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Call for Proposals
Collaboratory and CUMU announce a research fellow opportunity utilizing a new data set on
community engagement and public service activities conducted by higher education institutions
in and with their communities. The research fellow will leverage Collaboratory data to advance
knowledge around campus-community partnerships, with a focus on larger, more quantitative
methodologies that examine larger trends and patterns, challenge assumptions, and clarify
anecdotal evidence.
Research Fellow Opportunity
One research fellowship will be selected for 2022-2023AY. Fellows will leverage Collaboratory data to establish and examine the research question(s) under consideration.
Suggested topics include, but are not limited to:
- Examining common characteristics of community-based activities that involve multiple faculty, multiple disciplines, and multiple community partners
- Comparing data across institutional subsets via IPEDS characteristics
- Exploring partnership quality throughout connections to teaching and research
- Refining understanding of the relationships among activity types, foci, populations served, and/or outcomes
Funding & Support
Fellows will receive an award of $5,000. $2,500 at the initiation of the project and an additional
$2,500 upon submission of the research brief which should occur no later than August 31, 2023.
Funds may be used for any expense judged supportive of the fellow’s research including staffing,
professional travel, project expenses, equipment, or salary support.
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