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Project Grants and Faculty Support
Current Project Grants
Resident Scholars
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Project Grant Application Information
2012-13 Application Deadline: 3 p.m. on Thursday, January 26, 2012.
The Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics awards project grants each year to community organizations, university faculty and departments, and student organizations. Awards are given to projects that stimulate and support educational events related to the center’s theme of inquiry. The maximum award is $10,000, but most awards range from $2,000 to $6,000.
Theme of Inquiry
The Wayne Morse Center theme for 2011-13 is From Wall Street to Main Street: Capitalism and the Common Good. Priority focus topics for 2012-13 include:
- Financial and regulatory reform
- The continuing debt crisis (particularly foreclosures and student debt)
- Race, capitalism and inequality
- Social movements such as Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party and their relationship to economic populism
- Taxes and funding the common good
Project grant applicants can propose activities that complement the focus topics. The theme of inquiry is broad and is intended to include topics and issues from many community perspectives and academic disciplines.
Eligibility and Awards
The Project Grant program is open to community organizations (including nonprofits and schools), community individuals, university faculty and staff, university departments and programs, and student organizations.
Awarded funds may be used for program expenses, honoraria, summer support, and faculty release time.
A wide variety of projects has been funded in the past including new classes, workshops, art exhibits and conferences.
Duties and Conditions
- Projects must be related to the theme of inquiry, From Main Street to Wall Street: Capitalism and the Common Good.
- Projects must impact the university and/or Oregon communities.
- Projects must commence no earlier than July 1, 2012 and complete no later than June 30, 2013.
- Projects must be independently administered. The Wayne Morse Center MAY be able to offer limited assistance for planning, administration, logistics and publicity. Proposals should be explicit in the amount of support that will be requested of the Wayne Morse Center.
- Details of project events (dates, times, locations, speakers, etc.) will be provided to the Wayne Morse Center as early as possible, preferably three months prior to the event.
- Include The Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics as a supporter on all printed materials and websites.
- Within a month of completion of all work associated with the grant, we request that you submit a report to the Wayne Morse Center including a description of how the money was used, an explanation of the funded activities, and a summary of the goals achieved through the grant.
Selection Process
The selection committee consists of community activists and interdisciplinary university faculty, as well as Wayne Morse Center staff, fellows and advisory board members.
The Wayne Morse Center seeks to fund a variety of projects that effectively examine the theme as well as impact the community and/or the university. The following criteria are considered:
- Pertinence to the broad theme and relationship to other Wayne Morse Center activities
- Feasibility of the project
- Capacity of the individual or organization to complete the project
- Strength of any links between the community and the university
- Value of the project to students and faculty and level of student involvement.
The selection committee may request additional information from applicants. Successful project applicants will be notified of selection in February 2012.
Application Process
Proposals must be written in language accessible to readers from several disciplines.
The complete application should include the following parts:
- Cover letter (one page maximum) that includes a summary of the project, the amount of the request, and contact information (including email address) for applicants.
- Description of the project (800 word maximum). Describe the nature of the project, proposed
speakers, target audience, publicity, volunteers and/or staff who will complete the project, and other relevant information. Please indicate if there are cosponsors and the timelines for planning and executing the project.
- Budget and Grant Request. Please include a budget for the project and the amount requested from the Wayne Morse Center. Please indicate other sources of support and any cosponsors. Be sure to include expenses for outreach and publicity. Please indicate the amount of support that will be asked of the Wayne Morse Center for administration, publicity, or other tasks.
- Statement of qualifications and/or vita (resumes limited to 2 pages per person). Please
describe your qualifications and capacity to carry out the project. University applicants should
demonstrate departmental support for the project. Proposals should address links between the
university and community.
- Supporting Materials. Additional materials are NOT required. If you submit supporting materials, a maximum of two pages will be considered. Materials in excess of this limitation will not be considered or reviewed.
Application submission: Mail or deliver the original and seven (7) collated and stapled copies (double-sided copies are encouraged) of the complete application packet to:
Rebecca Flynn
Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics
220 Knight Law Center
1221 University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon, 97403
Deadline: Proposals are due by 3 p.m. on Thursday, January 26, 2012.
Please direct questions to Rebecca Flynn, Administrator, (346-3700 or rflynn@uoregon.edu). For general information about the Wayne Morse Center, visit www.waynemorsecenter.uoregon.edu.
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