Supported Research Groups at CHAT

2011-2012 Groups (see all current groups)

Three Group Sizes

CHAT research groups come in sizes to fit different numbers of participants: Small (Study Group), Medium (Interdisciplinary Research Group), and Large (Consortia). In common, all groups facilitate interdisciplinary conversations on topics in the humanities and interpretive social sciences, whether bringing new perspectives to bear on old problems or defining entirely new areas of inquiry.

Study Groups

Deadline: September 26, 2011. Designed to facilitate research by assisting faculty and students who wish to work together exploring new areas of intellectual inquiry. Past Study Groups have examined a wide array of topics, including gender and sexuality, disability, performative texts, the Civil War, aestheticism, area studies and period studies. CHAT supplies Study Groups with a physical space for meeting and a $400 budget for expenses. Minimum of four (4) participants. Download the complete guidelines.

Interdisciplinary Research Groups

Deadline: September 26, 2011. These groups provide robust support for faculty and graduate students from different departments and disciplines working on shared research interests. Groups meet monthly (or more often) throughout the year. Interdisciplinary Research Groups should seed new and vital research activity and are not meant to provide ongoing support of existing programs. Funds can be used to support meeting costs, photocopying, visiting speakers, and so forth. Proposals that engage emerging fields of inquiry and/or are linked to a interdisciplinary curriculum are especially encouraged, as are group models other than a speaker series. Normally awards will not exceed $1,500. Minimum of six (6) participants. Download the complete guidelines.

Consortia

Deadline: Anytime. Consortia are groups at Temple that work collaboratively with similar groups at other academic institutions and have regular, coordinated activities. CHAT will award up to $2,000 per year to successful applicants who obtain matching funds from at least one other institution. Consortia should be designed to promote ongoing, interdisciplinary research in the humanities and humanistic social sciences. Activities can take the form of regularly scheduled meetings to discuss new or important work; annual conferences or symposia; public lecture series; publications projects; or other forms of collaboration between scholars at different institutions. Funding is for a maximum of three (3) years. Funds may be used for honoraria, rental feels, publicity, and similar expenses. Download the complete guidelines.

Co-Sponsorships

Deadline: Anytime. Although CHAT dedicates most of its resources to programs that it initiates, it reserves some funds for proposals it receives from individuals, departments, or colleges within the Temple community. We encourage interdisciplinary proposals and proposals that have pledges of support from more than one department or program, including participation from units outside the College of Liberal Arts. CHAT will consider providing grants of $100 to $200 to supplement other funding for such proposals. Download the complete guidelines.