Proposals Due April 25, 2022
The JEDI-R Fund will launch in June 2022 with the goal of providing financial support to help PSU faculty apply their skills and expertise to address racial injustice, racism and discrimination. In so doing, Portland State aims to promote real and lasting equity and justice.
This special research program is made possible through a generous gift from a donor to the PSU Foundation. We anticipate a range of awards between $5,000 and $15,000 to support activities including, but not limited to:
- Developing new, innovative research or scholarly projects to deepen understanding of the ways race, racism, racial prejudice, and intersectionality function in society, with the goal of generating substantive advancements for racial equity or racial justice
- Taking existing research on racial equity and justice in a new direction (e.g., proposing new applications for existing research or re-analyzing existing data through a JEDI lens)
To facilitate broad dissemination of findings the JEDI-R Scholars will present the results of their research, creative and scholarly works during Research Week 2023 and 2024.
Request for Proposals
Purpose
Portland State University is committed to diversity, equity, and racial justice. Research & Graduate Studies, working in collaboration with the office of Global Diversity and Inclusion and the Office of Academic Affairs, has created a new program to support research that centers on race, racial justice, equity, and intersectionality. By supporting our faculty and their research, creative and scholarly innovations, we aim to support PSU’s goal of promoting lasting racial justice.
Eligibility and Funding
All tenure-related faculty at Portland State University are eligible to apply for this funding. Those with a demonstrated background doing research on equity or racial justice and/or lived experience in this area are strongly encouraged to apply. Principal Investigators may only submit one proposal for consideration in response to this call for proposals. We anticipate funding 5-8 JEDI-R Scholars. We will be announcing awards in May, 2022 allowing those with funded projects support during the summer of 2022.
Research should represent promising directions for deepening or expanding understandings of the ways racial injustice, racism and discrimination can be understood and interrupted in our communities. Projects may be focused on local, regional, and/or national research. Proposals from single investigators will be considered; however, collaborative, multi-unit projects are strongly encouraged.
Typical awards will be in the range of $5,000 - $15,000. We anticipate awarding up to 3 projects with a maximum budget of $15,000 and 3 to 5 awards with a budget ranging between $5,000 and $10,000.
Here are some ways you might consider leveraging these limited funds:
- Submitting a proposal for a portion of the overall project while working with a colleague who also submits their own proposal for a related but distinctly different portion of the project creating an inter-related, collaborative project
- Using these funds to expand the scope of work for a project in conjunction with existing sources of funding
- Using these funds as seed funds to launch work that can garner additional external support
- Proposed projects from the College of Urban & Public Affairs are eligible for matching funding
- Researchers with proposed projects that have a relationship to the research priorities of the Homelessness Research & Action Collaborative (HRAC) may be eligible for matching funds. To be considered for these funds your proposal must respond to the HRAC Membership Application
Proposal Preparation
COVER PAGE
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Description
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Research Title
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Abstract
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150-250 word description of your proposed research
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PI’s Name
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Email contact
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Body of the Proposal
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Include the following (max two pages):
- Overall research design and theoretical and methodological background.
- Significance and innovation.
- Applied benefits that might be realized from the project.
- Articulate how the research project addresses beliefs, norms, discourses, practices, policies and/or structures, and promotes racial justice, and/or, diversity and equity.
- Identify ways that this funding may advance your research and/or your career.
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Deliverables
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List the potential scholarly outcomes of this proposed work.
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Timeline & Scope
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Provide a timeline to identify the proposal’s stages, parts, or milestones, along with an explanation of how the research will be completed within the two-year award period.
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Budget
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- Provide a budget of $5,000 - $15,000. JEDI-R funds are designated to support faculty and their scholarly research agenda. Work with your departmental fiscal personnel as needed to prepare the budget.
Allowable expenses include:
- Faculty salary + OPE (including summer)
- Travel
- Faculty professional development
- Provide a brief budget justification that describes how funds will be used.
Unallowable expenses: because funds are specifically designated for faculty support, they cannot be used to pay undergraduate or graduate students involved in the research.
CUPA proposals should develop a budget that includes 1:1 JEDI-R/matching funds.
HRAC related proposals should develop a budget that includes 1:1 JEDI-R/matching funds.
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Partnered Research
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If you are conducting research that is linked to that of a colleague who is also submitting a proposal, describe the ways in which each individual’s research will mutually support and is distinctly different from the other.
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Dean’s Approval Signature
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Department Chair’s Approval Signature
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Proposal Submission: All of the required proposal elements (Cover Page and all proposal components described above) must be included in a single PDF document and emailed to research@pdx.edu no later than April 25, 2022. The PDF file name and email subject line must be labeled with the Principal Investigator's last name, first initial and JEDI-R. (e.g., Spring,AJEDI-R)
Technical Assistance: Questions can be sent to research@pdx.edu.
Responsibilities of Awardees:
Recipients of JEDI-R awards will be expected to:
- Participate in a brief presentation of their research during PSU’s Research Week, the first full week of May in 2023 and 2024.
- Use awarded funds to support the specific research efforts specified in the proposal.
- Ensure compliance with all applicable federal and state regulations for the responsible and ethical conduct of research.
- Acknowledge JEDI-R funds, as appropriate, in publications, reports and other products of the work.
- At the end of the project, submit copies of research findings as reported in articles, reports and/or other appropriate documents to the Office of Research and Graduate Studies, and deposit their work in PDXScholar.
- Submit a final report. Report guidelines will be forthcoming. Grantees can expect to submit an overview of accomplishments, artifacts that illustrate the work that was associated with the funding, and an accounting of the scholarly works and additional funding that were generated from these seed funds.