Seize the Moment Seed Grants

Overview

<p class="lead-paragraph">The <a href="http://humanities.lab.asu.edu/seize-the-moment">Seize the Moment</a> project is designed to address the challenges of the current moment through <strong>transdisciplinary arts, science, technological, and humanities collaborations</strong> in pedagogy, research, and public engagement. Together, we believe these fields are uniquely well-positioned to engage with the compelling questions of our time and to forge thoughtful, creative pathways toward deeper understanding of and novel frameworks for addressing them.  </p> <p>Seize the Moment seed grants provide up to $10,000 to support transdisciplinary, collaborative research projects and activities with strong public outcomes and impacts in the community. While we're open to interpretation about what this means, examples include: </p> <p>Supplies and Materials: Books, accesses, software, or other supplies and materials necessary for research (excluding transactions prohibited by ASU)</p> <ul> <li>Travel: Flights, mileage, lodging, per diems, or other costs associated with travel</li> <li>Projects or Products: Podcasts, videos, publications, or other costs associated with organizing and executing various projects or productions</li> <li>Professional Development: Registrations for conferences, trainings, or other experiences advancing knowledge and skill sets</li> <li>Collaboration and Support: Stipends, honoraria, or other forms of financial compensation for research assistants, collaborators, or other individuals and organizations providing services </li> </ul> <p>While Seed grants may be used to provide financial compensation to students, collaborators, or other individuals or organizations supporting the research projects or activities, seed grants cannot be used to provide stipends, honoraria, or other financial compensation for any ASU faculty, nor are they intended to provide a course release. If you are planning on having someone help you with research within the University, we recommend hiring a student worker, as this is generally the easiest option. While seed grants do not provide enough funding to create a research assistant line, you may be able to issue additional stipends to current teaching or research assistants depending on their appointment. If you are interested in issuing a stipend to a specific person (rather than conducting an open search), please connect with your Business Operations specialist or manager to make sure individuals are eligible to receive additional compensation. </p> <p><span>Seize the Moment Seed Grants are </span><span>to ASU term, tenured, or tenure-track faculty of any rank, discipline, or campus, </span><span>including clinical professors, professors of practice, research professors, and instructors or lecturers with multiple year contracts. Emeritus professors, faculty associates, visiting professors, postdoctoral researchers, and instructors or lecturers without multiple year contracts are ineligible to apply. Please note: while your project must include arts and/or humanities contents or methodologies, </span><span>you do not need to be affiliated with an arts or humanities unit</span><span> in The College, the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, or other colleges and schools. </span></p>