5-8 fellowships are available for the 2020-2021 academic year. Fellows meet regularly through the year to learn from each other, and from experienced faculty and community guest speakers, about CEL/CER course design, community partner stewardship and community-university engagement more broadly.
A series of course development workshops and a $2000 stipend are available per fellow to support professional or course development in the area of CEL and CER.
Requirements
Fellows are expected to participate in all aspects of the program:
- Attend 4 course development workshops/fellowship meetings in the 2020-2021 academic year (approximately 10 hours in total).
- Participate in a CEL/CER faculty fellows’ roundtable at CCP’s annual Faculty Institute on CEL/CER in 2022 to discuss the course development and delivery process.
- Submit a short final report with a copy of the final syllabus and associated assignments (at the end of the first offering of the CEL/CER course).
- Support future CEL faculty fellows in a mentoring role by attending at least one workshop/fellows meeting in 2022-2023.
Eligibility, application & selection processes
The program is open to any continuing appointment faculty member at the University of Toronto who is/will be scheduled to teach a new or existing CEL or CER course in the 2021-2022 academic year.
The fellowship programs strives for diversity in terms of identities, disciplines, campuses and approaches to teaching CEL/CER courses. We prefer to have at least one representative from each of the following disciplines: Humanities, Social Sciences, Physical Sciences and Life Sciences. We also hope to have one representative from each campus. Applications will be assessed by a committee of experienced CEL faculty and staff from the Centre for Community Partnerships.
Your application should include:
- current Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- cover letter outlining instructor’s interest in CEL and/or CER and a short description of the proposed course design/redesign
- letter of support by the head of the academic unit, which confirms that the CEL/CER course is scheduled for 2021-22*
*Head of the academic unit includes a principal, dean, chair or academic director as appropriate.
Selection criteria:
- background/expertise of faculty member
- course creation/redesign rationale
- feasibility (Is the course creation/redesign reasonable to achieve, both in general and within the fellowship structure?)
- sustainability (Are these changes that can be ongoing without additional supports during and beyond the fellowship?)
- fellowship impact (To what degree does the applicant plan to contribute to community engagement at U of T?)
Fellowship timeline:
- July 1, 2020: applications due
- August 2020: successful applicants notified
- Fall 2020-Winter 2021: 4 course development workshops and fellowship meetings
- Fall 2021-Winter 2022: CEL/CER course offered by instructor
- Spring 2022: presentation at CCP’s annual Faculty Institute
- Fall 2022-Winter 2023: fellows act as mentors to 2022-2023 CEL faculty fellows cohort
