Deadline: 30 April 2019

SAR has announced an call for proposal for an Advanced Seminar that focuses on the circumstances of women in the developing world and offers paths to concrete, practical strategies for improving their health, prosperity, and general well-being.

Several of the seminar participants must be women scholars or scholars/practitioners from the developing world since one of the goals of the seminar is to foster professional linkages and the sharing of relevant experiences.

Proposals may address global problems or focus on specific regional questions. Above all, the participants should be committed to producing practical improvements in the lives of women and workable proposals likely to achieve that end. Seminars focused on broad policy issues will be judged according to whether practical implementation measures are included in the discussion.

The Women and Development Seminar will consist of 10 scholars — including one or two who serve as chair/s — who meet at SAR’s Santa Fe campus for five days of intense discussion. Participants appraise ongoing research, assess recent innovations in theory and methods, and share data relevant to broad anthropological problems.

Benefit

The School provides round-trip coach airfare, lodging, visa expenses, and all meals for up to ten participants. Travel costs are reimbursed at a rate of $500 per participant for domestic travel. SAR will reimburse travel costs for five international participants at a rate of $1,700 each.

Selection Criteria

• Proposal Presentation: Proposals should explain the research topic, key questions to be addressed, and methodologies in a clear and organized manner.
• Significance of Seminar: Proposals should make a strong case for the intellectual significance of the seminar.
• Appropriateness for SAR: The proposed seminar should clearly align with SAR’s Mission.
• Quality of Research: Research questions and goals should clearly align with the project’s methodologies and stated outcomes.
• Timeliness of Seminar: The proposal should make a strong case for why a seminar is necessary to address the topic and why the seminar is needed now.
• Ability of Organizer(s): The CVs of the organizer(s) should demonstrate proven experience in organizing academic events.
• Appropriateness of Participant List: The participants’ research expertise and professional experience should clearly align with the seminar’s research topic and key questions to be addressed.
• Proposal should explain:
  • The topic of the seminar and key questions to be addressed.
  • How the topic is of broad importance to anthropology and/or disciplines outside of anthropology?
  • Why a seminar is necessary in order to address the topic?
  • Why a seminar is needed now?
  • Who the participants in the seminar might be, what each would contribute, and the likelihood that each would participate?
  • The expected results of the seminar.
• SAR encourages seminar organizers to include scholars representing a mix of perspectives—generally anthropological and interdisciplinary—and to consider the ethnic and gender balance of the group. Inclusion of a discussant as one of the participants is encouraged.

How to Apply

• Interested applicants can apply via given website.
• Only fully completed applications that adhere to SAR’s guidelines and deadlines will be considered.

For more information, please visit https://sarweb.org/seminars/campbell-seminar/