Brown University Digital Publications invites applications for participation in an NEH
Institute on Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities, Born-Digital Scholarly
Publishing: Resources and Roadmaps. The three-week hybrid Institute will take
place virtually July 8–19 and in person at Brown University July 22–26, 2024.
Participant travel, lodging, and per diem expenses will be covered for the in-person
component.*

Purpose and Structure
Born-Digital Scholarly Publishing: Resources and Roadmaps supports scholars
who wish to pursue interpretive projects that require digital expression and are
intended for publication by a scholarly press, but who may lack resources and capacity
at their home institutions.

Projects must be conceived of as born-digital, or digital-first. The institute does not
support digitization projects or the development of supplemental websites for print
books, but rather digital monographs, or digital publication projects anchored by an
original, longform narrative. The institute will train a cohort of 15 scholars—including
unaffiliated scholars, adjunct professors, and part-time faculty from a range of
disciplines, institution type, and geographical location—in best practices unique to the
development of digital scholarly publications. The cohort will be supported by a faculty
composed of authors of published or in-progress enhanced digital monographs and
digital publishing experts from university presses and Brown University Digital
Publications.

The institute has been organized as a hybrid, multi-phased training and mentoring
program:

• A two-week virtual course will introduce participants to resources,
  considerations, and strategies for digital publishing (July 8–19, 2024).
• A one-week in-person workshop will yield individualized roadmaps for cohort
  projects (July 22–26, 2024).
• Two two-day virtual check-ins will extend individualized project support (Oct.
  2024 and Jan. 2025).

Eligibility
The application is open to scholars of all ranks, including university faculty and
adjuncts, postdoctoral researchers, and independent scholars. Applicants must have a
Ph.D.

Brown University Library is a member of the HBCU Library Alliance. Based on this
affiliation, some slots will be reserved for participants from member institutions.
International applicants are welcome, though the NEH Institutes for Advanced Topics in
the Digital Humanities (IATDH) program focuses on scholars currently studying or
employed at institutions in the United States. Thus, U.S. citizens and/or U.S.-based
scholars will be given priority. International applicants and/or persons without a current
U.S. visa should note that, if selected and if an in-person meeting is possible, a visa
cannot be guaranteed.

How to Apply
The following materials should be sent to digitalpublishing@brown.edu, no later than
April 1, 2024:

• A statement (maximum 3 pages) that directly addresses the following questions:
  Describe your digital monograph project. Why is the digital format
  necessary for advancing your argument? What is the current state of the
  project?
  How would your project benefit from and contribute to a collaborative
  Institute experience?
  How will your participation in the Institute contribute to expanding digital
  scholarship at your institution or in your field?
• A current C.V.

Notification of Acceptance: May 1, 2024