The Joan and BillHankCenter for the CatholicIntellectual Heritage
LoyolaUniversityChicago
DEMOCRACY, CULTURE AND CATHOLICISM
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH PROJECT
Research Project Award Application
Participation in the three-year Democracy, Culture and Catholicism InternationalResearch Project (DCCIRP) sponsored by Loyola University Chicago’s Joan and Bill Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage (CCIH) requires submission and approval of a Research Project Award application.
Award Explanation
Purpose
The purpose of the Research Project Award is to support each member of an interdisciplinary group of 30 international scholars who will conduct research on a topic pertinent to the phenomenon of democratization and culture, with special focus on Catholic responses and responsibilities. The goal of this support is to generate a published volume of high quality, interdisciplinary research.
Award
The value of the Research Project Award over the three-year duration of DCCIRP includes: a $2,000.00
research stipend; all expenses paid for travel, housing, meal, and registration fees directly linked to participation
in a 2011 Regional Colloquium; all expenses paid for travel, housing, meal, and registration fees directly linked to participation in the 2012 Rome Conference; publication of finished research. Please note that any change in the subject matter of the research project should be discussed with the Project Coordinator prior to the change.
Eligibility
Applicants for a Research Project Award may be U.S. citizens, U.S. permanent residents, or non-U.S. citizens. Normally, applicants must have received the doctoral degree or its equivalent by the start date of the research project. In addition to producing a publishable research paper at the end of DCCIRP’s three years, all applicants must agree to: 1) read and comment on three other DCCIRP research papers over the course of the three-year project, 2) present their own developing research paper at a 2011 Regional Colloquium, 3) present their own finished research paper at the 2012 Rome Conference. Awardees from Loyola University Chicago (LUC) and partnering North American Jesuit universities must also agree to attend the 2010 Chicago Workshop where they will be asked to describe their research projects.
Submission
The application for a Research Project Award must be submitted according to the application guidelines below.
Applications are due by January 19, 2010.
Evaluation
Each application for a Research Project Award will be subject to a blind review and recommended by the CCIH Advisory Board. The criteria for recommendation includes: 1) the intrinsic quality of the research project, 2) evidence that the research can be completed over DCCIRP’s three years, 3) publication potential of the research project, 4) the project’s contribution to DCCIRP’s goal of interdisciplinary research.
Application Guidelines
Application for a Research Project Award must include the following:
A.Application Cover Sheet (see following page)
B.Research Project Description
As an attachment to the application cover sheet, a 3-4 page description of the research project must
beprovided.This description should succinctly indicate the principal question the research project is
addressing, as well as the project’s objectives, research methodology, anticipated results, and
academic contributions. In addition, each applicant should list the publication outlets in their
discipline to which they would expect to submit their completed research.
C. Compliance Issues
U.S. applicants are reminded that all projects involving human subjectsrequire approval by the
appropriate compliance committee before stipends are awarded and the research can begin. Please
view the Office of Research Services homepage: for more details.
Applicants will berequired to provide a copy of approval notification or protocol number for
approved projects.
D.Curriculum Vitae
As an attachment to the application cover sheet, the current curriculum vitae of the applicant must be
provided.
E. Signature of Applicant and Academic Supervisors
All applications must include the signatures of the applicant, their department chair and their
academic dean).
F.Submit hardcopy applications to:
The Joan and BillHankCenter for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage
LoyolaUniversityChicago
1032 W. Sheridan Road
CrownCenter 116
Chicago, Illinois 60660
G.Applications may be submitted electronically to:
H.Questions? Contact:
Michael J. Schuck, Ph.D.
DCCIRP Coordinator
Director, The Joan and BillHankCenter for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage
Or
Katie O’Donnell
DCCIRP Assistant Coordinator
Manager, The Joan and BillHankCenter for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage
773-508-3820
The Joan and BillHankCenter for the CatholicIntellectual Heritage
LoyolaUniversityChicago
DEMOCRACY, CULTURE AND CATHOLICISM
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH PROJECT
Application Cover Sheet
Research Project Title: ______
Applicant Name: ______
Applicant’s University Affiliation: ______
Applicant’s Address: ______
Applicant’s Phone Number: ______
Applicant’s E-mail:______
Date of Submission: ______
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Applicant’s signatureDate
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Department Chair signature Date
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Academic Dean signature Date