Dissemination Grant Application Instructions

 

Dissemination Grants will be awarded in two categories:

 

A) Grants to disseminate results of faculty/student collaborative work, when that work contributes to the professional development of a discipline.  Dissemination Grants fund travel and conference registration when faculty and students participate together.  For example, faculty and their students could have carried out a summer research project or been funded through a UST Young Scholars grant.  The faculty member and student(s) may apply for a Dissemination Grant to present the results of their collaborative work at professional meetings.

 

B) Support for departmental sponsorship of a statewide annual research meeting in a particular discipline.  These conferences must clearly advance the goals of the Collaborative Inquiry project.  Allowable costs in this case could include keynote speaker fees, conference mailings and advertising, or food and reception expenses.

 

Expectations:

The Bush Program Grant Coordinator will expect to receive a file copy or summary of materials presented at the conference.

 

The maximum request is $1,000/person, with a maximum award of $3,000 for one project group.  In the case of departmental sponsorship of a statewide annual research meeting, a total of $5,000 is allocated for this purpose in 2006-07. Available funds for all Dissemination Grants in 2006-07 are $10,000.

 

See the document called “General Information for All Bush Proposals” posted at www.stthomas.edu/bushgrant for descriptions of all Bush re-grants, as well as application deadlines and reviewers’ criteria.  Submit seven copies of your proposal.  Send them to the address on the last page.

 

Guidelines for proposal narrative:

 

The proposal narrative is expected to describe or explain the items listed below. Remember that the review committee is an interdisciplinary group of faculty.  Do not assume knowledge of the jargon or professional organizations in your discipline. The length of the narrative should not exceed four pages with a 12-point font.

 

The proposal narrative must specify the category for which funds are requested:

 

A) Grants to disseminate results of faculty/student collaborative work

B) Support for departmental sponsorship of a statewide annual research meeting

 

The narrative should also provide the following information:

 

· thumbnail description of the work that will be presented

· conference sponsors, title, dates, and location

· explanation of the nature and significance of the conference

· for category A, names of faculty and students involved in the collaboration who will be traveling to the conference

 

Budget Items

 

1. Dissemination of findings of faculty/student collaborations or inquiry-based pedagogies may include the following Travel expenses:

Lodging

Transportation

Meals

Conference registration

Other (describe)

 

2. For a department seeking funds to host a research conference, budget items may include:

 

Conference mailings and advertising (list as Duplicating, postage, telephone on the Budget Format page)

 

Food and reception expenses (list as Supplies on the Budget Format page and provide budget detail and justification in Proposal Narrative)

 

Keynote speaker fees (list as Other and provide budget detail and justification in Proposal Narrative)

 

Other costs (consult with Bush grant staff on allowability of Other expenses in the Budget Format page, then provide budget detail and justification in the Proposal Narrative).

Dissemination Grant Cover Sheet

 

 

 

Name:_____________________________ Dept./Program: _____________________

 

Mail # ______________Phone # _________ E-mail:___________________________

 

UST ID # (not SSN): _______________________

 

 

The date of my initial employment at UST was: _______________________ and the status of my present employment (tenured, tenure-track, limited term, adjunct) at UST is: _________________________.

 

 

1.         Title of proposed project:

 

 

2.            Description of project suitable for use in publicity and reporting to a general audience (not to exceed 50 words; avoid use of jargon):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.                  Intended start date: _______________

 

Project duration (in months): ________

 

 

4.         Total amount requested: ___________

 

5.         Have you previously received Bush Grant funds?   ___ Yes   ___ No

 

If yes, please describe:

2)  Budget Format page for Dissemination Grants  (maximum: $1,000/individual, to a maximum of $3,000/team; $5,000 total available for departmental requests)

 

·  Applicants are expected to provide reasonably detailed estimates of all expenses. 

·  Capital equipment (>$500) may not be purchased with these funds.

·  The Proposal Narrative should give reviewers adequate justification for general categories of expenses.  Detailed expenses and other calculations must be provided in a Budget Explanation.

·  Other sources of funding should be detailed in a Budget Explanation, as applicable:

·  Indicate whether or not you have applied for internal or external funding of this project in addition to UST’s Bush Foundation grant.  As appropriate, list names of funding programs, both internal and external, and specify which expenses those programs are expected to cover.  This should also be reflected on the Budget form and in supporting documentation (such as a letter of commitment).

·  If currently funded by any UST Bush Foundation grants, list the grant type, year of award, and project title of each grant received.

 

BUDGET ITEM                           Grant Request            Other Funding            Total

 

1. Personnel /  Director Stipend            __________             ___________            ___________

           

2. Travel expenses                               ___________            ___________            ___________

 

a. Lodging                                  ___________

b. Transportation                      ___________

c. Meals                          ___________

d. Conference Fee                 ___________

e. Other (give detail)            ___________

 

3. Supplies, e.g. books

and refreshments             ___________        ___________        ___________

 

4. Duplicating, postage, telephone __________

 

5. Other (provide detail)                         ___________            ___________            ___________

 

TOTAL REQUESTED:                    ___________            ___________            ___________


3)  Grant Application Checklist

 

 

 

Submit the application to: Dr. Vanca Schrunk, Mail # JRC 432.

 

Check that your application package contains seven complete, collated copies of the following:

 

___   A.  Cover Sheet

___   B.  Proposal Narrative

___   C. Budget Format page and Budget Explanation (not required for Seed Grants)

___   D. Copies of supporting documentation, if applicable

___   E. Two-page vitae (not required for Core and Core Area Grants)

___   F. Grant Application Checklist (this sheet, signed and dated)

 

Other items to acknowledge:

 

___   G.  Final reports

I do not have any final reports due for previous UST Bush grants.

 

___   H.  Protection of Human Subjects of Research

I understand that if my research will involve human subjects, I must seek approval from UST's Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects of Research (IRB) before beginning the project. See the IRB website for information: http://www.stthomas.edu/irb

 

___   I.  Final Report

Within three months of my project’s completion date,  I agree to submit to Program Coordinator Vanca Shrunk (c/o Bush Grant Mail # JRC 432, idschrunk@stthomas.edu, 2-5740) the following: 1) a project evaluation report, 2) an accounting of funds spent, and 3) assessment results. I understand that submission of this final report is a prerequisite for any future funding from UST’s Bush grant for Collaborative Inquiry.

 

 

 

 

 

Applicant

Signature:___________________________________________  Date:____________