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UCIS Small Grant Program

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The UCIS Small Grant Program is designed to enable University faculty to overcome obstacles in the pursuit of their international scholarly or scientific work, by providing small grants in a speedy and flexible way. "International" is defined as relating to another country or culture, comparative analysis covering more than one country or culture, studies of international relations or of transnational activities, or studies which examine topics related to global issues.

Eligibility

Full-time and part time tenure-stream, tenured and non tenure-stream faculty (including lecturers and contract faculty) at the University of Pittsburgh from all Schools and Departments, Centers, Institutes and Campuses are eligible to submit a proposal. Adjunct, visiting and emeritus faculty are not eligible.

In the case of conference travel, the applying faculty must be a presenter at the conference or workshop in order to qualify for funding.

Important: Only one application for UCIS central funds per project and faculty member is allowed. Dual grant applications for the same project to different central UCIS grant programs (UCIS Small Grant Program, Hewlett International Grant Program, Research Abroad Program) are not permitted. Only one UCIS Small Grant award per faculty and fiscal year (July 1 to June 30) is allowed.

Amount of Grant

Small Grants cannot exceed $500. Because of the limited availability of funds, smaller requests may be more likely to be funded. Funds must be used within one year from the award date.

Funding Priorities

Research

  • Start-up research projects requiring seed funding which show promise of attracting support.
  • Funds to be used to complete a research effort (which could include costs of preparing manuscripts for publication, but not actual costs of publication.
  • Partial support for research conferences of which a University faculty member is a principal organizer.
  • Field research conducted in conjunction with a Study Abroad program.

Curricular Efforts

  • Development of new on-campus courses in the international domain of the school or department.
  • Enhancement of existing courses by strengthening or adding international material.
  • Development of new Study Abroad courses or programs.

Conference Travel

  • Any conference or workshop with an international theme where applicant is a presenter.

Allowable Expenses

  • Ground and air transportation to and from research site, lodging.
  • On-campus and on-site research assistance (work study, translator, etc.).
  • Copy and other duplication costs.
  • Books and subscriptions, if justifiably necessary for the research project.
  • Ground and air transportation to and from the conference or workshop site.
  • Visa expenses.
  • Lodging and meal expenses.
  • Duplication of papers for use at the conference or workshop.
  • Registration fee for conference or workshop.

Non-allowable Expenses

  • Travel expenses for individuals other than the applicant.
  • Equipment.
  • Any conference travel expenses if applicant does not present a paper at conference or workshop.
  • Membership fees.
  • Any expenses unrelated to the proposed activity.

Grantee Obligations

  • All research involving interventions or interactions with individuals or the collection of identifiable private information concerning living individuals requires prospective Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval. Grantees are responsible for obtaining IRB approval when required, and must provide documentation of IRB approval before a grant can be awarded. For further information, check the IRB web site at www.irb.pitt.edu.
  • Grantees are required to submit a final report explaining the use of the funds and the outcomes of the supported activity no later than one month after the activity is completed. Failure to submit a final report will result in disqualification from future UCIS central faculty grant programs.

Application Procedure

A Small Grant application form must be submitted to initiate the review process. The application form can be downloaded or be requested from Lenora Lewandowski, UCIS, phone 412-648-7390, e-mail: lcl6@ucis.pitt.edu.

Deadlines

Applications are accepted year-round.

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This page last updated: 4/4/2006