Thresholds is an annual peer-reviewed journal produced by the Department of Architecture, MIT School of Architecture and published by the MIT Press. Thresholds 47: Repeat seeks scholarly writing and artistic interventions addressing the lives of art and architecture through the rubric of the repeat in a variety of modes: the remake, remastering and restaging, revivalism and restoration, pre-mechanical reproduction and early historical conceptions of repetition, and the second lives and afterlives of things.

JANUARY 31, 2018

CFP: Art, Ecology and Climate Change

Cogent Arts & Humanities welcomes submissions of research articles, critical and curatorial essays to a special collection on “Seeds of fierce engagement: Creative work at the intersection of contemporary art with ecology, climate change, and environmental activism”. Artwork, films, audio pieces, datasets and other multimedia files can be submitted as supplementary material.

JANUARY 19, 2018

Call for Proposals Research Project: Ed Ruscha’s “Streets of Los Angeles”

Interested researchers should submit a 1000-word project description, including a work plan and a CV. Proposals are especially welcome from interdisciplinary approaches such as digital humanities, history of urban planning, cultural geography, historians of Los Angeles, in addition to allied fields of art history, photography, architecture, and visual culture. In addition, projects are sought that will consider the collection as a teaching tool, develop unique methodological approaches, and/or employ advanced computing tools or techniques, such as computer vision or data visualization. Questions and proposals can be referred to the GRI’s Digital Art History team via gridah@getty.edu.

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Kala Art Institute Print Public Call for Proposals

Kala Art Institute is seeking proposals from Bay Area artists to create temporary place-based public art projects along San Pablo Avenue in West Berkeley. Print Public Award includes: $7,500, Up to 17 months of studio residency at Kala with 24/7 access to our communal studio spaces, one Kala class and a group exhibition.

OCTOBER 1, 2017

CFP Undergraduate & Graduate Course Grants 2018-20

GUH invites interdisciplinary two-person faculty teams to submit proposals for two type of courses for the 2018-2020 academic years. The first opportunity is for an undergraduate research studio course on cities and urban experience (at a Bay Area site) that will combine approaches from the arts and humanities and the environmental design disciplines. The second opportunity is for a graduate traveling research studio. GUH will sponsor international research travel by faculty and graduate students to investigate urban form and experience. Proposals received by October 1st will be considered for the 2018-2020 academic years.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Call for Student Proposals for Interdisciplinary Publications

GUH is offering support for interdisciplinary publications on cities and urban life. GUH support covers a one-time collection of research, essays, and/or visual materials around an urban topic or theme that draws on the knowledge of a variety of disciplines. Detailed application information is available here.

May 24, 2017

Course Enhancement Grants for Continuing Lecturers

GUH is offering course enhancement workshops for continuing lecturers teaching graduate or undergraduate courses on cities and urban life. Application information is available here

MAY 4, 2017

Course Enhancement Grants for 2017-18

GUH is offering course enhancement grant fellowships for faculty teaching graduate or undergraduate courses on cities and urban life. This grant fellowship program brings together faculty who teach about cities in a variety of disciplines to workshop syllabi for existing or new courses. The purpose of the workshops is to share ideas for readings, pedagogical techniques, and approaches across disciplines in order to enhance teaching about cities and urban life. Detailed application information is available here.

MAY 1, 2017

Townsend Conference & Lecture Grants

The Townsend Center provides small grants for partial funding of public conferences, lectures, and symposia taking place at UC Berkeley. Average awards for lectures range from $200-$500, and up to $2,000 for large conferences.

APRIL 10, 2017

CFP Undergraduate & Graduate Course Grants 2017-18

GUH invites interdisciplinary two-person faculty teams to submit proposals for two type of courses. The first opportunity is for an undergraduate research studio course on cities and urban experience (at a Bay Area site) that will combine approaches from the arts and humanities and the environmental design disciplines. The second opportunity is for a graduate traveling research studio. GUH will sponsor international research travel by faculty and graduate students to investigate urban form and experience. Proposals received by April 10th will be considered for the 2017-2018 academic year.

