Baruch College

Office of Sponsored Programs and Research (SPAR)

Eugene M. Lang Junior Faculty Research Fellowships

The College expresses its appreciation to Mr. Eugene M. Lang for his many years of generous support for promising young scholars on the faculty.

**IMPORTANT**

Please be advised that the 2007-2008 Eugene Lang Fellowships will be administered by the Research Foundation of CUNY. Your account information will be provided to you when the accounts are established.  Assistants must be employed through the Research Foundation. All necessary paperwork will be provided by SPAR.

Eligibility

All full-time, untenured tenure-track faculty members below the rank of associate professor with at least one year of full-time teaching service at Baruch College are eligible to apply. Untenured faculty who are being considered for tenure during the year of application will be allowed to hold the fellowship during their first tenured year. Faculty members from any discipline are welcome to apply. In the selection process, preference will be given to applicants whose proposal demonstrates that the support will significantly enhance the probability that the project will result in publication of the research in a refereed journal. A qualified faculty member who has completed a Lang Fellowship research project that has been published or formally accepted for publication by a refereed journal shall, after the interval of one academic year, be eligible to apply for another Lang Fellowship.

Description of Awards

Faculty members may apply for support of up to $7,500 for an academic year. Four to six fellowships will be awarded each year.

Eugene M. Lang Fellowship Information
Eligibility
How to Apply
Contact Information
Budget Categories
Funds requested for research assistance, travel, equipment, supplies, publication and other-related expenses are allowed with a concise budget justification. (Please note that summer salary and course release are not allowable expenses)
Proposal Submissions
 Proposals must be hand delivered to either Melisa Mendez or Alan Evelyn (SPAR Office) on or before the deadline.

How to Apply

Applicants are required to submit:

1) An abstract or executive summary of the project that describes the research in language that is accessible and intelligible to scholars from other disciplines.

2) A curriculum vitae in CUNY format.

Note: The committee will accept a copy of a PSC-CUNY Research Award Application in lieu of requirements 3  and 5.

3) A proposal of not more than four pages. The narrative must present:

  • a clear statement of the research question,
  • a research design,
  • a timetable for completion of the research project, and
  • a plan for publication of research, including appropriate conferences for initial presentation and a list of peer-reviewed journals for submission.

4) An itemized budget with explanations for the use of the money. (You can use the Budget Summary Sheet).

Note: PSC-CUNY budget has a maximum amount of $6,000 which is $1,500 less than the Lang Fellowship funding limit.

5) A list of all of the faculty member's other proposals under review for external funding, including, where appropriate, the items, materials, and personnel requested for support.

Fellowships may cover such costs as:

  • Research start-up, including equipment and travel;
  • Research assistance, with particular consideration given to research assistance by an undergraduate student; and
  • Manuscript preparation costs and submission fees.

Criteria for Selection


The following criteria will be weighed in the selection process:

The quality of the proposed research; its defined scope, originality, and clarity; and the significance of its objectives and prospects for achieving them.
  • The applicant's recognition and qualities as an undergraduate teacher and previous and prospective contributions to his or her discipline.
  • The applicant's area of research and expertise, with preferential consideration given to proposals associated with professional and social science disciplines.

Application and Selection Schedule

  • Project proposals must be submitted on or before November 1, 2007 to a Faculty Committee chaired by the Provost.
  • Fellowship decisions will be announced on or before December 17, 2007.
  • Funding will be available for the following academic year, beginning June 1, 2008.

 

Program Evaluation


By June 1st of the fellowship year, each recipient will be asked to prepare a summary report of the research undertaken.  In addition, the fellowship recipient will receive a short questionnaire at the end of the fellowship year, with a second one 18 months later and a third evaluation 18 months after that.

Recent Awardees

2007-2008

  • Daniele Artistico, Psychology, WSAS
  • James Defilippis, Black & Hispanic Studies, WSAS
  • Ozgur Demirtas, Eco/Fin, ZSB
  • Jennifer Goldstein, Public Affairs, SPA
  • Matthew Johnson, CIS, ZSB
  • Thomas Kramer, Marketing, ZSB
  • Chandrika Kulatilleke, Natural Science, WSAS
  • Sanyoung Song, Marketing, ZSB
  • Ana Valenzuela, Marketing, ZSB
  • Dov Waxman, Political Science, WSAS

2006-2007

  • Benedetto Fontana, Political Science, WSAS
  • Kenneth Guest, Sociology & Anthropology, WSAS
  • Judith Kafka, Public Affairs, SPA
  • Hyeong-Min Kim, Marketing, ZSB
  • Nanda Kumar, CIS, ZSB
  • Katherine Pence, History, WSAS
  • Robin Root, Sociology & Anthropology, WSAS
  • Roumen Vragov, CIS, ZSB
  • Rui Yao, Economics & Finance, ZSB

2005-2006

  • Donald Byard, Accountancy, ZSB
  • Vincent DiGirolamo, History, WSAS
  • Ted Henken, Sociology/Anthropology & Black and Hispanic Studies, WSAS
  • Elena Kosygina, Mathematics, WSAS
  • Thomas Kramer, Marketing, ZSB
  • Lin Peng, Economics & Finance, ZSB
  • Valerie Schawaroch, Natural Science, WSAS
  • Charles Scherbaum, Psychology, WSAS
  • John Shon, Accountancy, ZSB

2004-2005

  • Raquel Benbunan-Fich, CIS, ZSB
  • Jay Dahya, Economics & Finance, ZSB
  • Thomas Desch-Obi, History, WSAS
  • Charlotte Hansen, Economics & Finance, ZSB
  • Ying Li, Accountancy, ZSB
  • Mehmet Ozbilgin, Accountancy, ZSB
  • Jaihyun Park, Psychology, WSAS

Post Award Administration

New awardees are announced and notified in December.  All awardees will receive detailed instructions on how to use their awarded funds from Zolicia Abotsi, Post-Award Administrator in the Office of Sponsored Programs & Research.  The forms that grant recipients must use to expend their funds are:

  • RF Payment Request Form (RF-021)
  • RF Small Order Form (RF-201)
  • RF Purchase Requisition Form (RF-208)
  • RF Travel Advance Request (RF-040)
  • RF Travel Expense Voucher and Request for Payment (RF-041)

These forms are available for pick-up at the Office of Sponsored Programs & Research.

At the end of the fellowship year, all awardees are required to submit a final evaluative report describing the research project experience, the indicated significance of its results and their relation to original objectives and projected outcomes, and the follow-up work that may be desirable. The report should also note new research opportunities that emerged, provide an itemized account of project expenditures, and state all publications (with copies), pending publications, and conference presentations. With your final report, you must submit the Budget Summary Sheet.

All inquires about how to use your Lang funds, must be directed to Zolicia Abotsi (646-312-2205) or Alan Evelyn, (646-312-2208).

Program Contact Information

For more information, contact:

Office of Sponsored Programs & Research
One Bernard Baruch Way, Box J-1010
137 East 25th Street Building - 10th Floor
New York, NY 10010
646-312-2205 phone
646-312-2206 fax

Last updated: 06/02/2008