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Annual Call for Proposals
Grants for Conferences

$3,000 Maximum Award for Conference Proposals
Deadline for receipt of proposals: November 13, 2007
Applications available at the Institute (SH 4518)

Conferences examining any aspect of Chicano studies are eligible.  The Institute is especially committed to seeding innovative interdisciplinary projects with policy implications. Funding priority will be given to proposals that form part of (or initiate) a long-term research project that demonstrates a potential for subsequent extramural funding.  Any UCSB faculty member or professional researcher may submit a proposal.  Only one proposal will be accepted from each Principal Investigator.  Award recipients must submit a final financial and narrative report for each grant before becoming eligible for subsequent grant competitions. CSI support of the project shall be acknowledged in publications that result, fully or partially, from the CSI conference grant.  A copy of each publication must be provided to the Institute.  Awards of up to $3,000 will be provided for the period Dec. 31, 2007 through Dec. 31, 2008.  Allowable expenses include: research assistance; advertising; xeroxing; domestic and international travel; lodging.  CSI funding may cover up to $750 in meal expenses, and up to $750 in honorarium expenses. Items that will not be funded include: salary payments to Principal Investigators or other academic salaries (except student research assistants); equipment purchases; publication of proceedings.  All budgets are subject to detailed administrative review by the Institute.

Submission of Proposals:

Submit two copies of the complete application (including the original) to: 2007 Conference Grant Competition, Chicano Studies Institute, South Hall 4518, Campus Mail Code: 6040.  To be considered, proposals must be received by the Institute not later than 4:00PM, November 13, 2007.  Late or incomplete proposals, faxes or electronic submissions will not be accepted.

Review Process and Criteria:

Each proposal will be reviewed, evaluated and rated by a committee of UC faculty representing expertise in relevant topics.  Proposals should be written for a committee of broadly based expertise and interests.  In addition to such standard review criteria as clarity, quality and feasibility of the proposal, the committee will assign importance to the significance of the proposed work in terms of its policy implications, and in terms of its advancement of scholarship in the discipline(s).  As noted, priority will be given to projects that show promise for extramural grant development. Proposals should identify confirmed or potential sources for supplemental funding. An expression of interest should be provided by proposed keynote/plenary speakers.

For further information, contact Carl Gutiérrez-Jones (x2226, carlgj@english.ucsb.edu)