Call for Applications: 2026 Digital Borderlands in the Classroom Fellowship Program and Summer Institute

To: Campus Community
From: University Libraries
Subject: Call for Applications: 2026 Digital Borderlands in the Classroom Fellowship Program and Summer Institute
Date: Nov 06, 2025

University Libraries invites U of A faculty to engage with four key literacies: archival literacy, data literacy, digital literacy and maker literacy, to support undergraduate student research in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands through assignments and learning modules. 

The fellowship program includes a $9,000 award, training, and ongoing consultation from library experts. 

  • Applications are due Jan. 23, 2026.
  • Fellows will be announced in Spring 2026.
  • The final cohort of the program funded by a Mellon Foundation grant runs from July 1, 2026-December 15, 2027. 

Get full details about eligibility, information sessions and the application process.

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