Research, Funding, and Awards

  • 5/1 Call for Proposals for ICD Fellowship

    The Democracy and Dialogues Initiative of the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, in partnership with other University co-sponsors, will award five (5) new fellowships to participate in UConn’s ongoing Initiative on Campus Dialogues (ICD) Fellowship Program.

    Applications are due May 1, 2020 should be submitted in either pdf or Word format to dialogues@uconn.edu with “ICD Fellowship Application” in the subject line of the email. The application consists of 2 parts:

    1. A proposal narrative (1,000 words maximum); The narrative should include the following information:
      1. The goals of the project;
      2. How these goals address those of ICD;
      3. How the goals will be pursued;
      4. The expected outputs or deliverables;
      5. Applicant(s)’ experience in engaged research initiatives;
      6. Itemized budget;
      7. Project timeline;
      8. Confirmation of availability for meeting dates.
    2. A CV or resumé (for each participating member if team application)

    Decisions will be announced on May 15

    The ICD Fellowship Program, now in its fourth year, is a University-wide partnership, with participation from academic, service, outreach and administrative units. Fellowship teams will engage in a year-long, shared-learning process; develop projects that apply dialogue and deliberation to specific content areas and curricular or outreach settings; and make use of, and potentially contribute to, current research-in-practice.

    As a core part of their fellowship, teams will participate in the following series of meetings across the academic year:

        • 1 launch meeting from 3:00pm-5:00pm on August 27, 2020
        • 3 regular lunchtime meetings in the Fall Semester: Sept. 15 (1:00-3:00pm), Oct. 14 (2:00-4:00pm), & Nov. 17 (1:00-3:00pm)
        • 1 full-day retreat on January 15, 2021
        • 3 regular lunchtime meetings in the Spring Semester, 11:30-1:30pm on Feb. 10, Mar. 9, & Apr. 7
        • 1 concluding meeting/conference in May, 2021 (day/time to be determined by Fellows)

    At least one team member must be present at each meeting. All members are required to attend the Launch Meeting, Winter Break Retreat, and concluding meeting/conference. Please bear this in mind when applying.

    Resources provided? Up to $5,000 per team: Funds can be used for a variety of purposes: travel, honoraria, catering, materials, consulting fees, and the like. A budget will be requested from all fellows and will be subject to ICD Steering Committee approval.

     

    More information can be found here: https://democracyanddialogues.thedoddcenter.uconn.edu/initiative-on-campus-dialogues/

    For more information, contact: Dodd Center at 8604865131