Call

The North American Catalan Society (NACS), with funding from the Institut Ramon Llull (IRL), announces this call to facilitate short-term stays for professors, academics, intellectuals, writers, filmmakers, and artists at universities in the United States and Canada. The objective of the NACS Chair is to promote Catalan culture in North America and contribute to educating a new generation of students and future academics. The NACS Chair is part of the cooperation agreement between the NACS and the IRL.

1. The NACS Chair will offer a one-week stay at a university in the United States or Canada, during which the invited professor must give at least three public classes or lectures.
2. The application period will open on December 1, 2024, close on February 28, and be resolved by March 30 for a one-week stay in September or October 2025.
3. The application must be submitted to secretarinacs@gmail.com by the host university, which will nominate the invited professor. The required documents, in Catalan or English, are as follows:
• Complete CV.
• A project for the stay that includes the lectures and/or classes to be given.
• A budget.
• A letter from the host university (e.g., from the head of the relevant department).
4. Nominees must have focused on studying or cultivating any aspect of Catalan culture but do not need to reside in a Catalan-speaking area.
5. A committee of between three and five NACS members, renewed annually, consisting of board members and general members, will evaluate the applications in collaboration with the IRL. No evaluator can submit a proposal for their own university.
6. The visiting professor will receive compensation of up to 7,000 euros, covering travel and accommodation expenses and an honorarium (receipts must be submitted).