Eligibility and Quotas

• Full-time teaching staff in the Faculty of Arts
• Three fellows will be selected to join the PI in the fellowship programme

Programme Overview

• The fellowship programme will fund four fellows to receive training in computer science/data science. 
• Upon completion of the training, each course teacher will develop a new and innovative digital humanities course on the theme of cross-cultural analytics, i.e. the use of computational methods for understanding the interactions between different cultures over space and time, such as those between China and the West.
• The course to be developed should be an undergraduate course that is open to all students in the Faculty of Arts.

Benefit

The fellowship offers:

• Funding for online training programme in computer science. The training cost, up to HK$70,000, will be reimbursed upon submission of the certificate of completion.
• Mentoring sessions and workshops hosted by leading international experts
• One course teaching relief for attending the online training programme and course preparation.
• Additional funding for relevant software

Deliverables

• Completion of the online training programme in data science
• Participation in mentoring sessions and workshops hosted by leading international experts
• Introduction of a digital humanities course in 2000, 3000 or 4000-level
• Students of the digital humanities courses to present their class projects in a public conference to further publicise the value of digital humanities
• Participation in promotion of the project

Timeline

• 26 January 2024 - application deadline
• February to March 2024 - registration for data science training programme
• April to June 2024 - Mentoring and workshops hosted by leading international experts
• December 2024 – submission of proposal for the digital humanities course 
• January to March 2025 - the Faculty Committee on Teaching and Learning reviews the proposals and suggests improvements; the Department Board and Faculty Board votes on the new courses
• April to August 2025 – course preparation
• Term 1 or Term 2, 2025-26 – the digital humanities courses on offer
• April, 2026 – students to present their work in conference 

Application Deadline

26 January 2024

Application Procedure

• Download the application form here.
• Fill in the application form and seek endorsement from Department Chairperson
• Submit the completed form to the Faculty Office of Arts through email at arts@cuhk.edu.hk

Enquiry

Email to arts@cuhk.edu.hk