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English-Stonehouse Fellowship
The English-Stonehouse Fellowship is intended to support faculty-student research collaboration in the sciences and enhance the quality of our students’ undergraduate education by giving them the opportunity to engage in professional scientific research under the supervision of their faculty mentors. This fellowship especially encourages extending research opportunities to all students, including first-generation college students.
The English-Stonehouse Faculty Fellow, a W&M faculty member, is appointed for two years and receives an annual stipend of $5,000 per year, which may be taken either entirely as summer salary or a combination of $4,000 summer salary and $1,000 in research funds. This fellowship may be held in combination with another award or professorship.
The Faculty Fellow selects two students, and together they undertake a two-year, team research project. Each Student Fellow receives $5,000 per summer. The English-Stonehouse Fellowship is funded through the generosity of Cory English.
Faculty from the following disciplines are eligible to be considered for this award: Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Geology, Mathematics, Physics, and natural science sub-fields of Health Sciences and Psychological Sciences.
Eligibility: Tenured and tenure-eligible faculty in Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Geology, Mathematics, Physics, and in natural science sub-fields of Health Sciences and Psychological Sciences are eligible. Faculty should have an excellent record as teachers and scholars, and a demonstrated commitment to including undergraduates in their research. Because the fellowship includes student stipends and supervision of student fellows, eligible faculty must have a presence on campus during the 2-year term of academic years 2026-27 and 2027-28 and be able to mentor research students during the summer of 2026 and 2027.
Fellowship provisions include:
- The faculty fellow will receive $5,000 per year, which may be taken either entirely as summer salary or a combination of $4,000 summer salary and $1,000 in research funds. This fellowship may be held in combination with another award or professorship.
- Stipends of $5,000 for two undergraduate student fellows, in each of the two summers of the faculty fellowship. Student fellows will require a summer commitment of 10 weeks of full-time research. The faculty fellow will work with the Charles Center to coordinate the student fellow program.
Faculty Application: Interested faculty should submit a CV and 2-page letter of application as a combined PDF file. The application letter must include:
- a description of the research project that will be funded by the Fellowship
- a one-to-two paragraph summary of the past experience that the nominee has had incorporating students into their research
- a one-to-two paragraph summary of the specific role that Student Fellows will have in this project
- a brief statement detailing the faculty member’s plan to extend this opportunity to all students, including first-generation college students. These points may be addressed separately or in a single statement. It is expected that students will be brought into the research as true collaborators and not just as assistants to perform basic tasks.
Please submit applications as a combined PDF document to the Charles Center [[charlescenter]] no later than 5:00 pm on Wednesday, October 8, 2025. Please clearly identify the award and applicant’s last name in the subject line of the email (e.g., English-Stonehouse: Last Name).