Call for Applications
Ball Brothers Honors College Faculty Fellows
Applications for a Fall 2026-Spring 2028 Fellowship are due by
5:00 PM on Friday, February 13, 2026
The Honors College seeks faculty not currently teaching Honors College courses to be named the next Ball Brothers Honors College Faculty Fellow. The BBHC Fellowship is a two-year (fall/spring/fall/spring) part-time load (two courses per academic year) competitively selected assignment within the Honors College. The Fellow has the opportunity to pursue interdisciplinary opportunities possible only in partnership with Honors College; students benefit by access to a partnership not otherwise possible in the Honors College; the Honors College community benefits through long-term impact on course design, innovative co-curricular opportunities, and recruitment of future Fellows and students for such projects.
The BBHC Faculty Fellowship program includes:
- A named fellowship salary stipend of $2000 per AY, for a total of $4000;
- A faculty or professional staff development stipend of $2000 in the summers prior to year one and two, for a total of $4000;
- Up to $1200 per semester to support co-curricular activities connected to the proposed Honors courses.
The prospective Faculty Fellows should propose:
- Two original and dynamic learner-centered courses that would be taught fall or spring of the first year and fall or spring of the second year;
- An innovative co-curricular experience, such as a community engagement activity, a campus workshop, a local or regional field study, or other high-impact experience that is either connected to a course or would benefit the community and broader Honors College student body.
Applicants should submit a package that includes:
- A proposal detailing the two learner-centered courses and co-curricular experience that the faculty will teach;
- A letter articulating how the proposed BBHC Fellowship will enhance the applicant’s professional work beyond the term of the fellowship;
- A letter from the applicant’s department chair or supervisor indicating support for the proposed BBHC Faculty or Professional Staff Fellowship and agreement to the loading and financial terms;
- a current CV.
Application materials for the Fall 2026–Spring 2028 Fellowship should be submitted to the Honors College no later than 5:00 PM on February 13, 2026
Applications should be emailed to honors@bsu.edu with the subject line: Ball Brothers Honors College Fellowship. Applicants will be reviewed by a committee selected by the Dean of the Honors College; this committee will provide recommendations to the Dean. The selected BBHC Faculty Fellows will be announced in later February.
Honors College Dean Jim Buss welcomes inquiries and questions from interested faculty and professional staff. Please contact him at james.buss@bsu.edu.