FHC Lecture-Series Grant

The FHC Lecture-Series Grant provides sustained event funding to emergent or established research communities anchored in humanities and arts disciplines across campus. By offering long-term financial support, the FHC Lecture-Series Grant brings greater visibility to existing and growing research areas on campus while allowing recipients the year-to-year agency and flexibility needed for planning a prominent lecture series given that top-flight scholars and experts often require advance booking. This funding opportunity enables awardees to invite speakers from their respective research fields, be they from the United States or abroad, with the primary goal being to advance research areas of special interest to groups of Furman faculty, staff, and students. Ancillary goals include attracting prospective students interested in research programs that are well supported by an invested group of faculty and/or staff and to advance the research and teaching of a community of committed researchers working on shared areas of interest and specialization. A minimum of two-three faculty or staff is required. Because planning a speaker series does involve a substantial time commitment, an endorsement email from relevant department chairs are also required.

Recipients offer progress reports to humanities@furman.edu at the start, middle, and close of each semester in line with the following timeline: 1) not later than the first Friday of the first week of classes; 2) not later than the Friday after midterm 3. not later than the last day of classes).

Email:
Names of Sponsoring Faculty or Staff (minimum 2-3):
Department(s):
Department Admin Name and Email for Workday Reconciliation:
Names of Involved Students (if any):
Projected Starting Date of series:
Proposed series length (how many academic years, with three being the max):
Projected Starting Date of series: Projected Starting Date of series: / MM / DD YYYY
Proposed series length (how many academic years, with three being the max):
Anticipated location(s) of the series:
Have you received FHC funds before? Give years and brief bullet point descriptions.
List goals (large and small) for the series and any related outcomes: 100-200 words
In brief, pitch the series in sufficient detail for the FHC Faculty Board to evaluate the proposal relative to the goals outlined at the top of this page, including how those running programs funded by FHC will attempt to recruit a meaningful number of students during regular Fall and Spring semesters: 2-3 paragraphs max
Submit a TOTAL comprehensive budget for the entire series, noting beside each line item which are to be paid by FHC and which are to be paid by other funding entities, naming each source. Give a gross total along with the net total that FHC is expected to supply. Typical applications will include an honorarium and/or a specific pricing for airfare, ground transport, hotels, and meals, *including all taxes and fees* with actual pricing or realistic projected amounts. If you are providing an honorarium/stipend to anyone employed by Furman University, please include FICA (7.65%) calculations on each honorarium/stipend amount in your itemized budget. Note: proposals with broad support across additional funding sources or at least the home department(s) enjoy a higher chance for approval.

This funding opportunity earmarks up to $5,000 per year for the length of the 3-year term of the award -- amounting to a total award of $15K.
Attach approval email from department chair.

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Total amount of funding being requested: