CONFERENCES & SEMINARS 2010-11
The UC Humanities Research Institute (UCHRI) invites proposals for
conferences and seminars to be held on the UC campuses during the 2010-11 academic year (July 1 to June 30). Applications from prospective conference or seminar organizers are accepted exclusively online via UCHRI's FASTAPPS system. Awards are contingent upon available funding.
Deadline: October 15, 2009 Grantees of the program for 2009-10
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Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact the respective campus representative on the UCHRI Advisory Committee for advice regarding criteria of assessment.
Program Overview
The gathering of scholars for the purpose of sharing
research findings is one of the most fruitful ways to enhance the
University of California's research mission and promote new directions
in scholarship. Conferences and seminars that mobilize the strength of
UC faculty through substantial representation from a range of campuses
help to fulfill UCHRI's programmatic commitment to foster an
intellectual community among UC scholars. Thus UCHRI funds a
regular program of conference and seminar support. UCHRI funds
innovative, collaborative, and interdisciplinary research, being
particularly responsive to those intellectual activities that cannot
readily occur within existing departmental and programmatic structures.
Over the years, many UCHRI-sponsored conferences and seminars have
subsequently formed the basis for the Institute's residential research
groups.
In terms of an intellectual agenda, a UCHRI conference or seminar
should bring recognition to scholarly work being done by humanists at
the University of California. Organizers should be aware that in all
UCHRI-sponsored programs, participation is encouraged by faculty from a
range of UC campuses and disciplines and at all levels of career
development, as well as national and international scholars. With a
critical mass of UC faculty, a UCHRI-sponsored conference or seminar
should also be an event of national and international significance and,
therefore, more than a campus event.
Conferences vs. Seminars
Most
UCHRI-sponsored conferences are large and general in scope, and
conference grants normally range from $5,000 to $10,000. In comparison,
seminars are intended to be more focused in content and smaller in
scale than conferences and usually address a particular research issue
within a discipline, though interdisciplinary discussions on a seminar
scale are also appropriate. Seminars may follow a variety of formats.
For example, research papers may be distributed in advance of the event
and the seminar would then be used for informed discussion, debate, and
exploration. Alternatively, a limited number of research papers may be
presented formally in a seminar gathering, to be followed by comment
and discussion in a daylong event. The scale of the seminar has the
advantage of permitting intensive discussion among a limited number of
participants who are specialists in the topic being considered; thus
proposals should address the benefits of hosting a one- or two-day
event that assembles scholars from the UC system and other universities
to discuss a particular research issue. Seminar grants range from about
$3,000 to a maximum of $5,000.
Funding
Grants are awarded with the
expectation that UCHRI money will be leveraged by organizers who will
seek additional funding from outside granting agencies and/or from
their home campuses. At a minimum, UCHRI funds must be matched with
additional, documentable, funds in a ratio of one to two: that is,
organizers will secure from some other source at least one additional
dollar for every two dollars of UCHRI funds. (For example, UCHRI
expects that a $5,000 grant will be matched by at least $2,500.)
The first 50% of award amount is usually transferred prior to the event. The balance of actual expenses, up to the approved amount, will be transferred after the event upon submission to UCHRI of both a satisfactory narrative report and a final, precise budgetary accounting. This accounting should consist of an itemized list of all actual expenses from approved budget categories and an itemized list of all actual expenses supported by cost‑sharing.
Note:
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Funding for UCHRI-sponsored conferences and seminars is strictly faculty based, i.e., although UCHRI does not want to discourage student participation, funding is awarded to UC ladder-rank faculty only.
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Because of funding limitations, UCHRI is unable to support annual
meetings of professional organizations and groups or ongoing scholarly
gatherings.
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UCHRI funds may not be used to pay publication costs for conference
proceedings or salary expenses (including salaries for undergraduate/graduate students), and must be spent in accordance with
all applicable UC rules and regulations. Please contact your Office of Research regarding general UC policy if necessary.
Proposal Development
Potential organizers are encouraged to contact their campus representative on the UCHRI Advisory Committee
for details, comprising one representative from each UC campus, as
early as possible to discuss possible conference or seminar ideas and
to get comments and advice.
Past experience has demonstrated that early
consultation is instrumental in developing successful proposals.
Proposers may also contact UCHRI Director David Theo Goldberg as a resource in developing proposals. Applications will be reviewed by UCHRI's Advisory Committee at its fall 2009 meeting.
APPLYING FOR CONFERENCES & SEMINARS
Applications must be submitted through the online FASTAPPS system (e-mailed, mailed, or faxed applications will not be accepted). Applicants must be registered with the online application system. Basic information as well as uploaded documents such as conference/seminar abstract, project narrative, and abbreviated
curriculum vitae of the organizer (and co-organizer, if applicable) are required.
The online application form must be filled out by the UC faculty member
who will be the principal conference organizer. At least one of the
event organizers must be a University of California Senate member. It
is expected that the person proposing the conference/seminar will be
responsible for its organization and execution.
Applicants are strongly advised to read the complete guidelines before filling out their application.
For technical assistance, contact techsupport@hri.uci.edu.
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