Research FundingResearch on Ethics in Public Life
Purpose:
The Center for Ethics in Public Life will provide seed funding of $5,000–$15,000 to promote innovative, collaborative, and high-quality research in the broad field of ethics in public life. Criteria for funding will include importance and relevance of the proposed research to advancing knowledge about ethics in public life, with particular interest in proposals that will result in ongoing programs of research or secure sponsor support for the continuation or elaboration of the initial scholarship supported by this program. Up to six awards are expected to be made this year.
We construe public ethics very broadly, to include individual behavior, personal and professional; institutional behaviors, policies, and practices, whether at the University or in business, government, religion, the military, and so on; social structures and institutions, including issues of social justice, equity, and other topics typically covered by social theory in various forms; and issues of national and international scope, such as world health, human rights, etc.
It is preferred that the academic unit(s) of the investigators associated with the proposed project will contribute approximately one-third of the resources to ensure the success of the project.
Eligibility:
Persons with continuing minimum 50% appointments who are classified as Instructional Faculty, Clinical Faculty, Research Faculty, Research Scientists, Librarians, Curators, and Archivists may apply.
Notification:
Notification of funding decisions is made within six weeks of the deadline date. Applicants can facilitate expeditious review by providing complete information, all required signatures, and by suggesting qualified, independent reviewers.