The Responsible Governance and Sustainable Citizenship Project is pleased to offer multiple opportunities for UNH faculty and staff to request funding for relevant projects and programming. Please see below for additional details on funding types and applications deadlines.
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: DISCRETIONARY GRANTS (ROLLING REVIEW STARTS SEPTEMBER 15, 2023)
Grant Amount: up to $1,500 (for interdisciplinary proposals, up to $2,000)
Deadline: Rolling review of applications will begin September 15, 2023
Funding Release: Oct. 1 (and in rolling fashion for later applications)
End Date of Funding: June 30, 2024
Total Grant Amount: $25,000
Grants of up to $1500 are available to faculty and academic partners in support of various endeavors that align with the mission of the Responsible Governance and Sustainable Citizenship Project. Discretionary grants may be used to bring speakers to our campus, put on workshops, create and sustain working groups, facilitate promotion of faculty and student research, promote public engagement, and support other initiatives that relate to responsible governance and sustainable instituions. We are particularly interested in proposals that connect faculty and academic partners from different disciplines, which will release up to another $500. Grants may be used for honoraria, but the maximum allowable amount for that line item is $500.
To apply, write the Director of RGSCP, Scott Smith (Scott.Smith@unh.edu), with a succinct description of proposed activities, including an itemized budget and an explicit statement about how the proposal fits into RGSCP’s mission. Maximum length: 1 page.
The management of the grant will be the responsibility of the faculty member. Further guidance will be provided to grant awardees at the time of the announcement. A short final report will be required at the end of the grant period.
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: CITIZENSHIP AND THE PUBLIC GOOD LAB (DUE NOVEMBER 1, 2023
*THE DEADLINE FOR THIS GRANT HAS PASSED*
Grant Amount: from $5,000 to $15,000
Deadline: November 1, 2023
Review of Proposals: November 2023
Funding Release: February 1, 2024
End Date of Funding: June 30, 2025
Total Grant Amount FY24: $30,000
Grants of between $5,000 and $15,000 are available to faculty and academic partners to create a lab-model or another collaborative enterprise that supports research, engagement, and curriculum around the broad theme of democratic and sustainable citizenship, as well as to highlight and/or expand COLA’s contributions to the public good.
Faculty members may submit proposals as individuals or groups, and they may involve staff and students in their planning. A panel convened by the RGSCP director will review proposals. Proposals should include:
- Cover sheet with project title, names and positions of organizer(s), and an abstract of the proposal (100 words or less).
- A project narrative (no longer than 5 pages) that covers:
- Purpose and details of the planned work
- Significance of the work to RGSCP, citizenship and the public good
- Projected list of events/initiatives with benchmarked timetable
- How the initiative be evaluated and publicized
- A budget outlining expenses. Please note other possible sources for funding.
- Faculty CVs or biosketch (no longer than 2 pages each).
The management of the grant will be the responsibility of the faculty member and the administrative support in the home department. Further guidance will be provided to grant awardees at the time of the announcement. A final report will be required at the end of the grant period.
To apply, please submit the above materials in PDF form to the Director of RGSCP, Scott.Smith@unh.edu, by Nov. 1, 2023.
