IAHI Summer Academy Fellowship Grant

• This fellowship is intended to support a broad range of research and creative activity in the arts and humanities as well as qualitative projects in the social sciences.
• All grants are intended for support of research and creative activity, and not for support of teaching and/or service activities. Scholarship of teaching may be supported under this grant program, if it has strong and clearly articulated research outcomes.
• Applications will be judged on the merit of the proposed research or creative activity, qualifications of the applicant, significance of the research to the field, the potential for additional external funding, and the project’s importance to the individual’s future research plans.
• Projects will be limited to 12 months in duration.
• Funds will not be granted for a project currently supported by another internal funding mechanism.
• Grant programs do not provide retroactive funding. Be sure to apply for support well before you need funds to complete your research or creative activity.

• Investigators should be aware that reviewers outside of their designated research area may be reviewing the proposals. Therefore, it is important to prepare the proposal accordingly.
• The proposal should be in electronic form, based on 8 ½ x 11 page size with at least 1/2 inch margins.
• Use an Arial, Helvetica, Palatino Linotype, or Georgia typeface, a black font color, and a font size of 11 points or larger. Charts, graphs, figures and so on may be in color.
• Project Plans are limited to 5 pages.

Section 1 Cover Page

• Use the campus building code for campus address, i.e. SL 160.
• Use the campus seven digit phone number, area code if off campus.
• A copy of the IRB, IACUC, and/or IBC form must be included in the Appendix when these forms are required to conduct the proposed work.

Section 2 Abstract

• State the proposal’s long-term objectives and specific aims. This abstract is meant to serve as a succinct and accurate description of the proposed work when separated from the application. Do not include proprietary/confidential information. Keep the abstract to a half page.
• List all key personnel.
• If awarded, your abstract will be available publicly through the IAHI website, press releases, etc.

Section 3 Project Plan

• The Project Plan is limited to a total of five (5)
• Project Plans longer than five (5) pages will not be reviewed.
• Projects should be able to be accomplished within the single year of funding requested.
• Include the following sections:
  • Introduction:Introduce the project and its rationale. State the overall objective of the proposed project.
  • Specific Aims:List the broad long-term objectives and goals of the proposed project. Be sure to include specifics about any external grants you intend to pursue to continue the project.
  • Timetable:Provide a tentative sequence or timetable for the project.
  • Significance:Clearly state the importance and relevance of the proposed project, highlighting any novel ideas or contributions that the project offers. This may include a literature review, but it should include a description of how the work is significant to 1) professionals in relevant fields—especially to the theoretical, methodological, and/or applied discussions and/or practices in those fields, and 2) communities with which you may be collaborating.
  • Facilities Available:Describe the resources, facilities, and support that may be available to the proposed project, including any funding support that may result from external sources.
  • Collaborative Arrangements:If the proposed project requires collaboration with other investigators, describe the collaboration and provide evidence to assure the reviewers that the other collaborators agree (letters of support in the Appendix).
  • Project Outcomes:Describe the projected outcomes of the proposed project (i.e. publications, performances, exhibitions, symposia, external grants, etc.).

Section 4 Cited References

• Use the format standard for your discipline. The references do not count toward the page limit for the project plan.

Section 5 Appendix

• A biosketch or CV must be included for all key personnel, limited to four pages for each person. List all current and pending internal and external research funding support, as well as funding support for the previous three years.
• A short memo is required from any collaborators agreeing to their role in the proposed project. This does not need to be more than a few sentences.
• A copy of the IRB, IACUC, and/or IBC form when these forms are required to conduct the proposed work. If awarded, no funds will be transferred without the proper approvals.