Administration
Coordination of the Program
Dr. Anatole and Mrs. Pamela Dekaban Fund is administered by the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan, and is lead by the Dekaban Program Director:
Professor Radoslaw L. Michalowski
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Michigan
Dekaban Program Committee at the Warsaw University of Technology:
Professor Anna Sieminska-Lewandowska, Chair
Professor Rajmund Bacewicz
Professor Mariusz Malinowski, ex-officio, Vice-Rector for Research
Professor Robert Mroczynski
Dekaban Program Coordinator at the University of Science and Technology (AGH), Krakow:
Professor Tadeusz Uhl
Dekaban Program Advisory Board at Piast Institute:
Ms. Benita Wojciechowski, Chair
Director of Cultural and Educational Programs, Piast Institute
Dr. Anna Bielinska
Research Asst. Professor Emerita
University of Michigan
Dr. Karen Majewski
Michigan Politics
Ms. Yvonne Merritt
Engineer, Ford Motor Company
Ms. Marzanna Owinski
EEG Technologist, Michigan Medicine
University of Michigan
Ms. Virginia L. Skrzyniarz
CEO/Co-Founder, Piast Institute
Ms. Stella Szczesny
Polish National Alliance/Community Activist
Ms. Malgorzata Tulecki, ex-officio
Executive Director, Piast Institute
Reports
View the report archive here.
Dekaban Fellowship – Eligibility and Application
The Dekaban Fund program is intended for full-time faculty at the Warsaw University of Technology (WUT) and the University of Michigan (UM). The support is provided predominantly for fellowships for WUT junior faculty for a period of 12 months. A completed doctoral degree and full-time employment at WUT are required at the time of application. Successful applicants (Dekaban Fellows) will be employed as Visiting Assistant Professors at the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan. The level of support depends on the availability of funds from the endowment account, and currently, two Dekaban Fellows can be supported simultaneously for a period of twelve months every year.
WUT faculty members should submit fellowship applications electronically during the period of recruitment (typically late spring, check with your Department) to the office of the Vice-Rector for Research ([email protected]). The application packet (typical deadline May 10) is to include: (1) a cover letter with the statement of purpose including research interests, and (2) current C.V. (use this template). Proposed research needs to be consistent with the research carried out in one of the departments at the UM College of Engineering. Potential candidates are encouraged to search the web sites of the departments of the College of Engineering at UM to identify potential advisors/mentors for the period of the fellowship. They can contact a potential advisor by email prior to applying for the fellowship, or, preferably, contact the Director of the Program, Prof. R. Michalowski ([email protected]), who will discuss the possibility of mentoring with the potential advisors indicated by the applicant.
See frequently asked questions (FAQ) here.