Public Humanities: Enganging the Public
We welcome proposals for public programs in the humanities that promote dialogue, exchange, and collaboration between University of Washington faculty and the greater Seattle community, including the public schools. These projects may take diverse forms as research or as teaching initiatives; they may develop or promote alternative forms of public engagement and scholarship.  Projects funded under this category have offered reading and writing groups for women and youth in local shelters (Broadview University), have engaged undergraduate and graduate students in community-based research in order to build an accessible web archive and teachable curriculum (Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project), and have developed public exhibits that feature original research in collaboration with local cultural organizations (American Sabor: Latinos in U.S. Popular Music). 

Application

Submit the following as one document:

1. A proposal that outlines your project’s purpose(s), the community (and possibly university) constituents you will engage and/or collaborate with, your plans for doing so, including any local resources (networks, contacts, organizations) that will support your efforts.
   
   
2. A budget that details project expenses, including stipends, travel, hospitality, facilities rentals, promotional materials (where appropriate), office or instructional supplies, printing, copying, or postage 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)
  (PDF and Word versions available shortly)
  
  
• 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