Funding Opportunity Announcement: Dimensions Grant

Overview

Research & Innovation, the College of Liberal Arts, and the Reynolds School of Journalism offer competitive funding to support interdisciplinary research and creative activity of tenure/tenure-track faculty. Projects may involve early-stage development of collaborative scholarly or creative work that could lead to larger external grants.

Award & Funding

• Up to $8,000
• 12-month project period from date of award

Eligibility

• Projects must be led by tenure/tenure-track faculty in College of Liberal Arts or Reynolds School of Journalism
• Faculty from other units may serve as co-PIs or collaborators
• Dean approval required if collaborators from other institutions are included

Allowable & Unallowable Expenses

• Allowable: Equipment or materials purchases, participant support costs or graduate/undergraduate student assistance, travel-related expenses
• Unallowable: Course buyouts, summer salary, hosting

Application Requirements

• Project description (3-page limit): specific aims/objectives, background and significance, approach/methodology, project timeline, and future funding strategy
• Budget and budget justification (2-page limit) in table format with total requested amount and one-to-one cost share if applicable; budget narrative required
• CV or biosketch in field-customary format
• Letter from your chair positioning the project's importance to your field and career
• Optional: Letter indicating voluntary cost share source, signed by authorized individual

Cost Share

Cost share is not required. Voluntary cost share may be included with a letter detailing the source, signed by an authorized individual.

Key Dates