2024 Mellon-Fronteridades Faculty Fellowship

In the online submission portal, applicants will be asked to provide the following materials.

1. Project Summary (250 words max)

   This concise overview (abstract) of the proposed project should be understandable to a lay audience and appropriate for posting on the Confluencenter website.

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2. Project Narrative (Up to 6 pages, 12 pt font, double spaced)

   In language accessible to non-specialist readers, describe the specific interdisciplinary, border-focused research project for which funding is being sought. The narrative should accomplish the following:

   • Provide a general project overview and a clear timetable for completion that covers the duration of the award (January – June 2024). In other words, explain how the proposed project will enrich scholarship on the borderlands' history, culture, art, context, and experience in ways that expand, challenge or transcend existing disciplinary frameworks and boundaries. Additionally, explain the stages of project completion during the grant period and the resulting product and/or outcome. This overview should identify which of the following Border Lab goals your proposal aligns with:
     • Research: innovative research products/activities/initiatives (e.g., corpus, digital research tools, researcher networks, etc.) that build on and elevate the university's community of border researchers and relationships between the university and the borderlands community.
     • Pedagogy: interdisciplinary, multi-modal border curriculum and pedagogical materials that integrate impactful learning opportunities into the university's course offerings.
     • Creative Activity: A cohesive set of creative products, activities, and events that center the experience, narratives, and representations of borderland communities.
        
   • Describe the theoretical framework and methodology.
   • Indicate whether the project requires Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval and/or a memorandum of understanding/agreement (MOU, MOA) or other formal agreement to conduct your research.
   • Explain how this project builds on the applicant's previous work/research and how it will contribute to long-term goals if the proposed work represents measurable outcomes for a phase of a larger project.
   • Describe the tangible creative or research outcomes and/or products resulting from funding.
   • Provide a statement of Contributions to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
   • Provide a statement of your plan to advance the mission of the UArizona's Border Lab (see mission statement at the end of this document). Explain how this approach will foster interdisciplinary knowledge and enrich, strengthen, bolster, unify and/or transform UArizona's border research and teaching communities, partnerships, networks, activities, and/or learning opportunities at the broader institutional level.
   • Be uploaded as a Word or PDF file using the naming convention: “Faculty Last Name_First Name_ProjectNarrative_2024.”

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3. Abbreviated Curriculum Vitae (2 pages maximum)

   CVs should note any scholarly or creative achievements pertinent to the project. Upload a Word or PDF file including your CV using the naming convention: “Faculty Last Name_First Name_CurriculumVitae_2024.”

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4. Budget

   Using Confluencenter’s budget template, applicants must include a budget for project expenses not exceeding $20,000. However, if the project costs exceed $20,000, the budget should identify the additional funding. Matching funds are not required for this grant. Upload the Excel file including your budget using the naming convention: “Faculty Last Name_First Name_Budget_2024.”

   Note: Funds cannot be used for food, digital archives, one-off conferences, undergraduate tuition or scholarships, financial aid, or study abroad opportunities

   The budget should include a budget justification. Please use the template provided to explain all expenses so that reviewers can understand how specific budget requests will support proposed activities. Upload the Word file including your budget justification using the naming convention: “Faculty Last Name_First Name_BudgetJustification_2024.”

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5. A letter of support from the chair or department/unit head

   Please only submit one letter of support. Upload the PDF file using the naming convention: “Faculty Last Name_First Name_SupportLetter_2024.”

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6. A sample of past scholarly products (e.g., publication, film)

   Upload a Word or PDF file using the naming convention: “Faculty Last Name_First Name_WorkSample_2024.”

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7. Supplemental Materials (optional)

   The review committee will accept supplemental materials if they are essential for understanding a project, but the project narrative should stand on its own. Please compile materials with an audio, visual, or moving image component into a Word or PDF file or provide links to an audio/video hosting serving account. Upload the file using the naming convention: “Faculty Last Name_First Name_SupplementalMaterial_2024.”