Arts at Michigan

Grant Guidelines

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Below are the guidelines for a PGC grant and the application form. Currently, we are not seeking applications for the 2009-2010 year, but we will post any updates on our site about new funding cycles.

Public Goods Council Grants for Teaching: 2005 - 2006

• Priorities
• Eligibility
• Proposal Content
• Funding Uses
• Funding Period
• Tips
• Deadline
• Submission Procedures
• Funding Decisions
• Assistance

FUNDING PRIORITIES

Priority will be given to proposals that accomplish the following:

• Empower students to engage actively with public culture in both experiential and intellectual ways.
  • Some examples might include:
    • understanding public culture as socially produced knowledge
    • appreciating transformations of public culture over time, or in different places and time,
      
    • the role of museums, archives, and libraries in contemporary society,
    • civic engagement: what does this mean? what forms does it take?
    • social transformation and the arts,
    • global perspectives, including variations and issues in arts and public culture transnationally,
    • how public projects, events, performances and/or collections help us understand dynamics of social equity and social justice.

• Integrate the funded project in other course content through discussion, critique, performance, and/or other creative and analytical work.

• While priority will be given to projects whose outcomes are incorporated in a specific course, proposals that stimulate undergraduate learning in other contexts will also be considered.

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ELIGIBILITY*

• Proposals must be submitted jointly by 1) teaching faculty** and 2) program staff of a Public Goods Council member (e.g. archivists, curators, educational staff, and so on).
• Faculty must have participated in one of the PGC faculty programs that have been offered beginning in May 2005.

* Ann Arbor campus only
** Lecturers must have a continuing appointment

PROPOSAL CONTENT

An applicant should prepare a brief (1-2 page) proposal that includes a discussion of the following:

• Project goals.
• How the project addresses the stated funding priorities.
• Project scope. Indicate the number of students, GSIs, faculty members, and PGC members who will be involved.
• Project timeline (please note if the project is time-sensitive, that is, could it happen only during a specific visit, a specific season, etc.)
• An itemized budget (please include any additional sources from which you are seeking funds and their status).

FUNDING USES

Grant monies must be used for costs directly related to the project proposed.
These might include:

• ticket/entrance fee costs
• honoraria
• transportation
• supplies, materials, equipment, etc.
• facilities and event planning costs
• research assistance
• stipend to applicants
• project documentation
• evaluation costs

FUNDING PERIOD

Priority will be given to projects that are part of a course scheduled to be taught during the 2006-2007 academic year, including spring and summer terms. Proposals for projects planned for the 2007-2008 academic year will also be considered.

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HELPFUL TIPS

Below are some points you may want to consider in developing your proposal.

Goals of the Project. What do you want to accomplish, for the students, through this project? How does the proposal relates to students needs, to the professional development of faculty and staff involved, to departmental (both academic and PGC) and college priorities?

Collaborative Design. What collaborations in planning have you already begun? How do you expect to proceed in working together?

Project Implementation. What specifically does the project entail? What activities are to be carried out, by whom, and how logistics (if appropriate) will be arranged?

Teaching Approaches. How will students be prepared for involvement in this project, and what plans do you have for debriefing this component of the course? What teaching approaches will be used and how this segment, unit, experience, and/or assignment will be incorporated into the course as a whole?

Impact on Learning. If this project works, what difference will it make? How will it contribute to the realization of your teaching goals? What effect will it have on your class, your students? What methods will you use to get student feedback?

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DEADLINE

Friday, March 31, 2006 by 4 p.m.

SUBMISSION PROCEDURES

1. Download the PGC Grant Application Form (Word Document)
2. Complete all fields
3. E-mail completed form to pgcgrants@umich.edu

FUNDING DECISIONS

The review of proposals will be carried out by the Public Goods Council Faculty Steering Committee, composed of faculty from a range of disciplines (but primarily in the humanities) and PGC program staff. Awards will be announced by the end of April 2006, with funding to be available by July 1, 2006.

ASSISTANCE WITH PROPOSALS

Please contact Lisa Herbert of Arts at Michigan and Crisca Bierwert of CRLT at pgcgrants@umich.edu if you have questions about the grants or if you are uncertain about whether your proposed project qualifies.

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