The Office of the Provost supports excellence in faculty scholarly and creative work through the Provost’s Grants for Research in Humanities, Social Sciences, and the Arts. Faculty in the humanities, social sciences and the arts are eligible for these awards, which are intended to provide funding in fields with little external or start-up funding. CRITERIA: • Academic, scholarly, or creative merit of the project, originality, and significant contribution to the field. • Impact on the applicant’s career. • Feasibility of completing the project during the grant period. ELIGIBILITIY: Full-time, benefits-eligible faculty, tenure-line or clinical/instructional, professional library staff members, and artists-in-residence with continuing appointments in the humanities, social sciences and the arts. Recipients are limited to one research grant per year. FUNDING: Maximum grant amount is $5,000 Awards are for a twelve-month period and require that a final report is submitted at the end of the award period. At the end of the project period, any remaining funds in the project account revert to the Office of the Provost, unless the awardee requests and is granted an extension. Only a single one-year extension will be permitted. APPLICATION: The online application form requires a description of the project, a proposed budget, and cv. Please see the form for guidelines for including work samples to accompany proposals for creative projects. DEADLINE: January 15, 2019 QUESTIONS: Please contact Joan Johnson, Director of Faculty at joanmjohnson@northwestern.edu
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