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Faculty Scholar Award Program

Description of the Award

The purpose of the CCRRJ Faculty Scholar Award is to support faculty research currently involved or interested in the academic, research, legal, or practical application of advancing civil rights and racial justice for communities facing systemic disparities in areas including but not limited to: police violence, incarceration, housing, education, labor and employment, and health.  

Two awards of $2,500 each will be given.   

  

Faculty Eligibility  

Any full-time tenured, tenure-stream, and appointment-stream faculty enrolled at any of the University of Pittsburgh campuses. Priority will be given to appointment-stream and tenure-stream faculty. Faculty in all departments are eligible to apply. 

 

Eligible Uses  

Research/Academic  

Experiences/Practical/Legal  

  • Travel to conferences/workshops to present or help support research, including registration fees, ground/air transportation, and lodging and meal expenses  

  • Stipend for unpaid research (both self-directed or with faculty)  

  • Financial support for self-directed or supportive programming that is relevant to the Center’s mission (lectures, workshops, panel discussions, etc.)  

  

  

Award funds may not be used for: travel expenses for individuals other than the applicant; travel and accommodation expenses for non-research or activities not related to the faculty focus area; tuition or course fees; or any other expenses deemed non-allowable by CCRRJ. Faculty will be required to submit a detailed budget as part of their application.  

 

CCRRJ Spring 2024 Faculty Scholar Award Application Timeline   

Applications Open: June 1, 2024 
Application Deadline: 5 p.m. on June 14, 2024 
Notification to Finalists: June 24, 2024 
Award Recipients Notified: July 8, 2024 

 

Expectations and Obligations   

All award recipients will be required to engage with the CCRRJ during and after the school year. Awardees must write and submit a report of their experience and how it has helped them professionally. Additional participation may include, but is not limited to: 
   

  • Attending and/or volunteering at CCRRJ-hosted events 

  • Public presentation of research/experience at CCRRJ event  

  • Meeting with CCRRJ staff to provide updates on research,  

  

The presentation of the recipient’s research, work, or experiences should be directed at one or more of the following areas:  
 

  • Local Impact: presenting work to or collaborating with relevant local or regional partners. This could include Pitt community engagement centers, like-minded, non-university organizations with similar goals of the CCRRJ  

  • Interdisciplinary Focus: presenting work to or collaborating with Pitt departments, centers, and institutes outside of the recipient’s degree program 

  • Youth: presenting work to or collaborating with relevant K-12 educators, school districts, or nonprofit organizations dedicated to youth programming  

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