President's Faculty Multicultural Research Award
The Office for Equity and Diversity oversees the President's Faculty Multicultural Research Award (PFMRA), which is designed to encourage and support research on issues related to people of color, particularly in a North American context.
The application cycle for the 2008 PFMRA is now closed. Applications and instructions for for the 2009 cycle will be available in late fall 2008.
View the list of 2008 PFMRA winners.
Applications are invited from all University faculty members who hold tenured or tenure-track appointments and whose scholarly research will focus on issues related to people of color. The PFMRA selection committee reserves the right to make the final decision regarding eligibility. Since a major goal of the PFMRA is to enhance retention of a diverse faculty, highest priority is given to junior faculty of color, and particularly those who are in units or working on topics where research support traditionally has been difficult to obtain.
The PFMRA application and instructions for the 2009 awards will be available in late fall 2008. The deadline for submission is typically in early December.
The amount of the award will vary, depending upon the nature of the research proposed and the number of meritorious applications received. Normally, the award will not exceed $7,000 per year for two years.
Award funds may be used to support partial summer salary, travel, research materials, research assistants, or other purposes directly related to the scholarly activity.
Single semester or summer leaves, a sabbatical, or any other form of University-supported leave may not be held during the same academic year as the Multicultural Research Award.
Principal investigators are required to submit a progress report to the Vice President and Vice Provost for Equity and Diversity and, upon completion of the project, will be expected to present the results of their research at an All-University Open Forum. Finally, as part of our ongoing accountability efforts, recipients will be asked to respond to a survey describing the impact of the award on their research and career at the University of Minnesota.
Contact Barbara Chapin at 612-626-7386 or chapi001@umn.edu if you need further assistance or information about the PFMRA.