Theme for 2023-2025

REPAIR

REPAIR, 2023–2025

A two-year-long conversation that mobilizes interdisciplinary humanities and arts research to understand, challenge, and reimagine the idea of repair.

Repair Grant Program (2023–25 HRC Theme)

Deadline: Sunday, November 3, 2024

The HRC invites proposals for interdisciplinary events, workshops, artist projects, reading groups, and research labs or collaboratories that engage with the idea of repair, as both promise and pretext.

We invite proposals that explore the global histories, contemporary challenges and opportunities, and/or possible futures that a focus on repair opens up. We also invite proposals that embrace the capaciousness of repair as a spark for collaboration, creation, and critical engagement.

Eligibility:

Rice University faculty, postdoctoral associates, and graduate students conducting humanistic inquiry are eligible to apply. Applications with at least one applicant within the School of Humanities will be prioritized. Faculty outside the School of Humanities may apply, but the proposal must either have a School of Humanities co-PI or address how the project will involve Humanities faculty, postdoctoral associates, and/or graduate students

Collaborations across departments within the School of Humanities are encouraged. Preference will be given for interdisciplinary projects and cross-unit applications (co-PIs from different departments).

For reading group proposals, be realistic in expectations about how often people will meet. Given all the various demands that faculty and graduate students face, we do not deem weekly or biweekly meetings to be feasible. Please ensure you include a tentative list of participants in your project description.

The theme of Repair runs through the end of Summer 2025. This call is for projects to take place in Spring, Summer, and/or Fall 2025. If your project will take place in Spring 2026 or later, please apply to the Visiting Speakers, Workshops and Conferences grant program (for faculty or graduate students).

Parameters for reading groups:

For reading group proposals, be realistic in expectations about how often people will meet. Given all the various demands that faculty and graduate students face, we do not deem weekly or biweekly meetings to be feasible. Please ensure you include a tentative list of participants in your project description, and be realistic about cost estimates.

Proposal Guidelines:

  • Project title
  • Project type (event, workshop, artist project, reading group, research lab, or other project type as described)
  • Project description and budget as a single PDF (no more than 3 pages or 10MB):
    • Project description of no more than 500 words, including the following information:
      • ​​​project overview
      • whether you are planning for an in-person or remote event
      • projected event date(s)
      • the envisioned audience for the project (faculty, grads, undergrads, the wider public, etc.)
      • names and contact information of confirmed or potential participants/collaborators
    • Budget that indicates:
  • If submitted by a graduate student, the application should also include an endorsement from a faculty member describing the value of the proposed project for the scholarly and professional advancement of the graduate student(s), and indicating their willingness to advise the project (brief statement). The faculty member endorsing this proposal should upload their endorsement letter to the following Box folder by the application deadline: https://rice.app.box.com/f/4f2b64aadc58413ebaaa174e65405534.

Please note that the HRC does not administer grants, and we currently cannot offer staff support. We now ask that applicants submit a staffing plan outlining which staff member(s) will provide administrative support for the grant and the event (via the proposal submission form). We also ask that you secure approval from the head of the staff member's unit (e.g., department chair) to use the staff member's time toward the proposed project.

The HRC generally makes awards of up to $5,000. Under exceptional circumstances, the HRC will consider a higher award amount. Budgets should consider that HRC funds support numerous events each academic year and are in high demand. Sums approved for visiting lectures, workshops, and conferences will depend on the scope and size of the event proposed. Award amounts will also depend on the applicant pool and the availability of funds. Applicants are encouraged to seek funding from units across campus in addition to any requests made to the HRC. Applicants for larger projects that envision budgets over $10,000 should consider funding from Creative Ventures.

Fall Deadline: Sunday, November 3, 2024
Applicants will be notified by December 1, 2024.

CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL

For more information, please contact Dr. Gabriela Garcia at gabriela.garcia@rice.edu.

Header Image: Darning Sampler, Dutch, 1797. Used to demonstrate and practice mending skills, darning samplers display a wide array of weaves, patterns, and colors.