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The Whitham Family

Collaborative Scholarship Awards

Whitham Family Funding Opportunities

The Whitham Family Collaborative Scholarship Awards are designed to promote true cross-disciplinary collaborations between two or more 黑料网 faculty members and their research students. While any University-wide cross-disciplinary collaboration is eligible, there will be a preference to fund projects that involve at least one faculty member of the research team from the Arts.  to learn more about eligibility, student participation, and the application process.

  

Congratulations to our 2023 Whitham Awardees! Learn more about their collaborations here.

  

Timeline:

Application Open Date: November 13, 2024

Application Due Date:  January 27, 2025

Anticipated Award Notification:  Early March, 2025

Anticipated Start Date of Awards: July 1, 2025

Two Tracks for Applications

Track 1 will support projects in the exploratory phase, while Track 2 will provide funding for established collaborations and/or projects developed to the point that tangible results are highly probable in the grant’s timeline.

 

Track 1

Track 2

Preference to fund projects that involve at least one faculty member of the research team from the Arts, although any cross-disciplinary collaboration is eligible Preference to fund projects that involve at least one faculty member of the research team from the Arts, although any cross-disciplinary collaboration is eligible
Overall budget capped at $30,000 Provides support for up to two years; although there is no limit on the request, the typical award will be in the $50,000 to $60,000 range
At least 40% of the budget must be allocated to students (wages, travel, and registration for conferences) At least 40% of the budget must be allocated to students (wages, travel, and registration for conferences)
Faculty summer stipend is permitted- up to $7,500 per summer per faculty on the proposal (faculty stipends are issued as supplemental pay, paid directly to the faculty member, during the summer pay periods) Faculty summer stipend is permitted- up to $15K per faculty member spread across two summers (faculty stipends are issued as supplemental pay, paid directly to the faculty member, during the summer pay periods)
Student research wages are permitted- up to $6,000 per student per calendar year Student research wages are permitted- up to $6,000 per student per calendar year
 provide additional details regarding permissible expenses, eligibility, and evaluation criteria.  provide additional details regarding permissible expenses, eligibility, and evaluation criteria.

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