Purpose
To provide financial support for Diversity and Inclusion initiatives in German studies at Canadian universities and colleges.
What support is available?
Support is provided in two categories:
- Graduate Research Grants
- For MA or PhD students at Canadian universities and colleges whose research in German studies has a substantial component dealing with Diversity and Inclusion
- $1,000 one-time payment
- Successful applicants will work with the Waterloo Centre for German Studies to make their findings available to the general public (e.g., via a blogpost, in a podcast-like interview, etc.).
- Curriculum and Programming Grants
- For German studies instructors and/or programs at Canadian universities and colleges who are looking to make Diversity and Inclusion part of their educational offerings and public activities
- Maximum of $5,000 per grant
- Examples of costs that can be funded (not an exhaustive list):
- Teaching materials
- Teaching and/or research assistance
- Honoraria for guest speakers
- Training costs
- Software/hardware required for your initiative
- Connectivity costs for webinars or online conferences
- Audio and visual production
- Recruitment or promotional materials
- Publication costs
- Please note: travel and related costs (accommodation, meals, etc.) are ineligible for funding.
- Successful applicants must agree to make the project's results and products publicly and freely available (e.g., curriculum materials should be openly licensed, public events should be broadly advertised)
- The Waterloo Centre for German Studies will work with recipients to provide promotional support for the projects through our social media and websites.
What's required in the application?
- Graduate Research Grants
- Description of research project (two pages maximum). This should include:
- How the project promotes diversity and inclusion in German studies
- Type of project (e.g., conference paper, article, thesis), current status of project, and expected completion date
- Ideas for making the research findings available to the general public
- CV
- Unofficial transcript
- Letter of reference from supervisor/mentor (sent directly to wcgs@uwaterloo.ca)
- Description of research project (two pages maximum). This should include:
- Curriculum and Programming Grants
- Description of the project (two pages max.), including
- the specific diversity and inclusion need being addressed
- what the project would provide/develop to address that need
- how the results/product of the initiative would be made publicly and freely available
- Budget for the project, including
- the overall budget of the project
- other sources of expected funding
- the amount requested from WCGS
- what expenses the WCGS grant would cover
- Timeline for the project
- overall timeline of the project, even if it extends beyond the period of the grant
- Description of the project (two pages max.), including
How will the proposals be judged?
- A committee chaired by the Director of the Waterloo Centre for German Studies will assess the proposals.
- Judging criteria will include:
- Potential impact of the project
- Reasonableness of projected costs (only for Curriculum and Programming Grants)
Deadlines?
- Application: May 1, 2024 (send to wcgs@uwaterloo.ca)
- Results announced: Mid-May 2024
- Curriculum and Programming Grants will normally be paid out during the University of Waterloo’s fiscal year (1 May 2024 – 30 April 2025), though projects that incur some costs later are still eligible
How will the grants be disbursed?
- Graduate Research Grants will be a one-time payment directly to the student
- Curriculum and Programming Grants will be on a reimbursement basis. We expect departments/programs to invoice the Waterloo Centre for German Studies once the project has concluded with an itemized list of expenses.