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

California Map Society / Rumsey Map Center Paper Award

The California Map Society (CMS) is a founding friend of the David Rumsey Map Center. As partners, the Society will underwrite and facilitate the jurying and awarding of a Student Paper Award of $1000, plus travel for speaker events and a one year membership to the California Map Society. Papers are to be submitted on any topic, but must include maps not simply as locational guides, but as an integral part of the research. The researcher must include a map or maps from the David Rumsey Map Center and/or Stanford University Libraries.

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JANUARY 15, 2017

CFP - Other Globes: Past and Peripheral Imaginations of the Global

This two-day international conference, sponsored by the Amsterdam Centre of Globalisation Studies (ACGS) and the Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis (ASCA) invites papers that explore cultural practices that - in an era of intensive globalisation – imagine the global otherwise. In addressing questions pertaining to “Other Globes”, contributors are invited to broach narratives, images and practices from any era and cultural context, and in any genre and medium.Please submit abstracts (max. 300 words, for 20 min. presentations) together with a short academic CV (max. 200 words) to otherglobes@gmail.com.

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JANUARY 4, 2017

GROUND UP Journal - PROCESS

GROUND UP is the ASLA award-winning annual publication of the Department of Landscape Architecture + Environmental Planning at the University of California, Berkeley. For our sixth issue, we seek contributors to explore PROCESS in all of its manifestations. As we investigate this theme, so embedded in our discipline, we invite others to expand its potential. PROCESS is a narrative of construction, the path from parti to product. With its successions, erasures, modifications and shifting edges, the term speaks to a present in flux. PROCESS describes modes of formation deciphered through sedimentary strata. It is a text, a feast. It is time travel, geomorphic weathering, a Matryoshka doll -- opening inward and outward to new and hidden possibilities. GROUND UP seeks printable media up to 2,500 words long with accompanying graphics. Shorter entries of 500-1,000 words are highly encouraged, as are design proposals, speculative or built. We welcome interdisciplinary research and analysis, novel forms of written and artistic expression, and student work of all kinds, as well as video and audio submissions for the journal’s online component. Submissions are open until January 4th, 2017. To contribute, email us at groundupjournal@gmail.com and include "Issue 06 Call for Submissions" in the subject line.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Global Urban Humanities-Townsend Fellowships for Graduate Students and Faculty

The Global Urban Humanities-Townsend Fellowships for faculty and graduate students at UC Berkeley support research on contemporary and historical cities that engages approaches from the arts and humanities and the humanistic social sciences and from the disciplines of architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, and urban planning. Candidates from a wide range of departments are encouraged to apply. The Fellowship program is part of the broader Global Urban Humanities Initiative (GUH), which is funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Applicant research projects should fully engage questions or methods from the humanities and should be clearly centered on urban topics. The research projects of current fellows provide examples.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Open Rank Position at NYU: Faculty of Arts and Science: Humanities

With the generous support of the Mellon Foundation, the division of the Humanities in the Faculty of Arts and Science at New York University invites applications for a full-time tenured or tenure track position in the humanities with areas of specialization in the study of urbanism, the urban environment, and cities outside of Europe and North America in any time period. We aim to appoint the successful candidate at the Assistant, Associate or Full Professor level, beginning September 1, 2017, pending budgetary and administrative approval. Candidates should be prepared to teach relevant undergraduate and graduate courses within the appropriate department. Applicants are invited from across the range of humanities disciplines. Desirable research and teaching interests include, but are not limited to: the built environment; architectural history; the humanistic study of urban design or urban ecology; and social and cultural urban processes.

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OCTOBER 31, 2016

Fellowship at the Advanced Research Collaborative at the CUNY Graduate CENTER

The Advanced Research Collaborative (ARC) of the Graduate Center invites applicants for Distinguished Fellowships for the 2017 - 2018 academic year. Applicants should have outstanding records of published research and scholarship. In addition to academic distinction, preference will be given to scholars whose interests strengthen the research priorities of ARC in the following areas: Inequality, Immigration, or Multilingualism. Distinguished Fellows are provided with an office, a computer, and access to the Graduate Center’s academic infrastructure. A Distinguished Visiting Fellow will receive a Salary of up to $72,000 for the full academic year or up to $36,000 for a single semester.

