Seed Research Funding Guidelines for Faculty
The European Union Center of California announces availability of financial support to cover research expenses for faculty members at the Claremont Colleges. Awards will be made for seed research projects only. These awards will normally not exceed $1,500.00.
In awarding these funds, preference will be given to proposals possessing the following characteristics:
- Research projects with direct relevance to the current situation of the European Union, including its member states;
- Joint student-faculty proposals;
- Proposals from junior faculty; and
- Proposals demonstrating outside funding that will complement financial support received from the Center.
Recipients will be required to submit a written report on the activities funded by the grant indicating research progress. Recipients may be asked to present their work-in-progress as an EU Center lunchtime talk or in some other forum.
Application Procedures
Applicants should submit the following to the Selection Committee for Research Funding at Center:
- An application form (see link below or visit the Center for a hard-copy);
- A three- to five-page project proposal indicating relevance to the current situation of the European Union, including its member states; how the project will contribute to the mission of the EU Center and whether there are productive uses of the researcher's work in connection with other EU Center activities; whether it is a joint student-faculty proposal; and whether the proposal has received outside funding that will complement financial support received from the Center;
- A current C.V.; and
- A detailed budget.
Applications are subject to funding availability, and only one grant will be made for any given project. Grants are awarded on a reimbursement basis only, substantiated by receipts; no funding is provided for stipends. Requests for reimbursements not submitted within 10 months from the date of the award will not be honored. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis.
Download an application: PDF
