AATH awards funding to the Humor Academy educational program and Annual Conference to students, faculty, and professionals in peace studies, peace education, and peacebuilding, with the mission to promote peace through humor.
Application Deadline: 11:59 pm CT on August 31st.
Jill Poole Knox, a teacher and advocate for humor and peace, passed away in 2021. This fellowship has been established to honor her legacy by enhancing collaboration and synergy between the fields of peace studies and therapeutic humor.
OVERVIEW:
The Jill Knox Peace Through Humor Fellowship is intended to contribute to peace through humor by providing students, faculty, and professionals in peace studies, peace education, and peacebuilding the opportunity to engage in professional development through AATH's Humor Academy program.
AWARDS:
The fellowship is for three years and includes Humor Academy tuition, Annual Conference registration, a conference travel stipend, AATH membership, and mentorship from AATH.
EXPECTATIONS:
Each honoree is expected to commit to completing the three-year Humor Academy program. Should an individual be unable to continue on to a second or third year of studies or not meet the program's requirements, the balance of their award will be forfeited and awarded to another individual.
HUMOR ACADEMY:
The Humor Academy is an online curriculum that begins each year onsite on the Thursday preceding AATH's Annual Conference. Participants continue to meet on a monthly basis during the year via Zoom. Each participant is expected to spend three years participating in the Humor Academy. At the end of the second year, the participant is expected to produce a written project on a topic chosen by the participant and approved by the advisors. Recipients of this grant are expected to focus their written projects on the use of humor to enhance their effectiveness in the peace studies/conflict resolution field, either in an applied/practical way or through research on the topic of humor for peace. More information on Humor Academy may be found at:
ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATION PROCEDURES:
-
Must be a student currently enrolled in undergraduate or graduate studies, or faculty engaged in peace studies-related programs, or a professional in the field of peacebuilding
-
Interested in learning how to incorporate the use of humor into their respective professional/academic environments
-
Must be willing to commit to the Humor Academy educational program for three years, which includes monthly virtual meetings and an annual onsite multi-day conference event.
Application Deadline: 11:59 pm CST on August 31st.
Recipients will be informed no later than September 30th.