Taft Departments
The Charles Phelps Taft Research Center at the University of Cincinnati offers funding for undergraduate, graduate, & faculty scholarship in the humanities and social sciences at the University of Cincinnati, limited to the following Uptown Campus departments and eligibility conditions:
Taft-eligibility is limited to the following:
- Undergraduates majoring in a Taft discipline, in the McMicken College of Arts & Sciences, and including Economics, currently in the Lindner College of Business; or
- Graduate students in a Taft discipline, in the McMicken College of Arts & Sciences, and including Economics, currently in the Lindner College of Business; or
- Tenure-Track faculty as defined in the current UC-AAUP contract, who satisfy the following:
- Are members of a Taft department in the McMicken College of Arts & Sciences, or in department of Economics, currently in the Lindner College of Business, where membership in either the McMicken College of Arts & Sciences or the department of Economics shall be determined by the faculty member’s primary bargaining unit appointment; or
- Hold a joint-appoint, with at least one appointment in a Taft department in the McMicken College of Arts & Sciences or in department of Economics, currently in the Lindner College of Business, even where such is a minority-share of the appointment; or
- Members of the McMicken College of Arts & Sciences, that hold a terminal advanced degree in a Taft discipline; or
- Emeritus Faculty that remain active within the University community and historically satisfy one of the above conditions are eligible for Taft awards (excepting fellowships), though they may be given a lower priority.
NOTE: Part-time, non-tenure track faculty, and faculty holding affiliate status are not Taft-eligible.