Research Grants
In keeping with the mission to combat systemic racism and support communities of color, the Initiative on Race and Resilience provides research grants (up to $5,000) for regular faculty and graduate students pursuing race-related research. Both individual and collaborative projects are eligible.
Grant funds may be used for:
- research travel
- working groups
- undergraduate summer student research assistance
- research materials
- travel for conferences at which the applicant is presenting
- conference registration
- other costs of carrying out race-related research and creative work in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.
Restrictions:
Initiative grants for research and creative works cannot be used to cover:
- Equipment; Notre Dame Research has a yearly competition for equipment purchase and replacement
- Subventions; the Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts offers subvention grants
- Electronic devices such as cameras, recorders, laptops/computers
- Upgrade in software
- Salary for course buyout or summer salary
Proposal Guidelines:
To apply, please submit a proposal with the following:
- Brief Proposal (1,500-word limit)
- Abbreviated CV (two pages)
- Budget
- Other Sources of Support and Contact Information
- Statement of Impact (500-word limit)
Review Criteria:
Please take all review criteria into account when constructing your proposal.
- Focused address of race, racism, racial injustice, ethnicity, and/or the exploration of the expressive cultures of communities of color
- Significance within discipline/field(s) of study
- Qualification for study
- Likelihood of success of the project