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UT-REACH September 5, 2013 UT-REACH is published by the Office of Community Engagement & Outreach https://www.facebook.com/UTKCommunityEngagement ****** ¡°I feel as if I can serve the greater community and make a positive difference in the lives of others. This has resulted in me feeling that UT is a home, and having stronger relationships with those in the community and on campus.¡± - UT Student Leadership & Service Ambassador (2012 Outreach Grant Winner) ****** ENGAGEMENT NEWS: 1. UT-REACH salutes UT¡¯s Student Leadership & Service Ambassadors PAPERS, PROPOSALS, CONFERENCES & WEBINARS: 2. Call for book chapters due Sep 15: Feminist Community Engagement 3. Call for Conference Proposals: Equity, Power, and Progress: Understanding and Changing Systems to Promote Social Justice 4. Call for Conference Proposals: Borders and Boundaries in an Age of Global Urbanization FUNDING: 5. 2013 Call for Proposals: UTK Engagement Funding NEW RESOURCES & READING: 6. Camp Boot: Community Engaged Research Training Curriculum for Lay Researchers QUICK LINKS: ENGAGEMENT FUNDING, SUBMISSION CALLS, CONFERENCES, AND MORE: ****** ENGAGEMENT NEWS 1. UT-REACH salutes UT¡¯s Student Leadership & Service Ambassadors 2012 UT Outreach grant winner Sally Parish, Director of the Center for Leadership & Service, has submitted her students¡¯ final project report for UT¡¯s Leadership & Service Ambassadors (LSAs), a group of student leadership and service educators dedicated to serving the campus and community as a resource group. LSAs work with fellow students to promote leadership and evidence-based High-Impact Community Engagement Practices (HICEPs) while also collaborating with community partners to develop student service opportunities. LSA¡¯s also work with The Center for Leadership & Service to carefully document the mutual benefit and impact of their work. Leadership & Service Ambassador Project <http://service.utk.edu/funding/examples/sally-parish/> The 2013-14 Incentive Grant Funding Cycle NOW OPEN: Applications due October 4, 2013.<http://service.utk.edu/funding/examples/sally-parish/> PAPERS, PROPOSALS, CONFERENCES & WEBINARS 2. Call for book chapters due Sep 15: Feminist Community Engagement Book editors Susan V. Iverson (Kent State University) & Jennifer H. James (University of Georgia) believe that the intersection of feminism and community engagement is a crucial one that warrants broader discussion. Inquiries and submission of a pr¨¦cis should be sent to Susan Iverson at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> by September 15. It is expected this book will be published through the Center for Engaged Democracy¡¯s community engagement series with Palgrave. Full chapter submissions will be expected in late 2013, with anticipated release date in late 2014. (H/T @CCPH/Twitter) Deadline: Pr¨¦cis (1,000 words max) due September 15, 2013 Announcement: http://www.engageddemocracy.org/uploads/1/3/7/5/13755214/call_for_book_chapters.pdf 3. Call for Conference Proposals: Equity, Power, and Progress: Understanding and Changing Systems to Promote Social Justice The Midwest Ecological-Community Psychology Conference provides an opportunity for scholars, practitioners and community members, from both applied and academic settings, to share research and discuss mutual interests. Proposals are sought for a variety of presentation formats. This year¡¯s conference will be held Nov. 15 & 16 at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Deadline extended to Sept 15, 2013 Announcement: http://midwesteco2013.wordpress.com/ 4. Call for Conference Proposals: Borders and Boundaries in an Age of Global Urbanization Organizers of the 2014 The Urban Affairs Association Conference seek proposals that focus on research that explores borders and boundaries and how they shape urban affairs in the 21st Century. Conference will be held March 19©\22, 2014 in San Antonio, TX (H/T @CCPH/Twitter) Deadline: October 1, 2013 Announcement: http://urbanaffairsassociation.org/pdfs/2014_call.pdf FUNDING 5. 