Residency

As part of our primary programming, the Heller Center for Arts & Humanities funds an annual Heller Resident Scholar or Artist. This residency is part of Heller’s effort to support and advance the contributions of UCCS faculty to the Humanities writ large. The competition is open to tenure-track or tenured faculty from Heller-affiliated departments at UCCS. Applicants submit proposals for particular projects they will undertake during their residency period; potential projects range from the humanities and social sciences to the arts. The only stipulation, which we interpret broadly, is that the project must have some arts-related aspect.

Applications are due Friday, October 31st, 2025

Please see our guidelines for more information!
 

Award:

• The award funds two course off-loads (6 credits) for a tenure-track or tenured UCCS faculty to be taken in a single semester (concurrently).
• Residents receive a workspace at the Heller Center for the semester.
• Residents are offered $700 for travel related to research or research/arts related supplies.
• Residents interact with a locally-based “council of scholars” arranged specifically for their project by the Heller Center and in conversation with the awardee. The goal is to encourage avenues of interdisciplinarity in the resident’s work.
• Residents conclude the semester with a presentation or exhibition of their work at the Heller Center. They must also submit a report to Heller and to the Office of Research regarding their work during the award period. Reports are due the semester after the residency, either by October 1^st or March 1^st.

Submission

Please send complete applications as a single pdf to heller@uccs.edu.