CODAC

                                                 CENTER ON DIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY

         Graduate Summer Research Awards

Deadline: May 7, 2010

The Center on Diversity and Community (CoDaC), in conjunction with the Graduate School and the Center for the Study of Women in Society (CSWS), invites applications for this year’s Graduate Summer Research Awards. These awards support the scholarly work of graduate students throughout the University. A total of 10 awards of $1,000 each are available for outstanding proposals in the following areas:

CoDaC Award (7 awards): These awards will be given to support research projects on issues that intersect CoDaC’s mission of “promoting research and best practices on issues of cultural diversity, equity, and access.”

CoDaC/CSWS Award (2 awards): These awards will be given to support research projects at the intersections of gender and cultural diversity, thereby bridging the missions of CoDaC and CSWS.

Proudfoot-Swenson Award (1 award): This special award will be given to support research that focuses on issues affecting Native-American, First Nation, and/or indigenous populations. It is dedicated in memory of the late Professors Robert Proudfoot and Steve Swenson, co-founders and leaders of the Center for Indigenous Cultural Survival (CICS).

Award Conditions

Selection Criteria and Decisions: Awards will be provided for research activities to take place during Summer of 2010. Applications may be for a portion of research projects already underway (such as theses or dissertations), or to launch a new project. Only graduate students currently enrolled at the UO are eligible for these awards.

Award decisions are made by a review committee that includes faculty from multiple disciplines. Decisions are based on the quality of the application (including theoretical and methodological strengths): the degree to which the project engages the mission and interests of CoDaC; the professional accomplishments and potential of the student researcher, and the originality, significance and/or impact of the research project in its field(s).

Use of Funds: Funds may be used for both research and living expenses. Research expenses may include materials and supplies, raw materials or production costs, data collection and analysis expenses (e.g. interviews, coding, transcription, subject payments), purchase of data sets, video and audio tapes, literature searches, photocopying, books, equipment (less than $500), postage and travel.

Annual Conference and Report of Research Results: Awardees are expected to present their research results at an interdisciplinary Graduate Research Conference, scheduled for Spring term 2011. Awardees are expected to provide CoDaC with a one-page statement of research results, presentation title and abstract approximately 1 month prior to the conference date.

Human Subjects Research Compliance: Applicants whose proposals include gathering primary data or use secondary data from human subjects are responsible for obtaining approval from UO Compliance for the Protection of Human Subjects/Institutional Review Board. Contact the Office for Responsible Conduct of Research at 346-2510. No funds will be released until CoDaC has received a copy of the approval.

Acknowledgment of CoDaC: The recipient is expected to acknowledge CoDaC support in all publications, including web publications and websites, videos and/or creative work resulting from this award. Awardees are also asked to provide the Center with offprints of any publications involving research supported through this award.

Application Submission and Materials

All application materials must be received in the CoDaC office no later than 5:00 p.m. May 7, 2010. Electronic submissions and late applications will not be accepted. Notification of award will be made in May 2010. Please submit all materials to:

Center on Diversity and Community

Attn: Graduate Summer Research Award

335 Hendricks Hall

5238 University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon 97403-5238

Submit 5 copies (original plus 4) of the following materials (applications will not be returned):

·      Applicant Information

o   A current curriculum vita or resume

§     Department and campus address

§     E-mail address

§     Permanent address

§     Office phone

§     UO ID#

§     U.S. Citizenship status (for payment purposes only, should you receive this grant).

o   A narrative of the proposed research or professional development activity, not to exceed 4 pages and including the following information:

§     Conception and definition of project

§     Significance of project

§     Plan and methodology – including how the materials selected and group processes and methods will address the research questions posed

·         Proposals using documentary or archival sources should discuss analytical and interpretive approaches to be used

·         Proposals using theoretical sources should discuss relevant scholarly processes to the proposed group project and its success

·         Proposals that gather primary data or use secondary data from human subjects should define the sample and procedures to be used, and discuss data collection and analysis issues appropriate to the methodology or methodologies used

§     Timeline

§     Mentoring component – brief description of how the applicant will work with the faculty advisor

§     Anticipated activities during or resulting from award period (e.g. conference presentations, publications)

§     Budget

·      Faculty Nomination

A UO faculty member must nominate graduate students with a letter of recommendation. Nomination letters may be sealed or unsealed, depending on faculty member preference. A letter should include the following information:

o   Assessment of the strength of the student and the student’s proposed research

o   Description of the ways in which this award will support the mission of CoDaC

o   Discussion of how the faculty member will mentor and collaborate with the student in order to advance the student’s research and professional development

Please direct questions or comments regarding this program to Tina Gutierez-Schmich or Tim McMahon at

346-3212 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .