Grant Opportunities
CGPACS Graduate Student Small Grant Opportunity (CGPACS Graduate Student Affiliates only)
The Center for Global Peace and Conflict Studies at UCI is pleased to offer small grants for CGPACS Graduate Student Affiliates for research projects or to support graduate student groups relevant to the Center’s mission and interests. Students may apply for up to $1500 to travel for research purposes, pay for other significant research expenses, or attend a conference (after department and school funding has been exhausted). Students may also submit a joint application to design and help fund a workshop or ongoing student group at UCI. PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO BUDGETARY CONSTRAINTS, WE WILL FUND FEWER GRANTS THIS YEAR.
The mission of CGPACS is to promote innovative research on international problems and processes. We welcome proposals that concern the military/strategic, economic/environmental, or cultural/ normative motives, processes, and consequences of either peace or conflict. The proposed project must indicate its relevance to transnational, international, or global issues. All other things being equal, we will give priority to a) students whose projects have not previously (or at least recently) been funded by CGPACS, b) projects entailing expenses (such as travel) for original research, and c) student-organized conferences and groups. If additional funding is available, we will consider proposals for conference travel given the stipulations stated in this call.
Proposals should include the following:
1) an abstract not exceeding 150 words (samples attached)
2) a narrative not exceeding 750 words that describes the research question and its broader intellectual or policy significance and outlines the research strategy or design. Proposals should also provide the dates and duration of the project, state how the conference or project fits within the student’s trajectory and how it will help the student(s) progress;
3) a proposed budget that describes the activities to be supported by Center funding. Please indicate in your budget whether you have received or applied for funds for the project or group from your department, school, or another center (and how much you have received or applied for), and describe the necessity for additional CGPACS funding;
4) a separate cover sheet including the title of the project/paper and your name, department, and contact information.
*YOU MUST ALSO ASK A FACULTY MEMBER TO WRITE A LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR YOUR PAPER OR PROJECT. Grantees will be asked to submit timely progress and fiscal reports and will be required to present their work at an organized forum during the 2013-2014 year. Advisors will also be asked to attend this forum.
Please submit an electronic copy as well as two (2) hard copies of your proposal to Jayne Yang: Office: SSPA 5145; Mail: 3151 SSPA, Zot 5100
The deadline for receipt of proposals is TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 2013. Funding decisions will be announced shortly after the deadline and we anticipate transmittal of funds before June 30, 2013. For additional information, please contact Julie Elyachar, Director - elyachar@uci.edu
Call for Proposals: CGPACS Faculty Seed Grant Opportunity
(Seed Grants Available to CGPACS Faculty Affiliates Only)
The Center for Global Peace and Conflict Studies at UCI is pleased to offer seed grants for projects relevant to the Center’s mission and interests. The Center will support collaborative projects involving groups of UCI faculty (including research conferences or workshops held at UCI); we will also support individual or joint faculty research projects. Faculty may apply for up to $1500 in seed grant funding.
The mission of CGPACS is to promote innovative research on international problems and processes. We welcome proposals that concern the military/ strategic, economic/ environmental, or cultural/ normative motives, processes, and consequences of either peace or conflict. We will give priority to faculty whose projects a) represent new synergies in work on global peace and conflict, and/or b) have not been previously funded by CGPACS (or not recently funded by CGPACS. All projects must address a problem that has transnational, international, or global implications for peace and conflict and state the implications in the proposal narrative.
Proposals should include the following:
1) an abstract not exceeding 150 words;
2) a narrative not exceeding 750 words that describes the research question and its broader intellectual or policy significance and outlines the research strategy or design. Proposals should also provide the dates and duration of the project;
3) a proposed budget that describes the activities to be supported by Center funding. Please indicate in your budget whether you have received or applied for funds for the project from your department, school, or another center (and how much you have received or applied for), and describe the necessity for additional CGPACS funding;
4) a separate cover sheet including the title of the project/paper and your name, department, and contact information.
Please submit an electronic copy as well as two hard copies of the proposal to Jayne Yang- Office: SSPA 5145; Mail: 3151 SSPA, Zot 5100
The deadline for receipt of proposals is TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 2013. Funding decisions will be announced soon after the deadline and we anticipate transmittal of funds before June 30, 2013. For additional information, please send request to Sandra Cushman, scushman@uci.edu and it will be forwarded to the CGPACS Executive Board.
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