Application deadline extended for the next Gambrell Faculty Fellows cohort

Update: The deadline to apply for the fourth cohort of Gambrell Faculty Fellows has been extended to April 15. Interested faculty can download the application materials here.

The UNC Charlotte Urban Institute is seeking the fourth cohort of faculty fellows to research issues related to economic mobility in the Charlotte region, with support from The Gambrell Foundation.

This year, the Gambrell Faculty Fellows program will fund up to six projects with grants up to $15,000 each. The fellows will join a growing group of researchers contributing to our community’s ongoing search for solutions that could foster greater equity.

Previous cohorts of Gambrell Faculty Fellows include faculty from seven colleges and 15 different academic disciplines. Fellows are studying issues such as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Black women, transit and access to jobs, the relationship between rental housing and educational opportunities, Latinx children’s access to early education and the impact of the arts on economic mobility.

“With a fellowship of nearly 30 strong, we are excited to once again invite our faculty to become a Gambrell Fellow and examine economic mobility in our community, providing actionable information for our community and region,” said Dr. Lori Thomas, Executive Director of the UNC Charlotte Urban Institute and the Institute for Social Capital. “We are grateful to The Gambrell Foundation for funding community engaged research.”

[Download the application materials here]

All UNC Charlotte full-time faculty members with the title of assistant professor or higher whose job description includes professional expectations for research may apply for this fellowship. Other key requirements include:

• The new deadline for submissions is April 15.

• The fellowships will fund short-term research projects (up to 18 months).

• The grant period will begin on August 15.

• Proposed projects must include a principal focus on issues related to economic mobility. Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods projects will be considered.

[Download the full guidelines here]

If you have questions about this process, contact Elaine Jacobs and Lori Thomas at uiresearch@charlotte.edu.

In addition to conducting and publishing research, Gambrell Faculty Fellows also participate in conversations about the role of housing, transportation, racial discrimination and more on economic mobility in Charlotte. These serve as a forum to engage the community and highlight fellows’ work.

Watch some of the faculty fellows discuss their work during the institute’s 2021 virtual Schul Conversations on economic mobility

Previous cohorts

The Gambrell Faculty Fellows program announced its third cohort of researchers

• Third Gambrell Faculty Fellows Cohort: Closing the racial wealth gap, understanding Black women’s resilience, bridging the digital divide and making the transit system work for everyone.

The second cohort of Gambrell Faculty Fellows

• A Groundswell for Charlotte: New Gambrell Faculty Fellows address Economic Mobility (August 2020)

The first cohort of Gambrell Faculty Fellows

• The Urban Institute Research Faculty Fellows seek to better our region (August 2019)