Call for Research Grant Proposals
Winter 2005

1. Focus of Grants

Faculty members are invited to apply for grants from the Center for the Study of Europe to support research projects on historical, political, sociological, economic, cultural, and linguistic issues relating to Europe (defined for our center as those countries that currently belong to the European Union plus Norway, Switzerland, and Iceland). Proposals are especially encouraged in, but not limited to topics that deal with:

• The idea of Europe (historical, modern, and contemporary)
• Past and present cultural currents and phenomena that originated in Europe
• Dialects and minority languages in Europe
• The Question of a “European identity”

2. Geographical Area

Under stipulations of a Title VI grant from the US Department of Education, BYU’s Center for the Study of Europe focuses on the geographical area noted above. Since other Title VI study centers support research on Russia and most other countries of the former Soviet Union, projects dealing with those countries will not be considered for funding from our Center.

3. Range of Grants and Restrictions

The range of grants is flexible. It is expected that money awarded to each applicant will fall within the range of $1000--$3000, though applications for other amounts will also be considered if sufficiently justified. The Center has minimal funds to defray the costs of photocopying, supplies, and the purchase of books, but grant money may not be used to hire RAs.

4. Funding Priorities

Priorities will be given to proposals for

• Travel, archival research, and field studies that need to be conducted on site in European countries
• Projects that have a solid chance of eventuating in publication within three years after the funding has been awarded. Publication should be in the form of an article, a book, or, under certain circumstances, a refereed electronic publication. While the presentation of research results at scholarly conferences is encouraged, this should not be considered the end product. The ultimate purpose of these grants is to produce scholarship that will result in publication.
• Projects that build connections between European scholars and/or scholarly institutions and that foster the possibility of exchange of scholars and students with BYU

5. Format for Grant Applications

Applications should be in narrative form and normally should not exceed three pages. They should include the following information

1. An overall description of the project.
2. The faculty member’s qualifications to carry out this project, including work previously done in this area and publications (if any) on the proposed topic.
3. Plans for carrying out the project, including information on where research will be carried out, existing contact with archives or other sites where material is located, connections to scholars or other human sources that have been or will need to be established, the length of time for which funding is needed, and other relevant information that demonstrates careful preparation.
4. A brief budget.
5. How the proposed grant relates to past or present funding for the same project. First-time applicants with new projects will be given the same consideration as those who seek partial funding for already existing projects that have received financial support from other sources.

6. Deadlines

The deadline is 18 January 2006.

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