Faculty Research Grant

The Kellogg Institute offers individual and collaborative grants to faculty fellows to support research across disciplines.

Key Dates

The complete application will require:

A brief abstract (150 words)
A full description of the project which clearly identifies:
- the international focus or dimension
- the research question to be addressed
- its background and significance within your field
- its relation to the thematic priorities of the Kellogg Institute
- the methods you will employ to answer the question
- the body of materials to be used
- expected accomplishments during the period for which you are requesting funding
- the anticipated scholarly product (e.g., an article, a series of articles, a book)
- a description of how the student will participate in the research (if funding for a graduate or undergraduate assistant is requested)
A short bibliography
An abbreviated (2-3 page) CV
A list of other sources from which the applicant is or will be requesting funding
A detailed line-item budget
A budget justification

Proposals will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

Relation to Kellogg's core research theme of global democracy
Potential for publication
Potential for further support from external sources such as foundations. If there is interest in a larger project, the proposal should be explicit about how the applicant plans to approach outside sources. If external funding will not be sought, please explain why not
Overall quality of the proposal including its potential for innovation (e.g., in research methodology), as well as professional presentation
Budgetary appropriateness

Saadat Musabaeva, research program manager, Kellogg Institute, smusabae@nd.edu