2013 Call for Proposals: UTK Engagement Funding As part of The University of Tennessee, Knoxville¡¯s commitment to community collaboration and engaged scholarship, the Chancellor provides special project funding for proposals that specifically enhance the public engagement mission of the university. Proposals may be for community-engaged projects or partnerships that promote the principles of engagement as applied to research, teaching, or outreach. The 2013 program is primarily directed at faculty-led initiatives, though the involvement of students is encouraged. Prospective applicants are also strongly encouraged to review funding guidelines and previously-funded projects. Application Deadline: October 4, 2013, 5 pm Full Announcement: http://service.utk.edu/funding/ NEW RESOURCES & READING 6. Camp Boot: Community Engaged Research Training Curriculum for Lay Researchers This newly published curriculum is designed to teach community residents the principles of community based participatory research. This product is made available through CES4Health, and is one of over 60 innovative, peer-reviewed products of community engaged scholarship that are made freely available online. (H/T September CCPH E-News<http://www.linkedin.com/groups/September-CCPH-ENews-Events-Activities-3728493.S.271271515?view=&gid=3728493&type=member&item=271271515)>) Read more: http://ces4health.info/find-products/view-product.aspx?code=PXRMLBZ5 QUICK LINKS: ENGAGEMENT FUNDING, SUBMISSION CALLS, CONFERENCES, AND MORE: September 2013: ¡¤ NIH program supports small projects. June 25, October 25, and February 25 ¡ª standard deadlines for general research; September 7, January 7, and May 7 for AIDS-related projects.<http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/area.htm?> ¡¤ BTtoP: Engaged Learning, Civic Engagement & Development, and Psychosocial Well-Being of College Students. Deadline: Proposals are accepted on quarterly deadlines through 2014 (June 15, September 15, December 15, and March 15).<http://www.aacu.org/bringing_theory/documents/BTtoP12to14RFP.pdf> ¡¤ Call for book chapters due Sep 15: Feminist Community Engagement.Deadline: Pr¨¦cis (1,000 words max) due September 15, 2013.<http://www.engageddemocracy.org/uploads/1/3/7/5/13755214/call_for_book_chapters.pdf> ¡¤ Call for Conference Proposals: Equity, Power, and Progress: Understanding and Changing Systems to Promote Social Justice. Deadline extended to Sept 15, 2013<http://midwesteco2013.wordpress.com/> ¡¤ Knoxville Parks & Recreation seeks proposals for challenge grants. Deadline: Sept 16, 2013.<http://www.cityofknoxville.org/Press_Releases/Content/2013/0731.asp> ¡¤ RGK Foundation: Education, Community, and Health/Medicine Grants. 2013 Review Deadlines: March 1, June 14, & September 20.<http://www.rgkfoundation.org/public/guidelines> ¡¤ Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Health & Society Scholars Program. Deadline: September 20, 2013.<http://www.rwjf.org/en/grants/calls-for-proposals/2013/rwjf-health---society-scholars-.html> ¡¤ Pollination Project : Seed grants for School Social Change Projects. Deadline: September 22, 2013.<http://thepollinationproject.org/special-initiative-education/> ¡¤ W.K. Kellogg Foundation: family engagement to support early childhood education success. Letter of intent due Sept 23, 2013.<http://wrm.wkkf.org/uWebRequestManager/UI/Application.aspx?tid=806d5b27-fba4-463f-8a45-8c0b7939aee2&LanguageID=0> ¡¤ Call for Proposals: National Service-Learning Conference. Deadline: September 27, 2013.<http://www.nylc.org/national-service-learning-conference> ¡¤ Call for Proposals: From Rhetoric to Reality: Achieving Authentic, Equitable & Transformative Partnerships. Session and poster proposal deadline: September 30, 2013.<http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/conf14-exhibiting.html> ¡¤ Second Annual Lynton Colloquium on the Scholarship of Engagement: The Engaged Scholar and the Engaged Campus. Monday, September 30, 2013.<http://nerche.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1181&Itemid=457> October 2013: ¡¤ Call for Proposals: 6th Living Knowledge Conference. Deadline: October 1, 2013<http://www.livingknowledge.org/livingknowledge/perares/call-for-proposals-6th-lk-conference>. ¡¤ Call for Conference Proposals: Borders and Boundaries in an Age of Global Urbanization. Deadline: October 1, 2013.<http://urbanaffairsassociation.org/pdfs/2014_call.pdf> ¡¤ National Endowment for Democracy: Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program. Deadline: October 1, 2013<http://www.ned.org/fellowships/reagan-fascell-democracy-fellows-program> ¡¤ Toshiba America Foundation: K-5 Science and Math Projects. Deadline: October 1, 2013.<http://www.toshiba.com/taf/k5_teachers.jsp> ¡¤ 2013 Call for Proposals: UTK Engagement Funding. Application Deadline: October 4, 2013, 5 pm.<http://service.utk.edu/funding/> ¡¤ Call for Presenters: 6th Annual SALSA Service-Learning Conference. Proposal Deadline: October 4, 2013.<http://www.juniata.edu/services/community/> ¡¤ NIH: Innovative Measurement Tools for Community Engaged Research Efforts (R01) (R21). Deadline (R01/R21): Oct 5/16, Feb 5/16, Jun 5/16<http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-13-209.html> ¡¤ EPA: Healthy Schools: Environmental Factors, Children¡¯s Health and Performance, and Sustainable Building Practices. Deadline: Oct 8, 2013.<http://www.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2013/2013_star_healthy_schools.html> ¡¤ 2013 Outreach and Engagement Staff Workshop. October 7, 2013 (NOSC Conference: Oct 8 & 9, 2013).<http://engagementscholarship.org/conference/esc-2013-meeting/preconference-sessions> ¡¤ Conference: Aligning Civic and Community Engagement with Mission and Institutional Effectiveness . Key Dates: Hotel Registration Deadline is October 2nd; Conference Registration Deadline is October 16th.<http://www.ercompact.org/> ¡¤ Creative Capital, Doris Duke, & Mellon Foundations: Multi-Arts Production Fund. Deadline: Letters of Inquiry ¨C October 4, 2013.<http://apply.mapfund.org/guidelines.php> ¡¤ NIH Grant: Academic-Community Partnership Conference Series (R13). Deadline: October 18, 2013.<http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-12-102.html?utm_source=CAR+Network+Newsletter++Summer+2013&utm_campaign=Summer+Newsletter+2013&utm_medium=email> ¡¤ Open Society Foundations: Soros Justice Fellowships. Deadline: October 23, 2013.<http://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/grants/soros-justice-fellowships> ¡¤ NIH program supports small projects. June 25, October 25, and February 25 ¡ª standard deadlines for general research; September 7, January 7, and May 7 for AIDS-related projects.<http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/area.htm?> ¡¤ NIMHD: Basic & Applied Research on Minority Health and Health. Key Dates: Letter of Intent due October 26, 2013; Full Application due November 26, 2013.<http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MD-13-008.html> ¡¤ Secure spot now for CUMU Conference tours in Louisville, KY. Key date: Conference October 27-29, 2013.<http://cumuonline.org/email/CUMUConference_Secureyourspot.html> November 2013: ¡¤ NEA: Research: Art Works. Deadline: November 5, 2013.<http://arts.gov/grants/apply/Research/index.html> ¡¤ 2013 Kentucky Engagement Conference. November 6, 2013, at EKU.<http://www.regionalstewardship.eku.edu/kec> ¡¤ Fifth Global Communique in Community Engaged Research and Engagement. Key Date: Conference, Nov 18-20, 2013, in Hong Kong.<http://pascalobservatory.org/pascalnow/blogentry/pascal-2013-conference-hong-kong/theme-fifth-global-communique-community-engaged> December 2013: ¡¤ BTtoP: Engaged Learning, Civic Engagement & Development, and Psychosocial Well-Being of College Students. Deadline: Proposals are accepted on quarterly deadlines through 2014 (June 15, September 15, December 15, and March 15).<http://www.aacu.org/bringing_theory/documents/BTtoP12to14RFP.pdf> ¡¤ New Journal Calls For Papers: Global Social Welfare: Research, Policy and Practice. Deadline: Dec. 31, 2013.<http://www.mcsilver.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/GSW-Call-for-Papers.pdf> January 2014: ¡¤ William T. Grant Foundation: Social Settings Research Grant.Key Date: January 8, 2014 (Letters of Inquiry).<http://www.wtgrantfoundation.org/funding_opportunities/research_grants/social-settings> ¡¤ William T. Grant Foundation: Use of Research Evidence Grant.Key Date: January 8, 2014 (Letters of Inquiry).<http://www.wtgrantfoundation.org/funding_opportunities/research_grants/use-of-research-evidence> ¡¤ AAUW: Community Action Grants. Deadline: January 15, 2014.