Arts & Humanities

• EAIDI is especially interested in supporting initiatives that contribute towards institutional priorities which include closing the equity gap between White students and BIPOC students; increasing the graduation rate and/or the second fall retention rate for BIPOC and other historically marginalized student populations; creating inclusive classroom and campus climates, and supporting the access mission of the University. Grant applications need to demonstrate that the proposal functions in alignment with EAIDI’s principles.
• Equity, access, inclusion, and diversity are understood to work in many spheres, including pedagogical, research, community outreach, and co-curricular activities.
• EAIDI’s principles emerged from a need to center and ground our conversations and deliberations as a committee in relation to grants and the larger political climate both on- and off-campus. Through discussions regarding the colonizing language of the academy, as well as how white supremacy functions in our institution and beyond, it became clear that we needed to, as a committee, be engaged in conversations with one another about how we might engender change on this campus in the interest of social justice and liberation.

Tier 1: Major Grant

Tier 1 grants are well developed with clear budget needs and deliverables. This tier also has the highest requirements and expectations for the grant application.

Tier 2: Seed Grants

This new tier targets EAIDI-eligible projects that are not yet fully developed but could become so with a “seed” investment of time and resources, or great ideas that simply need less money. Tier 2 projects have lower requirements for grant applications, which will hopefully encourage more applications and result in more EAIDI-related activity. Again, proposals must demonstrate explicit engagement with the EAIDI principles.

Tier 3: EAIDI Rolling Discretionary Fund

Another NEW tier designed to encourage EAIDI-related projects. The EAIDI Committee, through its chair, can approve small funding amounts to pay for or to reimburse (within 20 days) expenditures involving EAIDI-related activities for students or outside speakers/guests.

*See RFP for full details on tier requirements.

As a new initiative, the EAIDI Committee has started granting EAIDI Excellence Awards to faculty in the College of Arts and Humanities whose teaching, research, and service reflect and advance the principles of this committee. The nomination must highlight research & scholarship, service, and pedagogy to be recognized and how these aspects of their work align with the EAIDI principles.

*See RFP for full details on nomination requirements.

The call for submissions is generally announced in the Spring semester of each Academic Year. You can find the full, and current RFP with instructions on how to apply in our College's SharePoint site. If you have any questions at all, do not hesitate to reach out to the committee at EAIDI@wcupa.edu. We are here to help you develop a successful proposal for a successful project.

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