Excel spreadsheet of Budget and Budget Justification: Download budget template.

Final awards are based on available funding. In order to support as many projects as possible, projects may be offered an award for less than requested. Lower awards do not reflect on the quality or importance of the work being conducted.

Notes on research awards and honoraria for presenters: Working group awards do not support individual faculty member’s research projects. Modest participation stipends ($300-$500) may be provided to graduate student presenters. UCR faculty presenters are not eligible for honoraria. UC faculty presenters from other campuses may receive research awards ($250-$500), to be transferred to their home departments. Faculty from other institutions and guest presenters may be paid honoraria. Working group awards are not intended to support individual member’s research projects

Major purchases of non-expendable equipment, course buy-outs, faculty stipends, GSR/student tuition or fees, staffing, alcohol, personal conference travel and/or annual meetings or professional organizations and groups are not covered by this award. Reusable supplies and equipment purchased with these funds remain the property of the Center. 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.

All project transactions and processes must adhere to applicable/relevant UC, UCR, and Center policies. Expenses must be incurred within the award period and unexpended funds are surrendered at the end of that period. Extensions of the grant timeframe are rare but may be requested in writing to the Center director.

Proposals that involve personal interviews or experiments with human subjects must be reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board. For forms and details, visit 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.

In addition to humanities-emphasis, interdisciplinary collaboration, and location, the advisory committee looks for intellectually sound, clear, and well-organized proposals that represent the following values and standards:

Project Focus

• The importance of the questions, issues, or problems the project 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.
• The appropriateness, effectiveness, and feasibility of the proposed approach or research methods.

Project Mechanics

• The relationship between the project and the funds sought
• The scalability of the project if less funding is available or the possibility of its successfully raising more funding through cosponsorships, additional grants, or other fund-raising approaches.
• The use of formats and venues that are open and accessible to campus and community audiences.
• The clarity of lines of responsibility and accountability.
• The feasibility of the timetable and milestones.

Participants

• The ability of the participants to complete or significantly advance the project as indicated by previous accomplishments.
• The inclusion of diverse voices and disciplinary/interdisciplinary/transdisciplinary perspectives.
• UC Supplemental Awards: Demonstration that the faculty or program partners from other UC campuses substantially contribute to the proposed project.

Dissemination and Impact

• The appropriateness and effectiveness of the proposed dissemination methods.
• The potential of the proposed topic to lay the groundwork for and/or inspire future research, programs, grants, or community relationships.

At the close of the project, organizers will prepare a final narrative report that assesses the outcomes (both planned and unexpected) and compares the project as proposed with the project as experienced. What progress was made toward the stated goals? What questions were uncovered or resolved? What challenges were faced? What new areas of research and collaboration were opened? Reports should include a list of participants, audiences reached, publications and submissions and impact on students, teaching, community service, and research engagement.