Interdisciplinary MiniLabs.02: Innovation Through Humanities
Deadline: December 15, 2023
Eligibility
UCR Faculty
Award Period
Winter, spring and summer quarters, 2024
Award Amount
$500 in research funds for participants
Award Description
The Center for Ideas and Society’s “Being Human” Initiative and the Office of the Vice Chancellor of Research and Economic Development invite proposals for cross-campus, interdisciplinary mini research labs on the theme of Innovation Through Humanities. This is a continuation of our successful minilabs program in 2021/22.
The support for these experimental and interdisciplinary workgroups will foster cross-campus conversations and seed grant applications (individually or as a group). The range of topics is open but should be based on an interest in one of the following questions:
- How can the humanities guide innovation and problem-solving in other disciplines?
- What form do innovative and successful collaborations across academic fields take?
- Should we reimagine traditional humanities disciplines and, if so, how?
Application Requirements
MiniLab.02 project groups meet over the course of one quarter in winter, spring, or summer 2024.
- Each lab will consist of 4-5 UCR faculty investigators, with at least 2 members from CHASS
- Each participant will receive $500 in research funds at the end of the project
- If desired, funds may be pooled to cover group meeting expenses during the quarter
- At the end of the quarter, each group will deliver a position paper that outlines the work conducted and provide information about grant applications coming from the minilab
- Participants agree to attend a lunch in spring or fall 2024 to meet with other MiniLab 2.0 groups
Complete Proposals Include
Information on lead PI/convener
Additional participants
Project description
Timeline of proposed meetings or activities
Applications due by 11:59 PM on the deadline.
Online ApplicationEvaluation Criteria
Project Focus
- The importance of the questions, issues, or problems the collaboration seeks to address.
- The capacity of the project to enhance or develop insights into or an understanding of these questions, issues, or problems.
- The extent to which the project has appropriately taken account of existing research and scholarship.
Participants
- The ability of the participants to complete or make a significant advancement on the project.
Management
- The clarity of lines of responsibility and accountability.
Impact
- Potential to lay groundwork for future research, programs, and grant applications.
- Potential to establish innovative collaboration across schools and colleges.
Funded by the Office of the Vice Chancellor of Research and Economic Development and the Being Human Initiative at the Center for Ideas and Society.