2010 Graduate Student and Undergraduate Student
Research Grant Competition
The Marquette University Center for Transnational Justice is pleased to offer funding for research conducted by graduate and undergraduate students. The Center will be awarding two Graduate Student and two Undergraduate Student research grants for work on issues of justice that transcend national borders. Issue areas include but are not limited to immigration, forced migration and human trafficking, human rights, economic development, global trade and finance, pandemic diseases, and climate change.
The grants will provide two $1500 awards for graduate students and two $500 awards for undergraduate students for research on a specific project to be conducted between January 1 and June 15, 2010. Eligible expenses primarily include travel costs (transportation, lodging) but proposals seeking support for other research-related expenses will be considered. Grant recipients will be required to submit a preliminary report of the results of their research by June 30, 2010.
The grant competition is open to students from all colleges and schools of Marquette University. Undergraduate student applicants must have junior or senior standing. Seniors graduating in May 2010 must complete the funded portion of their research prior to May 1. Graduate student applicants must have completed a minimum of two semesters of graduate level work at Marquette. Graduate students finishing their programs of study in May 2010 must complete the funded portion of their research prior to May 1.
Application Procedures:
Students seeking to apply for these grants should submit the following materials.
-Research Proposal consisting of no more than four single-spaced pages using 12 point font. The proposal must contain: a clear discussion of the puzzle or problem the project seeks to address; a brief literature review that identifies the significance of the proposed research in light of existing scholarship; a discussion of research methods the project will employ and how a CTJ research grant will strengthen the project.
-Project Budget consisting of a one page budget narrative noting the intended use of
grant funds, total project costs, and other sources of support.
-Curriculum Vitae/Resume of two to three pages. If the project entails foreign travel,
include information on relevant language skills.
-Letter of Faculty Support from a full-time Marquette faculty member noting their
willingness to serve as an advisor/mentor for the project and commenting on the
applicant’s ability to conduct the research.
Submission:
Applications must be submitted electronically as PDF or WORD attachments and are due before 4:00 p.m., Monday, November 30, 2009.
Send application materials to Dr. H. Richard Friman, Director, Center for Transnational Justice, h.r.friman@marquette.edu.
Grant winners will be notified by email on or before December 15.
Faculty Course Development Grants
Each year the Marquette University Center for Transnational Justice awards two grants for full-time Marquette faculty to develop new courses, or significantly revise existing courses for the Interdisciplinary Minor in Justice and Peace. The course must be taught at least once within three semesters following notice of the grant award. For the Spring 2010 competition each award will be for $3500.
The Interdisciplinary Minor in Justice and Peace provides students with the opportunity to explore systematically the nature of justice and peace and the challenges and paths towards realizing justice and peace in the world in which they live. In addition to introductory and capstone seminars, the students complete coursework in bridging social communities, promoting social and economic justice, and resolving violent conflict.
Course development proposals are sought especially in the following areas:
- Migration: including immigration, refugee and asylum issues, migrant worker issues, immigrant incorporation and exclusion
- Justice and Conflict Resolution: including the role of religion in conflict and conflict resolution and justice struggles, the role of media and communication in conflict resolution
- Peace and Nonviolence: including the history of peace movements, theory and practice of nonviolent social and political change
Application Procedures
Applicant must submit the following materials:
- Letter of application that describes the proposed course, and ways in which the course will enhance the interdisciplinary minor.
- An updated curriculum vitae
- Any documentation (limited to five pages) the applicant wishes to provide that supports the application (e.g., syllabus, reading list)
Applications must be submitted electronically as PDF or Word attachments, to the following email address: h.r.friman@marquette.edu. The application deadline for the Spring 2010 competition will be announced in early 2010.
For additional information, contact Dr. H. Richard Friman, Director, Marquette University Center for Transnational Justice, at (414) 288-5991 or email h.r.friman@marquette.edu.
Course Development Grant Award Winners
Spring 2009
Dr. John Su, English: Literature of Migration and the Dream of Transnational Justice."
Dr. Michael Duffey, Theology: grant awarded to revise the introductory course and capstone seminar for the Interdisciplinary Minor, and proposed major, in Justice and Peace Studies.
Spring 2008
Dr. Sarah Wadsworth, English: "Studies in Genre: American History and the Novel"
Dr. Michael Wreen, Philosophy: "Justice and Conflict Resolution: Relativism, Tolerance, Mercy, and Forgiveness"
Spring 2007
Dr. Louise Cainkar, Social and Cultural Sciences: "Immigrants and their Communities"
Spring 2006
Dr. Ruth Belknap, Nursing: "Migration and Health: Mexico and the United States"
Dr. Theresa Tobin, Philosophy: "War, Terrorism and Non-Violent Conflict Resolution"
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