Faculty Fellows
Strategic Cultural Partnerships (SCP) invites W&M continuing faculty of all appointments to apply for consideration as a Strategic Cultural Partnership Faculty Fellow during the academic year.
Strategic Cultural Partnerships' mission is to build new and enhance existing cultural assets and collaborations, identify and promote opportunities to sustain and reinterpret William & Mary's historical and cultural resources, increase the visibility and impact of the university's cultural projects and programs, and promote these initiatives at the local, state, national, and international level. We seek proposals for faculty projects that will advance this mission and contribute to the strategic goals of Vision 2026, particularly our ongoing Democracy work with external partners to tell expansive and honest stories about our national origins. Continuation funding for particularly promising and compelling projects for previous fellows will also be considered.
Priorities at this time include projects that will:
- Expand research and engagement related to the W&M Bray School Lab, both the stories and legacies of Williamsburg Bray School students and African American culture and legacy more broadly;
- Collaborate with the W&M Learning & Design Lab to create new educational opportunities for partnerships and projects for K-12 teachers, museum educators, and W&M faculty and students;
- Create new and expand existing initiatives with key partners, including The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Omohundro Institute, Muscarelle Museum of Art, James Monroe's Highland, and more;
- Contribute to the Brafferton Fourth Century initiative, advancing research related to Indigenous/Tribal/Native issues and developing and strengthening relationships with regional Tribal Communities and Indigenous peoples more generally;
- Explore key issues and practices in museums and cultural heritage organizations, with emphasis on traditional as well as emerging modes of engagement, communication, operational practices, etc.;
- Contribute to the 2026 commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, helping position Williamsburg as a hub for this significant moment.
Project deliverables will include public dissemination, such as a conference presentation, publication, curricular unit, grant proposal, etc. It is anticipated that between 3 and 5 Faculty Fellows will be selected for each academic year; each will receive a stipend of $5,000 at the conclusion of Spring.
Application Details
Applications for the next round of Faculty Fellowships will be available by the middle of Spring 2025 semester.
