1. Research & Creative Collaboration
Faculty of Arts
Signature Areas of
Research & Creative Collaboration

2. Introduction Purpose: Recognizing Excellence
A mechanism for building research networks, facilitating collaboration, and advancing cross-disciplinary research and creative activities
Guide priority setting

3. Supporting Signature Areas
Supporting up to ~7 Signature Areas for 5 years
Targeted Funding
Teaching release, GRAs, project support
Administrative & Technical Support (ACE, ARC…)
Projects, conferences, communications, web, data, applications
Partnering with KIAS, UAlberta Libraries, & others

4. Adjudication First Wave - Proposals due: July 16, 2018
A flexible, supported, & potentially iterative process
Faculty of Arts Research Committee
Chairs Council
Dean of Arts
Second & Third Waves – Winter 2019 & 2020

5. Number of active Signature Areas
Year
First Wave
Second Wave
Third Wave
Number of active Signature Areas
2018
Identify first 3 Signature Areas
Year 1
Identify next 2 Signature Areas 3
Year 2 5
Year 3 7
Year 4
Year 5 4 2

6. Selection Criteria Character of research network
Critical mass with breadth & depth
Established reputations
Social relevance & scholarly merit
Material benefits to Faculty of Arts
Network building, external funding, etc.
Integration of teaching
Equity, diversity, and inclusion

11. Discussion Questions Comments Input & Suggestions
Future follow up: