ICM 2022 Global South Translation Fellowships

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.  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. 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.

• Table of Content
• About Institute for Comparative Modernities (ICM)
• ICM Global South Translation Fellowships
• Aim and Benefits of ICM Global South Translation Fellowships
• Requirements for ICM Global South Translation Fellowships Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Institute for Comparative Modernities (ICM)

The Institute for Comparative Modernities (ICM) addresses the transnational scope of the modern in its multifarious engagement over centuries with capitalism, and colonialism, and follows their ramifications in the present.  With an emphasis on developments outside of the historically constituted hegemonic spaces of Europe and the United States, ICM promotes the study of multiple axes of artistic, intellectual and social movements and the struggles attending the emergence of modern institutions and forms of knowledge. Such an orientation involves both attention to counterclaims of soverei... continue reading

ICM Global South Translation Fellowships

Aim and Benefits of ICM Global South Translation Fellowships

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. 

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 ICM Global South Translation Fellowships Qualification

Applications must include:

• A two-page CV/résumé including institutional affiliation, educational qualifications, including highest degree received, and key publications/works produced
• 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 2022 calendar year.  The project may be a work-in-progress, or a new project that fits within the timeframe of the grant.
•  A four-five page (double-spaced) sample of the original text(s) and translation. 
• 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.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details, visit ICM website.