The David Stevenson Fellowship will be awarded to junior faculty members of color

in tenure track positions. (Doctoral candidates of color may also be considered for these awards.) The goals of this fellowship are: To acknowledge David Stevenson's many contributions to the development of data and information about the nonprofit sector and the important role he played in teaching and working with undergraduate students; To encourage junior faculty members of color to provide leadership for the field and to assist them in gaining tenure in their respective academic institutions. Two (2) fellowships of $15,000 each will be awarded annually.

Funds from these fellowships may be used for support of research, travel to present research at conferences (other than ARNOVA), and professional education seminars related to research and teaching. All funds must be expended and accounted for within one year after the end of the fellowship year. The award will be made payable to the award recipient's affiliate institution. (Please note the budget restrictions explained in the Applications Procedures section.)

Applicants must be: Junior faculty in a tenure track position. Doctoral candidates who have completed all but the dissertation or doctoral candidates at any stage of program completion may also be considered; Affiliated with an accredited institution of higher education in the United States or Canada. (The institution need not be a member of NACC.); members of the following communities of color: African American / Black, Latino, Asian / Pacific Islander, American Indian / Alaskan Native, Committed to excellence in research and teaching in the field of philanthropic or nonprofit sector studies or nonprofit management from any one of a variety of academic disciplines; willing and able to participate in the annual ARNOVA Conference. (Travel expenses will be paid by NACC and are not transferable as additional award money. Travel to attend the ARNOVA conference is limited to the year of the award and up to two years after the award to present fellowship-related research results.)