<http://www.aauw.org/what-we-do/educational-funding-and-awards/community-action-grants/community-action-grant-application/> February 2014: ¡¤ PeyBack Foundation: Grants for Programs Serving At-Risk Children. Deadline: February 1, 2014. <http://www.peytonmanning.com/peyback-foundation/grants> ¡¤ Jack Kent Cooke Foundation: Interdisciplinary Dissertation Fellowships. Deadline: February 4, 2014.<http://www.jkcf.org/scholarships/graduate-scholarships/jack-kent-cooke-dissertation-fellowship-award/> ¡¤ NIH: Innovative Measurement Tools for Community Engaged Research Efforts (R01) (R21). Deadline (R01/R21): Oct 5/16, Feb 5/16, Jun 5/16<http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-13-209.html> ¡¤ Association of Performing Arts Presenters: Cultural Exchange Fund. Deadlines (Rolling, depending on travel dates): August 15, 2013; February 13, 2014; August 14, 2014.<http://www.apap365.org/KNOWLEDGE/GrantPrograms/Pages/cef.aspx> March 2014: ¡¤ BTtoP: Engaged Learning, Civic Engagement & Development, and Psychosocial Well-Being of College Students. Deadline: Proposals are accepted on quarterly deadlines through 2014 (June 15, September 15, December 15, and March 15).<http://www.aacu.org/bringing_theory/documents/BTtoP12to14RFP.pdf> June 2014: ¡¤ NIH: Innovative Measurement Tools for Community Engaged Research Efforts (R01) (R21). Deadline (R01/R21): Oct 5/16, Feb 5/16, Jun 5/16<http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-13-209.html> ¡¤ BTtoP: Engaged Learning, Civic Engagement & Development, and Psychosocial Well-Being of College Students. Deadline: Proposals are accepted on quarterly deadlines through 2014 (June 15, September 15, December 15, and March 15).<http://www.aacu.org/bringing_theory/documents/BTtoP12to14RFP.pdf> August 2014: ¡¤ Association of Performing Arts Presenters: Cultural Exchange Fund. Deadlines (Rolling, depending on travel dates): August 15, 2013; February 13, 2014; August 14, 2014.<http://www.apap365.org/KNOWLEDGE/GrantPrograms/Pages/cef.aspx> September 2014: ¡¤ BTtoP: Engaged Learning, Civic Engagement & Development, and Psychosocial Well-Being of College Students. Deadline: Proposals are accepted on quarterly deadlines through 2014 (June 15, September 15, December 15, and March 15).<http://www.aacu.org/bringing_theory/documents/BTtoP12to14RFP.pdf> October 2014: ¡¤ Save the Date! 15th Annual Engagement Scholarship Consortium Conference Oct 5-9, 2014<http://engagedscholarship.ca/news_events/save-the-date-15th-annual-engagement-scholarship-consortium-conference-oct-5-9-2014/>. December 2014: ¡¤ BTtoP: Engaged Learning, Civic Engagement & Development, and Psychosocial Well-Being of College Students. Deadline: Proposals are accepted on quarterly deadlines through 2014 (June 15, September 15, December 15, and March 15).<http://www.aacu.org/bringing_theory/documents/BTtoP12to14RFP.pdf> Ongoing: ¡¤ Call for papers: International Undergraduate Journal for Service-Learning, Leadership, and Social Change. Ongoing<http://www.columbiasc.edu/SeviceLearningLeadershipSocialChange/> ¡¤ Call for papers: eJournal of Public Affairs on Public Scholarship. Ongoing<http://ejournal.missouristate.edu/> ¡¤ Call for papers: Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement. Ongoing and special issues.<http://openjournals.libs.uga.edu/index.php/jheoe/pages/view/submissions> ¡¤ Call for papers: International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering<http://library.queensu.ca/ojs/index.php/ijsle/index> ¡¤ Call for submissions: Global Journal of Community Psychology Practice<http://www.gjcpp.org/submissions.php> ¡¤ Bank of America (Funding): Arts and Sports Sponsorships to Maintain Vibrant, Healthy Communities.<http://about.bankofamerica.com/en-us/global-impact/find-grants-sponsorships.html#fbid=qx1iXMk-Ory> ¡¤ *New Journal* Public - A Journal of Imagining America (to begin accepting proposals early 2013)<http://public.imaginingamerica.org/http:/public.imaginingamerica.org/?page_id=41> ¡¤ Sunlight Foundation: Open-Source Technology Projects That Foster Greater Government Transparency. Deadline: Rolling.<http://sunlightfoundation.com/about/grants/opengovgrants/ata>