CALL FOR PROPOSALS Faculty Community-based Research Fellowships

The Steans Center for Community-based Service Learning and the Women and Gender Research Initiative of DePaul University are working in collaboration to offer two faculty research fellowships for the 2008-09 academic year

We are happy to announce funding for two faculty fellow positions, one with the Steans Center for Community-based Service Learning and one with the Women and Gender Research Initiative. Each faculty fellow will receive a $2,500 stipend and a funded research assistant. Indirect costs are not awarded.

Steans Center for Community-based Service Learning Faculty Fellow

A Community-based Research Fellowship can be proposed by any DePaul University faculty member who seeks to conduct research in partnership with community-based organizations and who incorporates undergraduate and/or graduate student research. All projects must in some way aim at improving the quality of life for residents of Chicago and must be driven by the interests of DePaul community partners. Fellowship applications are strongly encouraged in the following topic areas: Affordable Housing, Education (K-12; Literacy), Youth Development, and Healthcare or Food Access.

For questions about the CbR Fellowship, please contact Howard Rosing
Howard Rosinghrosing@depaul.edu or 773-325-7463

The Women and Gender Research Initiative Faculty Fellow

The Women and Gender Research Initiative was established in 2002 to promote community-based programs and research that inform the prevention of, and intervention in, gender-related oppressions. The Initiative advances collaborative work between DePaul faculty, students, and community members to effect social change through a focus on social policy, advocacy, and community development. The Initiative also is committed to documenting, collecting, and making public the contributions of individuals whose lives reflect previously untold experiences and undocumented resilience. The Women and Gender Research Initiative invites proposals for a faculty fellowship for the upcoming 2008-09 academic year. What makes proposals competitive?

• Community focused in nature and community based in implementation
• Integration into course curriculum and student involvement in research
• Commitment to research using feminist frameworks

If you are interested in the Women and Gender Research Initiative Faculty Fellowship, please visit http://condor.depaul.edu/~wms/research/index/html

For questions about the Women and Gender Research Initiative, please contact Beth Catlett
Beth Catlettbcatlett@depaul.edu