Whiting Foundation Public Engagement Programs
Important Dates
Notice of Intent Deadline: Third Tuesday in March submitted through Limited Submission Application in Kuali Build
SIUE Pre-Proposal Application Deadline: Deadline: Second Tuesday in April
Proposal Routed in Kuali: June 3rd, 2021
NSF Full Application Deadline: June 14th, 2021 Application submitted to the Whiting Foundation with the assistance of the SIUE Office of Research and Projects.
Description
The Whiting Foundation is offering SIUE the opportunity to nominate two Humanities Scholars, one for each of the following programs: Public Engagement Seed Grant and Public Engagement Fellowship.
As a limited submission opportunity SIUE will select one nominee for each of the programs listed below using the same selection process for all limited submissions. Letters of Intent are due in Kuali Build no later than March 16th, 2021. Kuali Build. Notifications will be sent to upload your pre-proposal materials in Kuali Build by April 13th if an internal competition is required.
The opportunities in this cycle are focusing on the following disciplines: history; the study of literature, visual art, music, and the other arts; philosophy; and area studies combining these fields, like classics and African-American studies.
Webinars providing more information about these opportunities are available at 1pm CST on the following dates: February 3rd, March 3rd, April 7th and descriptions of previously funded Seed Grants and Fellowships are described on the Whiting Foundation website. You must register in order to participate in the Whiting Foundation information sessions.
For both programs the following eligibility requirements apply for the 2020-21 and 2021-22 academic years:
- Full or part-time humanities faculty;
- Tenure or non-tenure track appointment;
- Early career faculty (received doctorate between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2020).
Nominees may propose to use grant funds in a manner that will best meet the needs of the project. Previously awarded funds have been used to:
- Support collaborators;
- Purchase required equipment and supplies;
- Cover necessary travel for the grantee, collaborators or participants; and
- Secure time, in the form of course releases or summer salary, if the project’s needs warrant it.
Public Engagement Seed Grant
- Award is up to $10,000 (up to 10 Seed Grants will be awarded nationally);
- Supports projects at earlier stages of development before nominee has been able to establish a specific track record of success for the proposed public-facing work;
- Seed Grants are NOT designed for projects starting entirely from scratch;
- Nominees must have fleshed out a compelling vision, including a clear sense of collaboration required and the ultimate scope and outcomes;
- Specific short-term steps required to advance the project must be articulated in the proposal;
- Resources required to complete the project must be identified;
- Recipients may use the grant to test projects on a smaller scale or deeply engage in planning with collaborators or the intended public.
Public Engagement Fellowship
- Award is $50,000 (up to 7 Fellowships will be awarded nationally)
- Project must be far enough into development/execution to present specific, compelling evidence that the project will successfully engage the intended public;
- Overall strategy and practical implementation plan will be deeply developed
- Relationships with key collaborators are already in place
- Connections with the intended public have been cultivated
- Nominee and collaborator may have tested the idea in a pilot or the project itself may be underway.
Timeline
- Potential applicants must submit an Intent to Apply in the Kuali Build Limited Submission Application by March 16th, 2021
- Pre-proposal application materials uploaded as a single pdf though Application in Kuali Build by April 13th, 2021 (if an internal competition is required) You will be notified if this is required.
- May 4th, 2021 Proposals are reviewed by Unit Research Committees
- May 18th, 2021 Winners of the internal competition will be notified of their authorization to submit a full proposal to the Whiting Foundation.
- May 25th – June 3rd, 2021 Nominees work with ORP Staff to route Proposal n Kuali Research
- June 1, 2021 ORP send list of nominees to Whiting Foundation
- June 14th, 2021 Nominees submit application to Whiting Foundation
Required SIUE Pre-Proposal Materials
- Application Cover Sheet
- Project Summary/Narrative (max 3 - 5 pages)
- References
- Each PI or Co-PI must provide a 2-page C.V. with selected publications and activities that most relate to this project.
- Budget Justification (Limit 2 double spaced pages)
