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Call for Proposals: The
Diversity Fund
Statement of Purpose
The Diversity Fund was established
several years ago to promote the University's mission to
create and maintain a diverse student body, faculty, and
community, 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:
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Implementation of schools' strategic plans
to support the presence of under-represented minorities
(matching funds required).
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Research on diversity in higher education.
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Projects 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 15th of each year. If
the date falls on a weekend or holiday the deadline is the
following business day.
Proposals must include:
- 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.
- 100-word abstract of the proposal.
- Amount of current support for
the project.
- Other pending proposals for
the same project.
- 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.
- A one-page biographical sketch
of each project director.
- A proposal of not more than
ten single spaced pages giving the scope, rationale,
significance, plan, and impact of the project.
- Budget
(one page). Budget items should be listed in order of priority. Please
note that financial support cannot be provided for non-Penn
faculty.
- A commitment that the project
will not exclude anyone from participation on the basis
of any class protected by law.
Criteria for Review
Criteria for review will include the following:
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Relation of the project to the University's
Strategic Plan.
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University's
goals for recruitment and retention of under-represented
minorities.
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Potential
for generating new insights about diversity in higher education.
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Budget appropriateness.
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Current support.
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Projected/committed amount of matching funds
and/or School/Responsibility Center contribution.
Almanac, Vol. 50, No. 18,
January 20, 2004
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