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Call
for Proposals: Diversity Fund
Statement
of Purpose
The
Diversity Fund was established six
years ago to help foster the recruitment
and retention of faculty and students
from under-represented minority groups
as well as to facilitate research
on diversity in higher education.
Although the amount of funding awarded
varies, funding for most projects
will not exceed $20,000.
The
Diversity Fund supports:
- Implementation
of schools' strategic plans to
increase the presence of underrepresented
minorities (matching funds required).
- Research
on diversity in higher education.
- rojects
to diversify the campus environment.
Application
Process
Proposals
to the Diversity Fund consisting of
an original and three copies should
be submitted to the Office of the
Provost, 122 College Hall/6303 before
March 15 of each year. If the date
falls on a weekend or holiday the
deadline is the following business
day.
Proposals
must include:
1.
The Diversity Fund Cover Sheet. Failure to complete
the cover sheet or to comply with page limitations
will risk disqualification from the competition.
The cover sheet should include: name of Principal
Investigator, rank, phone number, e-mail address,
department, school, campus address, and mail
code; the name of the Business Administrator,
phone, and e-mail address; the title of the
proposal; and the signatures of the Dean, Department
Chair and Principal Investigator.
2. 100-word
abstract of the proposal.
3. Amount
of current support for the project.
4. Other pending
proposals for the same project.
5. A list
of related support received during the past three years. If the proposal
was funded in the past by the Diversity Fund, a report on the use of those
funds and an assessment of the project's impact should be included.
6. A one-page
biographical sketch of each project director.
7. A proposal
of not more than ten single- spaced pages giving the scope, rationale,
significance, plan, and impact of the project.
8. Budget
(one page). Budget items should be listed in order of priority. Please
note that financial support cannot be provided for non-Penn faculty.
Criteria
for Review
Criteria
for review will include the following:
- Relation
of the project to the Agenda
for Excellence and the University's
goals for recruitment and retention
of underrepresented minorities.
- Potential
for generating new insights about
diversity in higher education.
- Budget
appropriateness.
- Current
support.
- Projected/committed
amount of matching funds and/or
School/Responsibility Center
contribution.
Almanac, Vol. 49, No. 17, January 14, 2003
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