2025 Arts and Sciences Summer Scholars

Since 2011, the School of Arts & Sciences has awarded grants to support faculty research efforts during the summer months. Participating faculty members receive a grant equivalent to the stipend for teaching one course, reducing the need for faculty to teach in the summer, so that they will be able to dedicate more time towards scholarly work. At least one of the awards will be reserved for mid-career to senior-level faculty. Faculty who can demonstrate the direct impact of the grant on their ability to complete scholarly work in the summer, and/or complete a project in anticipation of upcoming tenure/promotion, will be given preference in the selection process.

Recipients of Summer Scholar awards will not teach a summer course during the summer award period and will be required to submit a brief (2-4 pages) report by October 1, describing their accomplishments during the award period. They will also present their work to a peer audience in an informal venue during the subsequent academic year. Applications for the summer of 2026 can be found here. Announcement of the awards will be made early in the Spring semester.

Maria Bose, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of
Global Studies
States of Play: Deglobalization and its Mediaforms

Shatanjaya Dasgupta, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Economics
Female Labor Force Participation and Marriage Market

Michael Illuzzi,Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Transnational Peoplehood Edited Volume – Book Proposal

Carmine Perrotti, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Public & Community Service Studies
Moving from Partnership to Relationship: Neighborly Approaches to Higher Education Community Engagement

Erin Schmidt, M.F.A.
Associate Professor of Theatre, Dance & Film
My Name is Norma: Play expansion