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Dee Grant Awards
Now inviting applications for Dee Grant Awards. Funding for grants awarded in the 2008-09 funding cycle will be for next academic year (2009-10). The Dee Committee invites applications from individual faculty or small groups of faculty for projects with broad impact on teaching and/or curriculum, at either the undergraduate or the graduate level. Projects funded in recent years have ranged from $1,000 to $8,000.The Thomas D. Dee II Endowment was established to provide funds for the improvement of teaching in the College of Fine Arts and the College of Humanities at the University of Utah. The Council of Dee Fellows, a representative group of faculty members nominated by the Colleges and elected by the Council, distributes income from the endowment annually in the form of grants.
Aims of proposals that are fundable
The Council invites applications for projects that enhance effectiveness in teaching, which have positive impact on departmental or college curricula, or which promote innovative interdisciplinary educational programs. Preference is given to projects that provide a long-term benefit to teaching and learning, and especially a direct benefit to students or the student experience. The Council has approved funding for a variety of projects, including: faculty and T.A. training in new teaching techniques; development of interdisciplinary curricula; visits by master teachers, or well-known performers in the arts; visits and workshops conducted by critics; travel to acquire course-related information. (See synopses of proposals recently funded past recipients.)
Who may apply
Proposals are invited from regular or auxiliary faculty members (50% or more F.T.E.), either individuals or groups, and either within a single department or from several departments. Applications must originate in the College of Fine Arts or the College of Humanities, but they may involve faculty members from other colleges. All collaborative writers of the proposals should be listed as co-applicants. The Council encourages, and will give preference to, proposals that put forward new projects rather than merely revising previously funded projects. The Council will consider grants that supplement other awards, but applicants who are offered more than one grant for an identical proposal will be required to choose between the offered awards.
Guidelines for applicants
Proposals must make a case -- in accord with the information here provided -- for why the proposal should be funded (see Part I.B.1, of the application). Be sure to clarify the anticipated results and value of your project.If your proposal involves travel funds, see the university approved travel per diem amounts. They can be viewed on the University of Utah Travel Office website. Only these per diem amounts may be applied to your budget.A variety of items are not ordinarily funded, including (but not limited to) the following:
–Items that are more logically funded by departmental or college budgets
–Salaries or other funding to meet staffing needs
–Costs associated with receptions or dinners
–Library materials that would otherwise be funded by library acquisitions. Before the funding of library-type materials will be considered, applicants must first request the purchase of these materials from the appropriate University of Utah library. If the library declines your purchase request, include with your application the letter from library acquisitions declining the request.
How to apply
Only fully completed applications received on time will be considered. The application deadline is Friday, January 18, 2008. Print or download the application form (as an editable Word file): application.doc. Submit nine copies of the completed application to (campus mail address):
Proposals must be submitted by January 23, 2009 by 5:00 PM to:
Council of Dee Fellows
c/o College of Fine Arts
250 AAC
Current council members are willing to consult with applicants in the preparation of their proposals.
Margaret Rorke - Co-Chair
School of Music
Howard Horwitz - Co-Chair
Department of English
Rachel Hayes-Harb - Co-Chair
Department of Linguistics
Cassandra Van Buren
Department of Communication
V. Kim Martinez
Department of Art & Art History
Pamela Geber
Department of Modern Dance
Erin O'Connell
Department of Languages and Literature
Members of the Council of Dee Fellows are elected following the endowment guidelines. Departments from the Colleges of Fine Arts and Humanities not represented on the Council may elect nominees for the Council. The official letter of nomination must come from the Chair of the Department, accompanied by a Letter of Interest from the nominee and a current 5-page vitae. The Council then elects new members from these nominees.
The Council funds a wide range of proposals. Some examples of recently funded proposals include:
Proposal: Requesting funds to commission three composers – one each from Canada, the USA, and Latin America – for collaboration with the School of Music and The University of Utah Singers during the 2008-09 academic year. In addition the three composers will come to campus for a brief residency to coach the students, give lectures, and a pre-concert talk.
Proposal: To develop three weekend workshops for undergraduate and graduate students during spring semester, 2009. The one-credit courses will feature award-winning authors who explore the media’s impact on diversity and social justice. They will visit journalism classes in the Department and give guest lectures, and three noontime colloquia for the U community and local media will also be arranged.
Proposal: To attend the Dance for the Camera 2008 Workshop in Victoria, B.C. July 20 – August 2, 2008 in order to: enhance the curriculum in the department, receive in-depth training, and stay abreast in the emerging field of dance for the camera and to remain competitive with other dance departments nationwide.
Proposal: Seeking support to invite one of Europe’s most prominent jazz-saxophonist Benjamin Koppel to the School of Music. He will participate in a wide range of inter/cross disciplinary activities with students and faculty from both the classical and jazz areas. Includes master classes with jazz, string, and composition students and performances with faculty and students in three separate concerts.
Proposal: The department has created a new track within its program in Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies. This track offers students a curriculum in the critical study of religion and spirituality and will help launch an interdisciplinary major in Religious Studies. We are seeking funds to develop a methodology and theory course in the study of religion.
Dee Grant Awards
Now inviting applications for Dee Grant Awards. Funding for grants awarded in the 2008-09 funding cycle will be for next academic year (2009-10). The Dee Committee invites applications from individual faculty or small groups of faculty for projects with broad impact on teaching and/or curriculum, at either the undergraduate or the graduate level. Projects funded in recent years have ranged from $1,000 to $8,000.The Thomas D. Dee II Endowment was established to provide funds for the improvement of teaching in the College of Fine Arts and the College of Humanities at the University of Utah. The Council of Dee Fellows, a representative group of faculty members nominated by the Colleges and elected by the Council, distributes income from the endowment annually in the form of grants.
Aims of proposals that are fundable
The Council invites applications for projects that enhance effectiveness in teaching, which have positive impact on departmental or college curricula, or which promote innovative interdisciplinary educational programs. Preference is given to projects that provide a long-term benefit to teaching and learning, and especially a direct benefit to students or the student experience. The Council has approved funding for a variety of projects, including: faculty and T.A. training in new teaching techniques; development of interdisciplinary curricula; visits by master teachers, or well-known performers in the arts; visits and workshops conducted by critics; travel to acquire course-related information. (See synopses of proposals recently funded past recipients.)
Who may apply
Proposals are invited from regular or auxiliary faculty members (50% or more F.T.E.), either individuals or groups, and either within a single department or from several departments. Applications must originate in the College of Fine Arts or the College of Humanities, but they may involve faculty members from other colleges. All collaborative writers of the proposals should be listed as co-applicants. The Council encourages, and will give preference to, proposals that put forward new projects rather than merely revising previously funded projects. The Council will consider grants that supplement other awards, but applicants who are offered more than one grant for an identical proposal will be required to choose between the offered awards.
Guidelines for applicants
Proposals must make a case -- in accord with the information here provided -- for why the proposal should be funded (see Part I.B.1, of the application). Be sure to clarify the anticipated results and value of your project.If your proposal involves travel funds, see the university approved travel per diem amounts. They can be viewed on the University of Utah Travel Office website. Only these per diem amounts may be applied to your budget.A variety of items are not ordinarily funded, including (but not limited to) the following:
–Items that are more logically funded by departmental or college budgets
–Salaries or other funding to meet staffing needs
–Costs associated with receptions or dinners
–Library materials that would otherwise be funded by library acquisitions. Before the funding of library-type materials will be considered, applicants must first request the purchase of these materials from the appropriate University of Utah library. If the library declines your purchase request, include with your application the letter from library acquisitions declining the request.
How to apply
Only fully completed applications received on time will be considered. The application deadline is Friday, January 18, 2008. Print or download the application form (as an editable Word file): application.doc. Submit nine copies of the completed application to (campus mail address):
Proposals must be submitted by January 23, 2009 by 5:00 PM to:
Council of Dee Fellows
c/o College of Fine Arts
250 AAC
Current council members are willing to consult with applicants in the preparation of their proposals.
Margaret Rorke - Co-Chair
School of Music
Howard Horwitz - Co-Chair
Department of English
Rachel Hayes-Harb - Co-Chair
Department of Linguistics
Cassandra Van Buren
Department of Communication
V. Kim Martinez
Department of Art & Art History
Pamela Geber
Department of Modern Dance
Erin O'Connell
Department of Languages and Literature
Members of the Council of Dee Fellows are elected following the endowment guidelines. Departments from the Colleges of Fine Arts and Humanities not represented on the Council may elect nominees for the Council. The official letter of nomination must come from the Chair of the Department, accompanied by a Letter of Interest from the nominee and a current 5-page vitae. The Council then elects new members from these nominees.
The Council funds a wide range of proposals. Some examples of recently funded proposals include:
Proposal: Requesting funds to commission three composers – one each from Canada, the USA, and Latin America – for collaboration with the School of Music and The University of Utah Singers during the 2008-09 academic year. In addition the three composers will come to campus for a brief residency to coach the students, give lectures, and a pre-concert talk.
Proposal: To develop three weekend workshops for undergraduate and graduate students during spring semester, 2009. The one-credit courses will feature award-winning authors who explore the media’s impact on diversity and social justice. They will visit journalism classes in the Department and give guest lectures, and three noontime colloquia for the U community and local media will also be arranged.
Proposal: To attend the Dance for the Camera 2008 Workshop in Victoria, B.C. July 20 – August 2, 2008 in order to: enhance the curriculum in the department, receive in-depth training, and stay abreast in the emerging field of dance for the camera and to remain competitive with other dance departments nationwide.
Proposal: Seeking support to invite one of Europe’s most prominent jazz-saxophonist Benjamin Koppel to the School of Music. He will participate in a wide range of inter/cross disciplinary activities with students and faculty from both the classical and jazz areas. Includes master classes with jazz, string, and composition students and performances with faculty and students in three separate concerts.
Proposal: The department has created a new track within its program in Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies. This track offers students a curriculum in the critical study of religion and spirituality and will help launch an interdisciplinary major in Religious Studies. We are seeking funds to develop a methodology and theory course in the study of religion.