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CALL FOR PROPOSALS

 Friends of the Ukrainian Folklore Centre

Archives Residency Project 2024-25

 

PURPOSE

The Friends of the Ukrainian Folklore Centre are pleased to offer support for an Archives Residency Project (hereafter Project). The Project is designed to foster, promote, and support archival research on Ukrainian and/or Ukrainian Canadian culture by scholars, authors, or artists using the collections housed by the Bohdan Medwidsky Ukrainian Folklore Archives (BMUFA) at the Kule Folklore Centre, University of Alberta.

The archival holdings of the Bohdan Medwidsky Ukrainian Folklore Archives are particularly strong in the areas of Ukrainian Canadian informal and traditional culture and folklore such as dance, music, art, as well as community life, education, religious life, and history of Ukrainians in Canada and some other diaspora communities. These resources are of value to researchers in a variety of fields.

This Project will be supported in the amount of up to $5,000. This support is intended to help cover living, travel or research expenses incurred through in-person access to the BMUFA for the purpose of a research project. No more than one Project can be awarded per year.

 

GUIDELINES

To be considered for the Project support, applicants should submit a completed application form, a brief (1-2 pages) project description, a curriculum vitae, and the name and contact information of two professional or academic references. The project proposal should include an account of how the applicant intends to use archival materials in the Bohdan Medwidsky Ukrainian Folklore Archives. It should also include the project timeline and other sources of funding the applicant has, or will receive, to support this project. Preference will be given to applicants whose research plan makes maximum use of the Bohdan Medwidsky Ukrainian Folklore Archives.

Prospective candidates are encouraged to consult the BMUFA archival database https://archives.ukrfolk.ca as well as the BMUFA museum collection database https://collections.ukrfolk.ca and/or contact the archivist prior to the application deadline if they have specific questions about the holdings.

A Project Committee will review each application based on the applicant's research topic and the availability of relevant material in the holdings of the Bohdan Medwidsky Ukrainian Folklore Archives. Only projects by individuals can be supported. Institutions are not eligible to apply. This project support does not provide funding for research at other institutions.

 

CONDITIONS OF THE RESIDENCY PROJECT

  1. Recipients must complete their research project at BMUFA within one year of being notified of receiving the project support;
  2. Successful projects will be supported in two parts: 75% upon the announcement of the successful applicant and 25% upon completion of the research project.
  3. Recipients are expected to be in residence at BMUFA for the duration of the Project, normally one month, and are expected to devote full time to their research projects;
  4. Recipients will be provided access to the identified archival materials at BMUFA and will have access to the Kule Folklore Centre Library;
  5. Recipients of the Residency Project support will not be employed by the Friends of the Ukrainian Folklore Centre nor associated with the board members;
  6. Recipients will not be employed by the Kule Folklore Centre;
  7. Recipients will participate in the Kule Folklore Centre’s and the Friends’ activities as appropriate, and may be asked to give a public presentation;
  8. The Project support must be acknowledged in works resulting from completed research projects;
  9. Recipients will be asked to provide BMUFA with a copy of any work resulting from research conducted as a result of the Project, with the permission to make it accessible for education and research and according to the BMUFA Policy;
  10. Recipients are to submit a short project report to the Friends of the Ukrainian Folklore Centre within two months of completion. Excerpts from these reports may be used in the Friends of the Ukrainian Folklore Centre’s and the Kule Folklore Centre’s promotional materials.

 

APPLICATION 

To apply for the Friends of the Ukrainian Folklore Centre Archives Residency Project:  

  1. Complete the APPLICATION FORM
  2. Forward the following information as one (1) PDF to ukrfolk@ualberta.ca
  • Cover letter
  • Current curriculum vitae
  • Project description (1-2 pages) 
  • Budget of estimated expenses (max 1 page)
  • Names and contacts of two professional or academic references.

 

DEADLINE

The deadline for submission of applications is 11:59 pm on Sept 1, 2024.

Submissions should be emailed as a single PDF file.

Subject line: “Friends of the Ukrainian Folklore Centre Archival Residency Project” 

To: ukrfolk@ualberta.ca. 

Applicants should receive a confirmation of the receipt of their application within 3-5 business days. The competition results will be emailed to all applicants by Oct 1, 2024.