1. Call for Research Proposals Information 2017
University of Louisville Cooperative Consortium for Transdisciplinary Social Justice Research
Call for Research
Proposals Information 2017

2. 21st Century University Research Initiative
The Consortium was created with funding from the Provost’s iRFP process and seven participating colleges and schools:
Brandeis School of Law
College of Arts & Sciences
College of Education & Human Development
Kent School of Social Work
School of Nursing
School of Public Health & Informational Science
School of Medicine

3. Cooperative Consortium for Transdisciplinary Social Justice Research
Dedicated to understanding and finding new, innovative solutions to complex, intransigent social justice problems with a special emphasis on structural inequality
Will incubate, support, and promote faculty and student involvement in University-wide social justice transdisciplinary research (TDR) including research teams, projects, creative activities, and community- engaged scholarship.

4. Consortium Leadership
Lead Partner Working Group:
A&S Anne Braden Institute: Cate Fosl, Co-PI
Muhammad Ali Institute: Enid Trucios-Haynes, Co-PI
Brandeis Laboratory for Democracy and Citizenship: Cedric Powell, Co-Investigator
HSC Office of Health Affairs, Diversity, and Inclusion: Faye Jones, Co-Investigator
SPHIS Office of Public Health Practice: Monica Wendel, Co-Investigator

5. Call For Proposals for Faculty Grants
Faculty Workload Fellowships
Mini-Grant Faculty Fellowships
Grant Fellowships
Grants and mini-grants are available according to the following schedule:
Up to 7 one-year grants, non-renewable
up to 10 renewable grants (assuming iRFP funding is renewed); both 2-year and 3-year

6. Who: Eligibility for TDR Grants
TDR Social Justice Research Teams are top priority as defined in Call for Proposals
Teams may apply for more than one grant, e.g., a Faculty Workload Fellowship and Mini-Grant
All faculty are eligible to apply. Priority for a portion of grants to pledging units & departments
Teams must include a Community Partner

7. When: Proposals Due Jan. 31
Proposals are due January 31st
Call for Proposals available on Anne Braden Institute and Muhammad Ali Institute websites: see or
Submit proposals to:
Decisions will be made no later than March 1st
Calendar Year Grant Period

8. What: Transdisciplinary Social Justice Research
Transdisciplinary research integrates the natural, social, and health sciences in a humanities context, and transcends their traditional boundaries” to create new forms of knowledge, typically developed with community practitioners.
Our definition of social justice relies on scholars who conceptualize how systems activate and reinforce inequality. Our conception of social justice is substantive, interactional, distributive, and grounded in rights movements of the past century.

9. What: Successful Proposals
Successful Proposals will include . . .
Statement of social justice purpose/application.
Description of transdisciplinary research team and process that includes:
Participation of faculty in at least two units/colleges, or in the case of larger units/colleges, at least 3 departments
Plan for participation of at least one community partner throughout all phases of the research process
Plan for inclusion of graduate student and undergraduate student fellows in the research
Some discussion of methodologies to be employed

10. What: Successful Proposals (pt. 2)
Justification for type(s) of grants requested: should include budget and budget rationale
Community partner commitment letter(s)
Timeline with plan for outcomes and future support
Maximum 2-page bibliography or citations list
A 2-page-maximum CV on each participant

11. Where: UofL. It’s Happening Here.
Research teams may have faculty members from other academic institutions.
However, only UofL faculty members are eligible to apply for CCTSJR grants. Only UofL faculty members will be funded.
Priority will be given to research teams that have more than one UofL faculty and utilize the talents of UofL students.

12. Expectations & Outcomes
Fellows participate in a network of scholar-activists
Fellows are lead managers of their project
Fellows agree to develop the research project in such a way that it will lead to a publication submission and/or a presentation in Year 2 at a local, regional, national, or international forum.
Multi-year fellows agree to a new publication submission and/or another presentation in Year 3 at a local, regional, national, or international forum.

13. Expectations & Outcomes
An interim progress report and a detailed annual report that includes evidence of community benefit, student benefits, identified opportunities for external funding, (as appropriate), and plans for sustaining or completing the project.
Participation in the creation and support of a UofL social justice research community

14. FAQ’s
Do you fund individual faculty? Research teams have priority, but for coming grant cycles, the Consortium will also offer “matchmaking” opportunities to support faculty in collaborating and moving their research in a transdisciplinary direction. If you have an idea and aren’t sure, check with us!
Should I include a budget? Yes! It should be part of your justification for grants(s) requested, along with a budget rationale. The standard UL budget/justification is not required, however.

15. Other Information
The Consortium will hold host 3 Idea Incubator Sessions in January 2017:
Restorative Justice - Jan 23rd , 12-1:15pm, Ekstrom Library Rm 254
Housing Justice - Jan 24th, 12-1:15pm, Ekstrom Library TILL (3rd Floor)
Emerging Issues including Health Equity - Jan 25th 12-1:15pm; Ekstrom Library Rm 254

16. If you still have questions…
For more information, contact Cate Fosl at or Enid Trucios-Haynes at
Student opportunities will also be available soon. Interested students should contact graduate assistant Nia Holt at