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Scholar in Residence (SIR) Funding Program

The Scholar in Residence (SIR) for EMS faculty is a professional advancement grant in research or teaching for outstanding EESI Associates and Affiliates. Recipients receive support for a semester to focus on the scholarship of research or teaching and learning in the interdisciplinary environmental sciences. Scholars reside in EESI during the academic year following application. Applications for fall '09 or spring '10 are due on January 9th, 2009.

For academic year 2008-09 EESI is soliciting applications from EESI tenure-line Faculty Affiliates and non-tenure line Faculty Associates in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences whose work will focus on the scholarship of research.

EESI offers $10,000 to the department of the Scholar-in-Residence to release each recipient from all classroom teaching responsibilities for the semester in exchange for residence in EESI. The SIR recipient must be in residence in the Earth and Engineering Science Building during the semester. During the award period, the recipient will also serve in an advisory capacity to the Institutes and Directors.

An acknowledgement of the SIR in any publications or material developed for distribution is expected (e.g. research was undertaken when the author was an EESI Scholar-in-Residence (January-July, 2008).

How to Apply

Applicants should submit their most current curriculum vitae, a letter of support from their department head, their most current faculty activity report, and a statement describing the proposed work and how a SIR grant would contribute to these activities. Submit applications by mail or email by January 9th, 2009 to Alan Taylor
(aht1@psu.edu), Associate Director, Earth and Environmental Systems Institute, 2217 EES, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802.

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Fall 2009 Scholar in Residence Recipients are:
Eric Kirby, Associate Professor of Geosciences, Douglas Miller, Director of the Center for Environmental Informatics and Associate Professor Geography and Michael Mann, Director of the Earth System Science Center and Associate Professor of Meteorology

Previous SIR Awardees