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Cornell University ICM Global South Translation Fellowships – Spring 2021

Cornell University’s Institute for Comparative Modernities welcomes applications from translators for a grant of up to $5000 to complete translations of works from the Global South (Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, etc) into English. 

Cornell University’s Institute for Comparative Modernities (ICM) addresses the transnational scope of the modern in its multifarious articulations with capitalism and colonialism, and their legacies.  With an emphasis on developments outside the historical West, it promotes the study of artistic, intellectual and social movements attending formations of the modern. Crucial to the ICM’s mission is inquiry into epistemologies and paradigms emerging from societies and spaces beyond the West.  See other ICM publication projects here.


Cornell University ICM Global South Translation Fellowships

Application DeadlineDecember 10, 2020
TypeAnambra
SponsorInstitute for Comparative Modernities (ICM)
GenderMen and Women

Benefits of Cornell University ICM Global South Translation Fellowships

This is a non-resident, remote fellowship designed to allow the recipient to complete the work outside of Cornell University.  The awards will range from $1000 to $5000, depending on the scope of the project.

Requirements for Cornell University ICM Global South Translation Fellowships

Selected works may be retranslations of old, classic texts, or previously untranslated works, collections of poetry, prose, or critical theory.  The project may be a work-in-process, or a new project manageable within the scope of the award.

Application Deadline

December 10, 2020

How to Apply

Applications must include:

  1. A two-page CV/résumé including institutional affiliation, educational qualifications, including highest degree received, and key publications/works produced
  2. A two-page narrative explaining the translation to be undertaken during the fellowship period, a rationale for the importance of the work, a justification for a re-translation, if applicable, and proposed dates of completion.  ICM assumes completion of the translations by the end of the 2021 calendar year.  The project may be a work-in-progress, or a new project that fits within the timeframe of the grant.
  3.  A four-five page (double-spaced) sample of the original text(s) and translation. 
  4. An explanation of the work’s copyright status:  if the work is not in the public domain, please include a copy of the copyright notice from the original text, and a letter from the copyright holder stating that English language rights to the work are available.

To submit applications, compile all application materials: statement, sample, copyright status (if applicable, and CV, in that order into a single PDF file. ame the file with the applicant’s name in this format:  LASTNAME-FIRSTNAME.pdf. Use the same name in the email subject heading LASTNAME-FIRSTNAME application

Applications must be submitted by the December 10, 2020 deadline via email to [email protected]

For more details, visit ICM website


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