CLA Grants & Research Funding

Announcements and New Opportunities

• USDE Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad and Fellowship Program

  The Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad Fellowship Program offers opportunities to faculty of Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) to engage in research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies. Eligible projects focus on one or more of the following areas: Africa, East Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands, South Asia, the Near East, East Central Europe and Eurasia, and the Western Hemisphere (excluding the United States and its territories).
  
  Applications Available: October 05, 2009.
  Deadline: December 1, 2009

  November 9th, 2009

• Grant Opportunities for Arts and Humanities, Top 40!

  Mythbuster: Common misperception that few grants exist for arts and humanities

  Funders do support creative activity and humanities research! The following lists are by no means inclusive, but they provide a starting point in your grants search.

  • Top 20 Funders for Arts and Creative Writing
  • Top 20 Funders Supporting Research for Humanities Scholars
  
  
  
  
  
  November 6th, 2009

• University Symposium on Abundance & Scarcity Interdisciplinary Faculty Seminars - Call for Proposals

  The Institute for Advanced Study and the Office of the Vice President for Research announce funding for one or more interdisciplinary faculty seminars on the topic of Abundance & Scarcity, the subject of the University Symposium for the two-year period beginning in the fall of 2010. Seminars would last one semester and be offered in the 2010-11 or 2011-12 academic year. They are open to faculty of all disciplines. Click here for full program announcement and application instructions.

  Application Deadline: Wednesday, December 2, 2009

  November 3rd, 2009

• Office of Public Engagment (OEP) - Engaged Department Program

  Engaged Departments Request for Proposals (RFP)
  Deadline: December 15, 2009

  The Office for Public Engagement (OPE) is offering grants to support departments that want to develop or strengthen research¬- or teaching-focused university/community engagement initiatives for faculty or students.

  Grants of up to $10,000 will be awarded to five departments to plan, establish, implement, and evaluate strategic initiatives that advance the integration of public engagement into the departments' research and teaching activities.

  Purpose: To advance the institutionalization of public engagement at the University of Minnesota by furthering the integration of public engagement into the programmatic features of the department.

  More information can be found at the OEP Website.

  November 19th, 2008

• Updates and Resources

  Jennifer Thissen Swain joins the CLA Grants Team

  The Office of the Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs, CLA Fiscal Administration and the CLA Grants Team are pleased to welcome Jennifer Thissen Swain to CLA.

  Jennifer's position, CLA Grants & Administrative Support specialist, housed in CLA Fiscal Administration, was created in recognition of a greater need for administrative assistance for researchers as they navigate through complex application processes. Jennifer will maintain the CLA Grants Web and on-line services and will assist with pre and post award management processes.

  Stimulus Funding Information

  For Stimulus updates, including a 'new proposal deadline calendar' refer to OVPR's Stimulus Funding Information web pages

  Responsible Conduct for Research (RCR) Continuing Education Requirement?
  In addition to RCR Parts 1 and 2, faculty are required to complete an RCR Continuing Education activity one year after completing the core curriculum, every three years thereafter.

  Self-report a RCR Continuing Education activity electronically by following the instructions found on the FIRST (Fostering Integrity in Research, Scholarship and Teaching) website here

  CLA Internal Awards and Funding Sources
  
  October 22nd, 2008