Taft Units

The Charles Phelps Taft Research Center at the University of Cincinnati offers funding for undergraduate, graduate, & faculty scholarship in the humanities and social sciences at the University of Cincinnati, limited to the following Uptown Campus units and eligibility conditions:

• Africana Studies
• Anthropology
• Asian, East European, and German Studies
• Economics
• English
• History
• Journalism
• Judaic Studies
• Mathematical Sciences
• Philosophy
• Romance and Arabic Languages & Literatures
• Sociology
• Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies
• School of Communication, Film and Media Studies
• School of Public and International Affairs

Taft-eligibility is limited to the following:

• Undergraduates majoring in a Taft discipline, in the College of Arts & Sciences, and including Economics, currently in the Lindner College of Business; or
• Graduate students in a Taft discipline, in the College of Arts & Sciences, and including Economics, currently in the Lindner College of Business; or
• Tenure-Track faculty as defined in the current UC-AAUP contract, who satisfy the following:
• Are members of a Taft unit in the College of Arts & Sciences, or in department of Economics, currently in the Lindner College of Business, where membership in either the College of Arts & Sciences or the department of Economics shall be determined by the faculty member’s primary bargaining unit appointment; or
• Hold a joint-appoint, with at least one appointment in a Taft unit in the College of Arts & Sciences or in department of Economics, currently in the Lindner College of Business; or
• Members of the College of Arts & Sciences, that hold a terminal advanced degree in a Taft discipline; or
• Emeritus Faculty that remain active within the University community and historically satisfy one of the above conditions are eligible for Taft awards (excepting fellowships), though they may be given a lower priority.

NOTE: Part-time, non-tenure track faculty, and faculty holding affiliate status are not Taft-eligible.