Call for Proposals
Center for “Race,” Culture and Social Justice at Hofstra University
Faculty Summer Research Grant 2025
The Center for “Race,” Culture and Social Justice seeks proposals from full - and part-time Hofstra University faculty members for its annual Faculty Summer Research Grant. The Center’s mission is to promote scholarship and research among interdisciplinary faculty. Applications are welcomed for research and creative projects in any discipline or subject that use race or social justice as central categories of analysis, and which promise to enrich the academic curriculum at Hofstra. Two successful recipients will receive a stipend of $1,500. Collaborative projects are also welcome. Grant recipients will contribute to at least one of three specific outcomes:
a) The development of a new undergraduate or graduate course, or the enrichment of an existing course. Course proposals may be based within any department but should be suitable for cross-listing with programs such as Africana Studies, Latin American and Caribbean Studies, or other relevant interdisciplinary or area studies units on campus.
b) A lecture or workshop for students, faculty, staff, and administrators at Hofstra University, heightening our understanding of racial, social justice and cultural issues relevant to the university community, to be delivered during the academic year 2025-2026.
c) A submission for publication to a peer-reviewed scholarly journal, a book proposal, or the dissemination of their project via other means, within one year. The final publication or product should acknowledge the support of the Center for “Race,” Culture and Social Justice.
Grant proposals are due on May 2, 2025. Proposals should not exceed 2,000 words in length, including references, and should include the following:
a) A project description highlighting the connections to the issues of race and/or social justice;
b) An explanation of how the project will lead to one of the outcomes specified above;
c) An account of how, specifically, the grant funds will enable or facilitate work on the project and particular outcomes in the summer months.
All proposals will be evaluated by a select committee composed of members of the Center’s Advisory Board. Please submit your proposal electronically, as an attachment (in either DOCX or PDF format) to: RaceCultureSocialJustice@hofstra.edu by May 2, 2025. Grant recipients will be informed of the decision before May 31, 2025, and the funds will be made available immediately.
Center for “Race,” Culture and Social Justice
Roosevelt Hall 203
Dr. Jonathan Lightfoot, Director
Dr. Veronica Lippencott, Associate Director