Crossdisciplinary Research Clusters

Crossdisciplinary Research Clusters are intended to bring together faculty and graduate students from different departments and disciplines with shared research interests. It is expected that these groups will meet regularly throughout the year. Crossdisciplinary Research Clusters should seed new and vital research activity and are not meant to provide ongoing support of existing programs. Funds can be used to support meeting costs, photocopying, visiting speakers, etc. Proposals for Crossdisciplinary Research Clusters that engage emerging fields of inquiry and/or are linked to a crossdisciplinary or crossdepartmental curriculum are especially encouraged, as are cluster models other than a speaker series. Normally awards will not exceed $7000.

Application

Submit the following as one document:

1. A proposal that includes a list of three or more participating faculty and graduate students, and which details the focus of the cluster and the activities to be funded. If the research cluster is intended to lead to other forms of collaboration and project development, the proposal may chose to address near-term and longer-term goals and ambitions.
   
   
2. A budget that details expenses such as honoraria, travel, accommodations, hospitality, promotional materials such as flyers or advertising, printing and copying costs.
   
   
3. Curriculum vita(e) for the organizer(s) (maximum five pages per person).

Checklist

• Proposal cover sheet (print out and submit to your departmental chair and administrator/fiscal specialist for signatures, return signed hard copy to the Simpson Center) Download Word Document
  
  
• Complete a brief Catalyst survey. This contains the same information as the paper cover sheet: www.simpsoncenter.org/coversheet
  
  
• Upload project description, including budget and curriculum vita(e) as single Word or PDF document: www.simpsoncenter.org/application
  
  

Assistance

Assistance using Catalyst Tools is available on the Catalyst Website.

Simpson Center Funding Deadlines and Procedures