Two awards of $ 2,000 each for research-related travel to Germany. Award includes a city excursion with CIS co-director Jeanette Kohl.

List of estimated travel expenses for your stay in Germany

A letter of recommendation is required from your faculty advisor or another faculty member with whom you work closely. Contact your letter writer to ask them to submit the letter directly to CIS by the application deadline in email to CIS@ucr.edu, with your name in the subject line.

Expenses must be incurred within the award period. Extensions of the grant timeframe should be requested in writing in advance. Awards terminate upon leaves of absence, filing fee status, withdrawal, or graduation. You must be registered in the quarter preceding your planned trip.

Expenditures must be within the categories listed in the proposal budget. Written permission is required for budget adjustments or changes to the project scope prior to spending funds. Major purchases of non-expendable equipment, stipends, tuition or fees, alcohol, or expenses related to the preparation of the thesis copy (printing, charts, photographs, etc) are not covered by this award. Reusable supplies and equipment purchased with these funds remain the property of UCR.

Proposals that involve personal interviews or experiments with human subjects must be review and approved by the Institutional Review Board first.  For forms and details, visit http://or.ucr.edu/ORI.aspx. Such proposals should indicate if IRB approval has been granted and the protocol number.  Funds are released only after approval is obtained.

Awards are processed through your home department, according to all applicable UC, UCR, and departmental policies. If your project receives funding, forward your award letter, proposal, and budget to the person in your department who handles travel and reimbursements, usually a financial analyst. The analyst will advise you on the best way to proceed with your expenses. In some cases, expenses can be covered directly by the university through purchase orders or procurement cards. Typically, you will be asked to pay for project expenses out-of-pocket and be reimbursed later.

Be sure to ask about special policies and guidelines pertaining to the types of expenses on your project.  Also make sure you understand what kinds of receipts and documentation will be needed to request reimbursement. Make a note of required forms, departmental deadlines, or special circumstances that could affect the reimbursement timeframe. You are responsible for tracking your own expenses and reimbursements to ensure that you do not exceed the amount of award.

After your return from your trip, email a brief (250-300 word) report of your experience to Katharine Henshaw. This report should be in the form of a letter to the donors of your award, sharing your experiences during the trip and how it enriched your project and your academic interests.

In papers, conference presentations, or other methods of sharing your research, please acknowledge the support of the donors and the Center for Ideas and Society.

From time to time, we may share your name, project title, and/or your narrative report on our website or other promotional materials. This serves our mission by sharing the research of our college with the wider public and helps us emphasize the importance and relevance of humanities-focused projects.