Supporting Faculty Research and Creative Projects
The John Stott Faculty Grant in Human Needs and Global Resources exists to support faculty research and creative projects on core themes of poverty/wealth, injustice, violence/peace, human dignity, environmental impacts of human activities, and flourishing of the earth and its inhabitants. This program prioritizes projects conducted on these themes in Asia, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean, and the Middle East; however, compelling proposals that address the core themes in other regions, or about circumstances in the focus regions that do not involve travel, are also permitted. It is funded by the John Stott Endowment in Human Needs and Global Resources.
Awards may serve either as grants to fund a project in its entirety or as seed grants that may lead to more extensive work or to an application for additional resources from outside the College. Proposals for collaborative projects with colleagues or partners in international or cross-cultural contexts will receive prioritization for funding. Inclusion of Wheaton students in the work of the project is encouraged but not required. The research grant is not to be used to fund a supervisory role in student or other third-party research—the grant funds are for research or creative projects led or conducted by faculty. Faculty at all levels of international or cross-cultural experience may apply. The Director of the Program in Human Needs and Global Resources is available as a resource to assist grantees with questions about the scope of this grant or with preparation for working in international contexts.
Availability, Use, and Reporting
The awards are competitive and available up to a maximum of $5,000. The grants may be used to fund expenses related to the project including travel, food and lodging, equipment (except technology or devices that become property of the College), materials, or other items and services necessary for its completion. Funds can be used for the grant recipient’s own project expenses, but may not cover any additional costs incurred by accompanying family members (e.g., meals or larger accommodations). These funds may be combined with other grants from the College or other resources. This funding is not for conference attendance or presentations. Grant monies may not be used for load reduction or a stipend.
Awardees must submit a 300-word summary report of their work and its outcomes to the Director of the Program in Human Needs and Global Resources within two weeks upon completion of the project, to be added to this website.
Eligibility
All full-time teaching and library undergraduate and graduate faculty who will be returning for the academic year subsequent to the one in which the award is granted are eligible to apply. Recipients of the John Stott Study/Research Leave in Human Needs and Global Resources are eligible to apply, and awardees of that program will receive funding priority.
Application
Fall grant applications are due on the College’s sabbatical application deadline, usually early October (notification by late December). If funds remain, a second round of Spring grant applications is opened in January, with grants due the first Friday of February (notification by mid-March). Email hngr@wheaton.edu to inquire if a Spring round is occurring.
Proposals will be reviewed by the Human Needs & Global Resources faculty Advisory Committee. Budget items should be clearly linked to the activities in the application narrative. Only applications with itemized budgets following the template provided in the application will be reviewed. Faculty applicants should include their plans to share their activities and learning with the campus community in their application; creativity in reaching multiple campus sectors is encouraged. Contact HNGR@wheaton.edu or call 630.752.5199 with questions.