Critical AI Literacy Academic Year Fellowship 

Oregon State University faculty at .50 FTE or greater who have both teaching in their position description and expertise in the humanities and AI literacy are invited to apply. In this context, the humanities are broadly construed and include scholarly and creative work that interprets culture, develops ethical frameworks, and/or examines the human experience, past and present. 

Applicants will be asked to explain how the requested funding aligns with and informs their position description. Please be specific. For example, explain how the proposed project will benefit your research, teaching, service, etc. Note that projects are not expected to benefit all elements of the position description but must connect with at least one.

Faculty can receive funding from the Opportunity Fund or Center for the Humanities Summer programs and a Fellowship or Residency if the awards support different projects or different stages of the same project. For example:  

• You received a PRAx Collaborative Faculty Fellowship two years ago. You could apply for Opportunity Fund support to host a symposium based on your research or for costs related to publication. 

• You received a Summer Writing Workshop focused on writing a manuscript. You could apply the next year for a Site-based Residency to focus on research for a new project. 

• You received a Center for the Humanities Faculty Research Fellowship to begin preliminary research on a new book project. One or two years later, you could apply for the Summer Writing Workshop to write a chapter of the same project. 

• For Research: Engage with a substantial research project involving humanistic methods with intent toward publication.  
• For Service: Work in conjunction with the OSU AI Literacy Center Director to develop and deliver one or more programs for the AI Literacy Center during the year of the fellowship.
• Participate in Humanities fellows’ cohort activities during the academic year, including quarterly meetings.  
• Present work in progress to a public audience once during the academic year. Staff will work with fellows to determine the most useful format for presentation (e.g., a talk, a workshop, etc.).  
• Within 4 weeks of the end of the academic year, fellows will submit a 1 to 2-page letter describing what they accomplished during the fellowship and how their experience benefited the project.

• One-course reallocation during the academic year. 
• Opportunities to engage with a supportive community and occasions for knowledge exchange and feedback. 

• November 14, 2025: Application window opens.

• January 5, 2026: Applications due via Submittable. 

• By March 1, 2026: Applicants notified of status. 

• September 2026 to June 2027: Participate in program activities and events.

Applications are due January 5, 2026, via Submittable. 

Applications will be reviewed by a diverse selection committee from relevant fields. Reviewers will consider:  

• Alignment between the AI Literacy Center goals, the proposed project, and the faculty member’s position description, and the likelihood that the proposed program will be successful.  
• Prospective significance of impact on campus conversations about the ethical use of AI. 
• Inclusion of innovative methods of engagement with the humanities and/or unique, advantageous objects of study. 
• The vision of how the proposed programs would benefit OSU students, faculty, the humanities, and/or communities beyond the university. 

• The review committee will prioritize applications that have not received support from PRAx or Center for the Humanities within the past three years. Please see the Eligibility section above for additional information. 

The Critical AI Literacy Academic Year Fellowship is sponsored by OSU Libraries and Press and co-administered with Center for the Humanities.