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OCTOBER 15, 2016

HASTAC Scholars

The HASTAC Scholars fellowship program is a student-driven community of graduate and undergraduate students who are working at the intersection of technology and the arts, humanities and sciences. Their work centers on rethinking pedagogy, learning, research, and academia for the digital age. More than 800 graduate and undergraduate HASTAC Scholars have been sponsored by 145 colleges and universities from several countries. Scholars make professional and intellectual connections beyond their institutions and disciplines by collaborating, blogging, and sharing research and opportunities on HASTAC.org.

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OCTOBER 4, 2016

My LA2050 Grants Challenge

Over the last few years, a community of civic-minded Angelenos has shared a vision for the future of Los Angeles. The goals for LA in the year 2050 – on which the My LA2050 Grants Challenge is built – are drawn from citizen visions, the LA2050 report that codifies those goals and metrics to track progress, and input from advisors and partners. The object of this Contest is to select Los Angeles County based projects, impacting one of the five LA2050 Goals: Making LA the best place to play, Making LA the best place to create, Making LA the best place to learn, Making LA the best place to connect, and Making LA the best place to live, for grants of either $25,000, $50,000, or $100,000.

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October 3, 2016

Residency at Jan van Eyck Academie 

The Van Eyck invites artists, designers, photographers, architects, landscape architects, curators, writers, and thinkers to apply for a residency for 6 to 12 months. Participants receive time and space to develop their talents and discover unexplored perspectives. The Van Eyck offers: a studio; studio visits by guest advisors; well-equipped labs (printing & publishing, photography/new media, wood, metal and a library); the opportunity for collaborative projects and a public programme of events and talks; a café-restaurant; and an inspiring multidisciplinary, international working environment. Starts April 2017.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Alternative Exposure Grant program

Southern Exposure's Alternative Exposure grant program supports the independent, self-organized work of artists and small groups that play a critical and significant role within the San Francisco Bay Area arts community. Alternative Exposure provides monetary awards—giving grants of up to $5,000—to foster the development and presentation of artist-led projects and programs that are direct, accessible, and open to the public. Funded activities may include a new exhibition or exhibition series, the ongoing work of an arts venue or collective, a public art project, a one-time event or performance, publications directly related to the visual arts, an online project, an artist residency, a series of film screenings, and more.

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September 17, 2016

Center for Craft, Creativity & Design Graduate Research Grant

The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design is now accepting applications for Craft Research Fund grants in three categories:

  • Project grants for researchers, curators, and Ph.D. candidates
  • Exhibition Research Grants for museum, non-profit gallery, and independent curators
  • Graduate Research Grants for MA students

Project Grants and Exhibition Grants are available for up to $15,000 and Graduate Grants are available for up to $5,000.

To learn more visit: the Craft Research Fund.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Gray Area’s Creative Code Fall Immersive

A ten-week education program focused on giving a small cohort of students a strong foundation in the art of creative code. Gray Area's mission is to apply art and technology to create positive social impact through education, civic engagement, and public programs.

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September 10, 2016

CFP - Materiality - Technique - Embodiment Across the Bay

The Research Group on Critical Science and Technology Studies invites all researchers, scholars, PhD students, faculty, artists and technicians from the Bay Area, whose technical, intellectual, and academic interests and expertise pertain to the themes of materiality, technique, and embodiment to submit their works, projects, and ideas to mte.across.the.bay@gmail.com to be shared with and presented to a diverse and critical audience within the 2016/17 academic year. Possible trajectories of interest include: the micro scales of everyday life, materialities of audio, visual and olfactory phenomena, technical and embodied human/non-human continuities, and visceral materialities that traverse the binaries of human/non-human.

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AUGUST 31, 2016

POST-DOC at HALMSTAD University in ethnography and design

Halmstad University is seeking a full-time post-doctoral researcher with expertise in ethnographic research and digital video, for up to 20 months from December 2016 or January 2017, for work on the interdisciplinary project Human Expectations and Experiences of Autonomous Driving (HEAD). The position is funded through a grant awarded by Vinnova, Sweden. The HEAD project is situated at the forefront of AD car research and this position represents a chance to be part of a team that will develop and apply innovative and interdisciplinary digital, sensory and visual ethnographic techniques of research and dissemination within this context. These approaches will be brought together with and experimental user experience (UX) research methodologies in order to create new insights into user expectations and experiences of the AD car to inform and contribute to AD car design. Candidates should have been trained to PhD level in anthropology, design or in a cognate discipline such as human geography, sociology, ethnology or a related interdisciplinary field. Halmstad University prepares people for the future by creating values, driving innovation and developing society. Founded in 1983, the University has long been associated with new ways of thinking, relevant degree programmes and small student groups. Research at Halmstad University is internationally acclaimed as cutting-edge and with a multi-disciplinary approach. The University actively participates in social development through extensive and renowned collaboration with both the business and the public sector.

