For Faculty
The Simpson Center provides financial and administrative support for crossdisciplinary research, teaching, and engagement projects. We support a wide range of activities, including fellowships, cross-departmental research groups, scholarly conferences and symposia, community-engaged collaborations, and other projects.
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Fall 2023: Open September 27, 2023 | Due November 10, 2023
Review the categories below for information on how to apply.
Large Scale Collaborations
Important Dates
Application Dates
Opens: Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Due: Friday, November 10, 2023
Funding Term
Starts: Saturday, July 1, 2024
Ends: Sunday, June 30, 2025
Large-scale collaboration grants enable faculty and graduate students to pursue extended crossdisciplinary and crossdepartmental collaborative projects in research, teaching, and/or public engagement. Large-scale collaborations may include research inquiries that are linked to cross-departmental curriculum development, for instance, and/or a complementary series of public lectures. Activities may be designed to develop new programs of study at the University of Washington, or to prepare the foundations for major grant applications to national foundations.
Criteria
Large-scale collaboration grants enable faculty and graduate students to pursue extended crossdisciplinary and crossdepartmental collaborative projects in research, teaching, and/or public engagement. Large-scale collaborations may include research inquiries that are linked to cross-departmental curriculum development, for instance, and/or a complementary series of public lectures. Activities may be designed to develop new programs of study at the University of Washington, or to prepare the foundations for major grant applications to national foundations.
Large-scale collaborations must be faculty-led. Projects that integrate research, teaching, and/or public engagement dimensions are encouraged but not required. Projects entailing collaborative research must note the intended forms of its dissemination (e.g, an edited book, a website).
Terms of Award
Awards of financial and administrative support vary. Requests typically range between $7,500 and $20,000.
Complete the Application Form. Upload to the form as a single, bundled .pdf the below materials:
- Proposal Narratives. Limit to eight pages. Proposal narratives should address:
- Near-term and long-term project goals
- Participating persons and/ units
- Activities to be funded
- Anticipated outcomes
- Scholarly, public, and/or institutional significance
- CV. Include organizer(s) curriculum vita(e). Limited to five pages per organizer.
- Budget. Detail anticipated expenses. (e.g. stipends or honoraria, travel, accommodations, curricular or promotional materials, hospitality, and facilities rentals) as applicable, as well as other confirmed and anticipated sources of support. If you have questions about building your budget, contact Julie Stoverink at scfiscal@uw.edu.