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Marion and Jasper Whiting Foundation Fellowships for Higher Education of Present and Prospective Teachers- Applications Due January 7, 2022

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On October 29, 2021

In External Funding Opportunities, Professional Development

The Marion and Jasper Whiting Foundation recently issued its 2021 call for applications for Fellowships of Higher Education of Present and Prospective Teachers. 

The primary purpose of the fellowship is to enable teachers (with an emphasis on present teachers at the college or university level) to study abroad or at some location other than that with which they are most closely associated. The aim is to stimulate and broaden the minds of teachers so as to improve and enhance the quality of their instruction. Grants are primarily for travel and related expenses (salary, scholarships, and equipment are not allowable on these grants).

If you intend to apply, please complete and submit an ORCS pre-approval form (which can be accessed via your Emerson ID and PIN) no later than Friday, December 10 (instructions for using the pre-approval form can be found here). The final application documents must be delivered to ORCS at least three business days before the sponsor deadline of January 7, 2022.

Forms and templates for the program can be downloaded here. The application consists of the following:

  1. Project Description (three pages maximum)
  2. Curriculum Vitae showing the application to be a university or college teacher
  3. Detailed budget indicating the estimated travel expense to be incurred in carrying out the project
  4. Completed Candidate Information Form (see attached document)
  5. Three letters of recommendation from fellow faculty members or professors. One of these must be from your department chair The supporting letters must be on official letterhead.

Award winners will be notified by email on Monday, April 4, 2022. Grants typically do not exceed $6,000 and may begin as early as the Summer of 2022. Projects must be completed no later than May 31, 2024. Applications received after January 7, 2022 will not be considered by the Foundation.

If you have any questions about this opportunity or the application process, please contact Eric Asetta or Diana Potter.

Faculty Advancement Fund Grant (FAFG): Now Accepting Applications for AY22-23

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On October 25, 2021

In Internal Grant Announcements, Professional Development

The Faculty Advancement Fund Grant, Emerson College’s flagship program for support tenure-line faculty research and creative scholarship, is now accepting applications for funding in Academic Year 2022-23. Pre-approvals are due by November 1 and are required to obtain the application form. The proposal itself is due by Wednesday, December 1.

The FAFG was established to enable the professional work of Emerson’s faculty in its efforts to sustain academic excellence in teaching, research/creative activity, and service. The Faculty Advancement Fund Grant supports proposals deemed likely to substantially improve the quality of research, publication, creative activities, teaching, and service that advance the mission of the College and the careers of its faculty.

Awards are administered according to the guidelines of the Faculty Development and Research Council (FDRC) in the Faculty Assembly By-Laws. Support for approved projects ranges between $1,000 and $10,000. Applicants may request monetary support or (in rare instances) support in the form of a single course release (see “Eligible Projects” for more information). The exact type and amount of award will be determined by the project budget request, availability of funds, and recommendations made by the FDRC and the school deans to the Provost.

Current FAFG awardees can find guidance on spending and managing their awards at the Utilizing Your FAFG Funding page.

The ORCS Grants Opportunity Database is Open for Business

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On September 1, 2021

In External Funding Opportunities, Federal Funding, Professional Development

We are pleased to announce that the Emerson College ORCS Funding Opportunity Database is now available to the Emerson community. Anyone with an Emerson ID and password can access and browse more than 400 funding announcements and proposal calls for grant and project funding.

Funding for faculty research and scholarship can come from multiple, diverse sources, including federal agencies, private foundations, academic fellowships, corporate partnerships, and other awards. Over the summer of 2021, the Office of Research and Creative Scholarship has been working diligently to curate a comprehensive, regularly updated listing of funding opportunities that may be of particular interest to faculty and researchers across the College. To better facilitate searches, we are reviewing opportunities, updating deadlines, and categorizing them according to sponsor type, discipline(s), school(s) and department(s), and applicant eligibility. Also included are Emerson’s internal grant programs.

More information on the database, including tips on how to navigate it, will be forthcoming on ORCS’s Finding Funding Opportunities page.

NEA Announces ARP Funding Application Guidelines

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On June 28, 2021

In External Funding Opportunities, Federal Agency Announcements, Federal Funding

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has announced the competitive application process and guidelines for “The American Rescue Plan — Grants to Organizations“. The program will be carried out through one-time grants to eligible organizations in the arts sector that have been impacted by the pandemic.

Applications will be due on August 12, 2021. Grants will be awarded in fixed grant amounts of $50,000, $100,000, or $150,000. Cost share/matching funds are not required. Unlike other Arts Endowment funding programs that offer project-based support, Rescue Plan funds are intended to support day-to-day business expenses/operating costs, and not specific programmatic activities.

Application Limits

As non-profit institution, Emerson College may submit only one application under these guidelines, with the following exceptions:

  • Applications for Ploughshares, ArtsEmerson, HowlRound, and WERS, each of which NEA has classified as an “independent component” of Emerson;

If you are thinking of applying this year, please contact ORCS at your earliest convenience. Depending on the number of inquiries, the College may need to hold an internal competition to select a single project for submission.

Issuance of NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (NSF 22-1)

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On June 28, 2021

In Federal Agency Announcements, Federal Funding, Federal Regulations, Policies

The National Science Foundation has issued a revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 22-1). The new PAPPG will be effective for proposals submitted or due on or after October 4, 2021. Significant changes include:

  • A new section covering requests for reasonable and accessibility accommodations regarding the proposal process or requests for accessibility accommodations to access NSF’s electronic systems, websites and other digital content;
  • A table entitled, NSF Pre-award and Post-award Disclosures Relating to the Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending Support. This table identifies where pre- and post-award current and pending support disclosure information must be provided. Proposers and awardees may begin using this table immediately;
  • Increasing the page limit for the biographical sketch from two to three pages;
  • Updates to the current and pending support section of NSF proposals to require that information on objectives and overlap with other projects is provided to help NSF and reviewers assess overlap/duplication;
  • Adding planning proposals and Career-Life Balance supplemental funding requests as new proposal types;
  • Updates to travel proposals will require that AORs certify that prior to the proposer’s participation in the meeting for which NSF travel support is being requested, the proposer will assure that the meeting organizer has a written policy or code-of-conduct addressing harassment.

NSF plans to conduct a webinar covering these changes. Visit the NSF policy outreach website to sign up for notifications about this and other outreach events.

While this version of the PAPPG becomes effective on October 4, 2021, in the interim, the guidelines contained in the current PAPPG (NSF 20-1) continue to apply. 

If you have any questions regarding these changes, please contact the DIAS/Policy Office at policy@nsf.gov.

COVID-19 Update: Resumption of In-Person, On-Campus Research with Human Subjects

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On June 11, 2021

In Human Subjects Research, IRB, Policies, Procedures

On May 27, 2021, Erik Muurisepp, Assistant Vice President of Campus Life, announced that Emerson College would “revise its regulations for those living, learning, and working on campus,” effective June 1. These changes reflect the growing state and local vaccination rates, lowering case numbers, and the most recent guidance from Tufts Medical Center, the Boston Public Health Commission, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The new guidelines allow the return of non-Emersonian visitors to campus, subject to the continuation of certain safety measures. With this change, Emerson is pleased to announce that researchers may resume conducting human subjects studies, on campus, with in-person participants. In order to ensure that sufficient protections are in place for both researchers and subjects, the co-chairs of the Emerson Institutional Review board have approved the following procedures for doing so. These procedures will be in effect until further notice:

  1. Submission of the On-Campus Human Subjects Research—COVID Safety Protocols And Attestation form. This form must be completed and submitted to the IRB by the lead researcher, and returned to the researcher with an IRB approval stamp, before an in-person HS study may be conducted. The form outlines both universally mandated safety measures, along with specific protocols based on the nature, duration, and contact frequency of the study.
  2. Consistent adherence to the IRB-approved safety measures proposed by the lead researcher.
  3. Offering a copy of the signed form to participants as informed consent on the safety measures.
  4. Purchasing the necessary sanitization supplies and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) needed for the studies.
  5. Immediately notifying the IRB if any HS participant reports a positive test, of the onset of COVID-like symptoms, within seven (7) days of having participated in the study.

For all studies, participants will need to pre-register in iVisitor, and perform a symptom check one day before the study and the morning of the study. All researchers are still required to perform their own daily symptom checks, and must be tested once per week.

Once your on-campus request has been approved, you can procure sanitization supplies by ordering them through VEOCI. Requests for PPE—including gloves, masks, face shields, and lucite barriers—can be directed to Donna Brescia in Business Services.

This guidance applies to study protocols that have previously been reviewed and approved by the IRB. New protocol applications for in-person studies should also include the On-Campus Human Subjects Research—COVID Safety Protocols and Attestation form with their initial submission until further notice.

If you have any questions, please direct them to human_subjects@emerson.edu.

Presidential Fund for Curricular Innovation: 2021 Curriculum Internationalization and Inclusive Excellence Studio Recipients

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On June 2, 2021

In Faculty News, Faculty Spotlight, Internal Grant Announcements

The Office of Research and Creative Scholarship congratulates recipients of the 2021 Presidential Fund for Curricular Innovation (PFCI): Curriculum Internationalization and Inclusive Excellence Studio award. The following faculty and their projects have been accepted into the Studio:

  1. VM331: Experimental Accessible Cinema (Malic Amalya – VMA)
  2. Embracing Diversity in Digital and Algorithmic Marketing: Expanding dimensions of diversity literacy among students (Sereikhuoch Eng & Naa Amponsah Doodoo – MarcCom)
  3. Crossing Cultures: Appreciation,accommodation, appropriation (Nejem Raheem & Bhamati Viswanathan – MarCom)
  4. Communication Self-efficacy in Deaf and Hard of Hearing Adolescents: Improving access and participation (Maryann Salehomoum & Eileen McBride – SoC and Marlboro Institute)
  5. Re-visioning Perspectives in World Dance (Kristin Horrigan & TBD – Performing Arts)

As a member of the studio, each faculty member will receive a stipend of $1,200 for creating new curriculum. Faculty members selected for the Studio will have the opportunity to apply for further funding for project-related expenses.

About the PFCI: Internationalization, diversity, and Inclusion are major priorities for Emerson. Emerson’s Strategic Plan defines Internationalization as the commitment to “mutually beneficial engagement with the global society in which we participate, and to ensuring that all members of our community are prepared to thrive in that society.” Similarly, Emerson’s dedication to Diversity and Inclusion is rooted in the belief that “institutional and academic  excellence are not possible without full engagement with diversity across all areas of the College.” The President’s Fund for Curricular Innovation supports Emerson’s commitment to internationalizing and diversifying the curriculum of the College, as well as the implementation of inclusive pedagogical approaches in the classroom Each year, faculty are invited to submit proposal projects for acceptance to the Curriculum Internationalization and Inclusion Studio. The goals of the Studio are to:

  • Encourage collaboration among faculty;
  • Build our collective capacity to internationalize curriculum;
  • Develop specific courses, course modules, pedagogical and/or advising methods that contribute to these aims.

The PFCI and Curriculum and Internationalization and Inclusion Studio are jointly overseen by  Dr. Anthony Pinder, Vice Provost Internationalization & Equity, and Dr. Tuesda Roberts, Director of Faculty Development and Diversity. The PFCI is sponsored by The Office of the President.

Affiliated Faculty Professional Development Fund: Academic Year 2021-22 Recipients

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On May 17, 2021

In Faculty News, Faculty Spotlight, Internal Grant Announcements

The Office of Research and Creative Scholarship is pleased to announce the grant recipients of this year’s Affiliated Faculty Professional Development Fund (AFDF) application cycle:

Faculty MemberDepartmentTitle of Project
Andre PucaVisual and Media ArtsSix Letter Word For Love
Brynna BloomfieldPerforming ArtsMask Making and Emotional Learning: A professional development workshop for middle and high school teachers
Caitlin McGillWriting, Literature, and PublishingDogs Run Wild Here
David KelleherVisual and Media ArtsVR Green Screen Mixed Reality Videos
Divya MenonMarlboro Inst.“Farce as Form: Flaubert’s Picture of Revolution”
Elizabeth (Betsy) SchneiderVisual and Media ArtsBest Girl on The Team (part of a larger body of work working title “Identities”)
Gautam ChopraVisual and Media ArtsGreat Room – a short film production
Israela Brill-CassCommunication StudiesApplying Restorative Justice Principles to Law and Conflict
John KrivitVisual and Media ArtsCoordination of Education Events at the 2022 AES Academy at NAMM
Kathryn DietzVisual and Media ArtsAudio in a Visual Medium
Luis ArniasVisual and Media ArtsTerror Has No Shape [Part ii]
Mark BrodieCommunication StudiesDiversity and Inclusion: Images and digital narratives from Migrants, Refugees and Activists on the US Southern Border
Martin RobertsVisual and Media ArtsCreative Coding and the Digital Avant-Garde
Matthew ScullyWriting, Literature, and PublishingDelegate Assembly, MLA 2022 (Washington, D.C.)
Melissa BergstromPerforming ArtsAmerican Alliance for Theatre and Education 2021 Virtual Conference
Mina ChoPerforming ArtsThe Collective Samulnori Project
Patrick MarshallVisual and Media ArtsUntitled Austin Movie
Paul HaneyWriting, Literature, and PublishingNo Secrets to Conceal: A Memoir of Coming Out with Bob Dylan
Randy HarrisonMarketing CommunicationMass Tech and Leadership Council (MassTLC) Renewal
Scott SandersWriting, Literature, and PublishingMad River (working title)

