UM Submission Instructions: John E. Sawyer Seminars on the Study of Major Social and Political Challenges Impacting the University 2024
Sponsor: |
Mellon Foundation |
Award Title: |
John E. Sawyer Seminars on the Study of Major Social and Political Challenges Impacting the University |
Amount: |
$300,000
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UM Deadline: |
10/15/2024 |
Sponsor Deadline: |
11/20/2024 |
Description: |
Proposals for internal selection due Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at NOON
Purpose: The 30th anniversary of the Sawyer Seminars program arrives amid national
turmoil over complex, existential topics that have the potential to affect university
operations. Our present moment has created much uncertainty, but it also provides us
with opportunities for deep thinking and intervention. Such opportunities are made
possible through freedom of intellectual inquiry, which allows our society to think
critically, dissent when necessary, and build more equitable, just futures.
In this vein, for the 2024 Sawyer Seminars, Mellon invites proposals that meaningfully
engage faculty, other academic leaders, and visitors from a variety of fields in the study of
academic freedom and democracy in the American university. We seek to support
seminars that demonstrate through humanistic methods the ways in which a higher
education system featuring a multiplicity of perspectives, thoughts, and voices is essential
to a functional democracy. |
Number of Applicants University is Allowed to submit: |
1 |
Additional Requirements: |
None |
Sponsor Guidelines: |
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MLLwbEtvhqp5CeXuAPPytcEeSW8oWN_U/view?usp=sharing |
UM Nominations Process: |
This limited opportunity is being coordinated by the Institute for Advanced Study.
Find additional information here: Mellon Foundation Call for Proposals
Contact Juliet Burba at jburba@umn.edu for more information.
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Peer Review Coordination: |
Institute for Advanced Study contact email |
Status: |
No longer accepting applications. |
Please note: |
To be considered for peer review and internal selection, faculty must follow the above submission guidelines and meet the UM deadline as set by the office coordinating the peer review for this opportunity. |
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