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Posted: Thursday, March 12, 2009Support Your Research in the Community with a College and Community Partnerships Grant
From the Provost
All tenured and tenure-track Buffalo State faculty members are eligible to apply for minigrants offered by the College and Community Partnerships Office. Grants are expected to range from $1,500–$2,000 and will be awarded in May.
Interested faculty should focus on partnerships that offer the greatest chance for meaningful community change, are mutually beneficial, and result in publishable scholarly research. Priority will be given to projects that contribute to the vitality of the region, especially the West Side of Buffalo. The 2008 awards covered a wide range of interests and included community partnerships with faculty in the Earth Sciences and Science Education, Exceptional Education, Social Work, and Biology departments. Potential community partners should fit into the three areas of focus in the College Strategic Plan: education, arts/culturals, and community/economic development.
Full application, guidelines, and selection criteria are available online along with a list of existing partnerships in departments across campus. Frequently asked questions about partnerships are also on the Web site to help define directions for applicants.
The deadline for submission of proposals is 4:00 p.m. Monday, April 6. A panel of reviewers will evaluate the proposals and announce the awards by Monday, May 11. Research, scholarship, and creative activities should be conducted from June 1, 2009, to December 31, 2009.
Hard copies of guidelines and further instructions for applying can be obtained from the College and Community Partnerships Office, Cleveland Hall 211A.
Please call Marian Deutschman, interim director of college and community partnerships, at 878-4132 with questions.