About the AFDF: The Affiliated Faculty Professional Development Fund supports the scholarly and creative activities of the affiliated faculty members of Emerson College. The Office of Academic Affairs administers the fund.

Norman and Irma Mann Stearns Distinguished Faculty Award: Academic Year 2021-22 Recipients

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On May 12, 2021

In Faculty News, Faculty Spotlight, Internal Grant Announcements, Scholarship and Research

The Office of Research and Creative Scholarship is pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s Norman and Irma Mann Stearns Distinguished Faculty Award.

Assistant Professor Rashin Fahandej (Photo: Emerson College)

This year’s recipients are Rashin Fahandej, Assistant Professor in Visual and Media Arts, and Dr. Gina Gayle, Assistant Professor of Visual and Multimedia Storytelling in the Journalism Department. Professor Fahandej is a multimedia artist and filmmaker whose projects center on marginalized voices and the role of media, technology, and the public in generating social change. She will use the Mann Stearns Award to support a summer exhibition in San Francisco of A Father’s Lullaby— a VR-based series of interactive public installations and community engaged workshops that highlight the role of men in raising children, and the impact of their absences on families due to the racial disparities in the criminal justice system.

Dr. Gina Gayle, Assistant Professor, Visual and Multimedia Storytelling (Photo: Emerson College)

Dr. Gayle is a photojournalist, educator, and researcher with interests in media credibility, the future of photojournalism, and digital media entrepreneurship. Her father, the late James F. Gayle, was a pioneering photojournalist and one of a very few Black photographers documenting Black history in Cleveland and the country during the 1960’s. The Mann Stearns award will support her efforts to preserve, catalog, and archive Mr. Gayle’s work, which will culminate in multimedia installations in the Cleveland neighborhoods and Black communities that Gayle photographed.

About the Mann Stearns Award: Several years ago, the late Dr. Norman Stearns and Irma Mann Stearns established a distinguished faculty award in their name to honor a full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty member in recognition of outstanding scholarly or creative achievement. A $3,000 award is presented annually to at least one applicant. This funding may be used to enhance an ongoing project or for the development of a new scholarly or creative endeavor. Travel is strongly encouraged to be a part of the project activity.

Director’s Message: Zooming Out on An Unusual Year

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On May 5, 2021

In Director's Message

Credit: Wise Ant/Shutterstock

Hopefully in the not-too-distant-future, phrases like “challenging times” and “a year like no other” will become relics of the past, rather than reminders of the present. But while there may be much to the pandemic era we’d rather forget, it should be remembered how Emerson faculty, students, and staff showed remarkable nimbleness and creativity in keeping the College on-course and –remarkably– avoiding the kind of severe outbreaks and lockdowns that have made national news on other campuses. It hasn’t been an ideal year, to be sure, but it’s one that will surely figure into future tellings of Emerson’s history. It’s a story that deserves to be recounted with pride.

To paraphrase Lee Pelton, disasters can also present opportunities, if we are wise enough to look for them. In ORCS’s corner of the Emerson universe, the transition to Zoom meetings enabled us to provide many more one-on-one consultations with faculty to discuss their research goals, potential funding sources, and proposal strategies. In that same spirit of adaptability, we are working on enhancements to our services, resources, and training opportunities that will better serve faculty research and scholarship, including an overhaul of our omnibus grant opportunity list, and more targeted workshops on topics such as funding searches, project management, and fellowships for sabbaticals.

We have also launched the ORCS Newsfeed blog, which will serve as the foundation for this newsletter, and will be used to disseminate funding announcements, news on policies and procedures, federal funding updates, faculty research/scholarship news, and other pertinent announcements.

As always, it has been our privilege to support the Emerson faculty this year, including our new faculty in the Marlboro Institute– the new breadth of disciplines they bring to the College can only help increase the potential for new, inter-disciplinary projects and research.

Best wishes for a restful and healthy summer,

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