Deirdre Johnston, Interim Associate Dean for Global Education and Professor of Communication, received a new Great Lakes Colleges Association (GLCA) award of $27,000 for a project titled Global Health in the Liberal Arts Collaborative. The award period is 10 June 2019 through 14 June 2019. This project will send eight Hope faculty members to the …
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With the ongoing federal government shutdown, there may be some impacts to proposals and awards. The government shutdown does not impact all federal agencies–the following agencies are open and following standard business operations: Department of Defense Department of Education Department of Energy Department of Health and Human Services (including the National Institutes of Health) Department …
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Anna-Lisa Cox’s book, The Bone and Sinew of the Land: America’s Forgotten Black Pioneers and the Struggle for Equality, was recently listed as one of Smithsonian’s Best History Books of 2018! Anna-Lisa explores the stories of nearly 300 African-American families that migrated to the Northwest Territory in the early 19th century. In what would later become …
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In August, the National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) instituted new limits for proposal submissions–applicants could only be listed as PI or Co-PI on one proposal per year. However, feedback from the community indicated that such limits may hinder collaboration as well as limit the number of early career investigators that may …
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The Hope College Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Club received a new $250 grant from the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) in support of outreach activities designed to connect elementary students to opportunities in science. The Hope College Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Club will utilize the funds to invest in protein and DNA …
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The Hope Summer Repertory Theatre (HSRT) received a $15,000 grant from the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA) to support the 2019 season! Funding will support the five show season from May through August 2019, with performances of West Side Story, Shakespeare in Love, truth: the Testimonial of Sojourner Truth, The Old Man …
The Michigan Space Grant Consortium (MSGC) Fall Conference is fast approaching (November 10, 2018) with the deadline for registering occurring very soon (October 22, 2018). We would like to get a good representation of Hope College for the meeting. There have been faculty who have been funded in the past who have been reluctant to go …
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For Fall 2018, the National Science Foundation (NSF) will live stream their New Orleans Grants Conference for those unable to attend in person. The conference is scheduled for November 8th and 9th from 9 am to 6 pm ET both days. The conference is primarily designed to give new faculty key insights into a wide range of current issues …
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The Council of Independent Colleges has recently released its Humanities Research for the Public Good Grant Request for Proposals. This program provides funding to support undergraduate research projects that incorporate a public presentation of research findings. Proposed projects should make use of a significant archival, library, or museum collection held by a college or university, …
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Join us on Thursday 29 November 2018 at 3 pm in the Fried/Hemenway Auditorium for a Panel Discussion on National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) fellowships and grants. (Please note the date change.) The session is intended to provide an overview of the various programs offered by the NEH, how to construct a competitive application, …
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