Request for Proposals from Dan Bertsche, Assistant Director, France Chicago Center:

Funding Opportunity for Faculty Members in the Humanities

The France Chicago Center invites faculty in the Humanities, Social Sciences, Harris School, and the Divinity School to submit proposals for 2008/09 projects (conferences, colloquia, exchanges, etc.) that foster stronger ties between the University of Chicago and France, while increasing awareness within the UofC community of French culture, art, and thought.

Up to $5000 may be requested for projects taking place in FY 2008/09. More modest sums may be available for projects taking place during the current academic year. The deadline for applications for 2008/09 projects is January 15, 2008.

For more information or to apply, please go to http://fcc.uchicago.edu/proposals/uchicago.html or contact Dan Bertsche at 702-3662 or at fcc@uchicago.edu.

Deadline:

• UChicagoArts Grants and Curriculum Innovation Grants: early November, early February, and late April; check Website for specific dates
• Course Arts Resource Fund Grants: None

Submission Method (All): Electronic

Past Grantees:

• UChicagoArts Grants
• Curriculum Innovation Grants
• Course Arts Resource Fund Grantees are not available

Competition Level: Seven grants were awarded in the 2008/09 competition for UChicagoArts Grants; the number of applications submitted is not available. No grants were made through the Curriculum Innovation Grants program (four were made in 2007/08); the number of applications submitted is not available. No grants were awarded through the Course Arts Resource Fund (twelve were awarded in 2007/08); again, the number of applications submitted is not available.

Eligibility:

• UChicagoArts Grants: All faculty, departments or centers, registered student organizations, campus cultural institutions, and other organizations involved in campus life are eligible.
• Curriculum Innovation Grants: All individual or groups of faculty and full-time lecturers who wish to develop new undergraduate or graduate courses in the arts and/or to revise and renew existing arts courses are eligible.
• Course Arts Resource Fund: All instructors are eligible

To encourage arts activities on campus and the enrichment of the University community’s cultural life, the Arts Planning Council sponsors three grant programs for faculty:

• UChicagoArts Grants, which range from $1,500 to $10,000 and support substantial, collaborative public projects;
• Curricular Innovation Grants, which range from $2,000 to $5,000 and are intended for the development, enhancement, or renewal of arts courses; and
• Course Arts Resource Fund Grants, which provide up to $500 for the integration of arts into courses.

Preference for UChicagoArts Grants is given to projects that demonstrate: innovation;  collaboration, whether with groups on or off campus; student participation; and partial support from other sources.

Curricular Innovation Grants seek to encourage: creation of cross–divisional and cross-departmental courses; intra-departmental courses that stretch the usual boundaries; and projects that combine rigorous scholarly and theoretical approaches with creative and performative practice and study. These grants can be used to support a variety of activities, such as:

• hiring a research assistant to help prepare the course
• funding a workshop to design a new course (or revise an old one)
• creating a course web site
• hiring performers/artists
• purchasing materials related to the course (software, slides, recordings, videos, and other arts-related materials and equipment)

Course Arts Resource Fund Grants help to defray costs related to arts activities such as: inviting a visiting artist to class; organizing a class visit to a performance or exhibition; or providing arts materials for classroom use (recordings, videos, web page designs for arts materials, etc.). In an effort to extend the reach of the arts on campus, the Council particularly encourages requests from instructors who may not routinely integrate the arts into their courses.

Deadline: Multiple

Submission Method: Electronic

Current Grantees: Not available

Competition Level: Not available

Eligibility: Humanities faculty

The Franke Institute entertains proposals for conferences, colloquia, visiting scholars, and similar kinds of events that focus on interdisciplinary topics and that therefore reach a range of audiences. Normally it funds proposals that involve multiple departments and programs. In addition to public events, the Institute can sometimes provide modest support for faculty groups working together on research topics or on curriculum planning or for faculty projects that involve collaboration with colleagues from other institutions. Grants range typically from $1,000 to $3,000.

Website

Deadline: Early April

Submission Method: Electronic

Current Grantees

Competition Level: 4 grants were made in the 2007/08 competition; 11 applications had been submitted

Eligibility: All faculty and senior lecturers are eligible

The Provost’s Program for Academic Technology Innovation provides one-time seed grants of up to $50,000 for projects that focus on new and innovative uses of information technology in undergraduate learning, extend the instructional use of technology in graduate research and education, or involve extensive cross-departmental collaboration in the use of technology in an academic context.

Deadline: Early March

Submission Method: Electronic

Current Grantees

Competition Level: 14 grants were awarded for 2010; the number of applications submitted is not available

Eligibility: All University projects in the following areas are eligible: Faculty Research and Support, Cultural Institutions and the Arts, Quality of Student Life, and Community Outreach

The Women’s Board provides support annually for University projects. They prefer to fund projects that could not go forward without their support. Most of the grants range from $15,000 – $30,000. The highest grant made for 2010 is $53,500; the lowest is $3,000. The WB does not make multi-year grants.

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