All members of the university — students, staff, and faculty — are eligible to apply for up to $5,000 in seed grant funds; however, preference will be given to teams that include students. Applications for the 2022-2023 Resilience and Compassion Seed Grant cycle closed on May 1, 2022. To prepare your application for next year’s cycle, review required materials:
- Completed application form, including primary project lead information, project affiliation, and any additional project contacts.
- Project Proposal (no more than 1,000 words) that includes:
- Background: theoretical and/or empirical justification for your project
- Description: overall process, goals/aims, and groups/individuals involved
- Evaluation: description of how you will measure your project’s success/impact
- Sustainable Development: in addition to the six goals mentioned above, describe how your project aligns with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals as outlined by the U.N. We ask that you articulate connections between your proposed project and two or more of the 17 U.N. Sustainable Development Goals: https://sdgs.un.org/goals
- Detailed, line-item budget proposal for how the funds will be used, alongside a description of any matching/additional funds that will be used to support your project.
- (Optional) Letter of support from appropriate unit lead or faculty/staff advisor.
Project Proposal Acceptance Criteria
Proposals submitted by the May 1, 2022 deadline will be evaluated by a team of members from the Resilience Lab and the CSF, and assessed based on the following criteria:
- Clear and direct alignment with the UW Resilience Lab and CSF joint goals as outlined above.
- Positive impact on the sustainability, compassion, and resiliency of the UW and Seattle communities.
- Coherent vision for implementation, with defined roles for project members, detailed budget plans for allocated funds, and support from faculty/staff (if student-led).
Suggestion: consider submitting a MOU (memorandum of understanding) that outlines roles and responsibilities for project members.
View LISC’s sample and template here.
Resilience and Compassion Committee decisions will be made final by June 3, 2022.
Reporting and Funding Guidelines
Projects must be completed by the end of the 2022-2023 academic year. Project leads are expected to attend funder forums, events, or other suitable outreach opportunities. Teams must submit a final report within 60 days of the project’s completion that includes:
- a list of supported activities;
- a detailed evaluation of the project results and what knowledge was gained;
- recommendations for project improvement for the future;
- next steps for the project and/or the sustainability of the project
- an account of project funds/spending.
Funding received from the Resilience and Compassion Seed Grants can be used for:
- compensating students and non-faculty staff for their time and labor;
- Preference will be given to projects that clearly explain the project tasks to be completed during any paid time funded, and we strongly encourage applicants to include any available information that explains/justifies the requested amount of paid time.
- purchasing materials related to the project
- Please consider environmental sustainability when drafting/making material requests
Funding received from the Resilience an Compassion Seed Grants cannot be used for:
- compensating UW faculty for time and labor unless it is outside the scope of regular faculty duties;
- gift cards or direct payments to incentivize or compensate research subjects;
- While we encourage compensating research subjects for their time, this must come from another funding source
- food, drinks, or salable merchandise (some exceptions may be granted)
- research projects that do not include an actionable component
Additionally, line-item requests for travel funding are not encouraged, but will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
