Digital Seed Grant Application

Applicant Information

Principal Contact Name*

First NameLast Name

Department*

Is the project related to a specific course? If yes, please list course number(s).*

Rank/Role*

E-mail*

Phone Number

Area CodePhone Number

Are there additional project team members?*

yesno

List name, department and role (faculty, staff, grad student, researcher) of additional team members.*

Audience

Who will be the intended audience of the project? *

Project Abstract

Project Title

Provide a short paragraph (less than 500 words) about the project being proposed, including methods and the final form the project might take. Include the primary research question driving the project.*

Project Overview

Please explain in greater detail what you plan to do with the project and its importance to your research/course/paper or public good. What materials/data/content will be a part of this project? What are some goals or priorities? What outcomes do you expect and how it is important to your field? What is your preferred output? ( website, app, course development, map, guidebook, article, etc.)*

Outcomes and Impact on Field

What are some specific final outcomes or deliverables of the project? (website, database, interactive map, presentation, publication, exhibition, new course curriculum or redesign, public outreach, etc). Please include how the project will contribute to your field, the public, and/or digital scholarship broadly.*

Anticipated Timeline

How long is the project expected to take to complete? Do you have set milestones?*

Budget

Provide an itemized budget outlining the proposed use of the seed grant. Is it connected to a related or external grant? Do you have plans for additional funds for this project? With the budget, please include a list of resources your project may not pay for out of pocket but will depend on (e.g.: institutional sever space, use/continued use of specific platforms, software, etc). A separate document solely for the itemized budget may be attached to this application if you need more space.*

Walker Library Resources

What kind of help (if any) will you need from Walker Library or the Digital Scholarship Lab? (e.g., technical expertise, long term preservation, etc). Is specific hardware or software needed?*

Copyright/Permissions

Do you have any intellectual property concerns? Are your sources available in digital form? Are they under copyright? Do you foresee any challenges in making them available online?*

Project Completion

How will you use the completed project? How will it be disseminated? How will you evaluate the success of the project? How will you sustain the project? How will it be preserved?*

Responsibilities of Grant Recipient

If awarded the grant, the lead investigator (or team) agrees to make a presentation of their work at the Digital Humanities Seminar Series hosted at Walker Library and/or have the project added to Walker Library’s Digital Collections (authors of project and presentation retain all rights, Walker Library is just given the right to redistribute). The grant must be spent within 12 months and a final report (less than 1500 words) describing the outcome of the project must be submitted within 2 months of the project completion. Do you agree to these terms?*

yesno

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