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AUGUST 14

RESIDENCY - JACOBS INSTITUTE FOR DESIGN INNOVATION ARTIST IN RESIDENCE

Berkeley’s interdisciplinary hub at the intersection of design and technology invites students from across campus to spend a semester working on projects of artistic expression to promote novel and experimental usage of tools and equipment, while showcasing the incredible talents and creativity of UC Berkeley students. Selected artists will receive a complimentary Jacobs Hall Maker Pass for the fall 2016 semester, as well as $1000 towards materials. Artists-in-Residence and their projects will be highlighted on the Jacobs Institute website, media coverage, and the end-of-semester showcase, scheduled for December 7 and 8, 2016.

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JUNE 3 (ROLLING)

DIGITAL HUMANITIES AT BERKELEY SUMMER INSTITUTE

Digital Humanities at Berkeley will be hosting its Summer Institute (DHBSI) from August 15 - 19, 2016. The Summer Institute is an opportunity for the Berkeley digital humanities community to gather for intensive training and collaboration. Tara McPherson, Associate Professor of Critical Studies at the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts, will provide a keynote address. The Summer Institute is open to faculty, staff, postdocs, and graduate students affiliated with Berkeley through fall semester 2016. The program is free of cost for all participants. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. This year's course offerings include:

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JUNE 27

CLINTON GLOBAL INITIATIVE UNIVERSITY INNOVATION FUND

This new funding competition aims to source, support, and feature the most effective, high-impact college student entrepreneurs and innovators worldwide by providing critical, early-stage seed funding. Selected scholars will receive funding to advance projects that fit CGI’s Commitments to Action model and an invitation to attend CGI U 2017. The Innovation Fund is open to any student 18 years of age or older currently enrolled in an institute of higher education (part-time or full-time status/ undergraduate or graduate).

Application Logistics: Prospective applicants can submit their project ideas in an online pre-application. The deadline for pre-applications is Monday, 27 June 2016. Only pre-applicants whose projects best fit the selection criteria will be invited to submit a full application in July 2016.

About CGI U: Building on the successful model of the Clinton Global Initiative, which brings together world leaders to take action on global challenges, President Bill Clinton launched the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) in 2007 to engage the next generation of leaders on college campuses around the world. Each year, CGI U hosts a meeting where students, university representatives, topic experts, and celebrities come together to discuss and develop innovative solutions to pressing global challenges. But CGI U is more than just a meeting- it is a growing community of young leaders who don't just discuss global challenges but they take real, concrete steps toward solving them. Throughout the year, and as a prerequisite of attending the CGI U meeting, students develop their own Commitments to Action: new, specific, and measurable initiatives that address pressing challenges on campus, in local communities, or around the world.

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May 31, 2016

YBCA Fellows

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) is the Bay Area’s creative home for civic action. We believe that culture precedes change, and it is the responsibility of arts organizations to spur and support societal movement.

The YBCA Fellows program brings together creative citizens from across the Bay Area - artists and everyday people alike - to engage in a yearlong process of inquiry, dialogue and project generation. Each Fellowship cohort will explore and respond to a question that emerged from our annual YBCA 100 summit. Together, they’ll use art and culture to inspire community transformation and drive new possibilities into the public imagination. Fellows’ projects will ultimately be presented at YBCA's bi-annual Public Square event that provides a platform to share new information, surface big questions, and enact change.

YBCA will select 30 individuals to join our next Fellowship cohort. Selected participants will respond to the question "What does EQUITY look like?"

YBCA is interested in working with changemakers who live in the San Francisco Bay Area. This is not just an opportunity for artists; rather, for all creative, socially inclined individuals. This is a place for makers, thinkers, do-gooders and provocateurs to collaborate and work in partnership with YBCA. The only firm requirement is a passion for building a more hopeful and equitable future.

Application open April 16 - May 31, 2016. More info