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Seed Grants

Resilience & Compassion Seed Grants 

In partnership with the Campus Sustainability Fund (CSF), the Resilience Lab awards seed grants up to $5,000 to students, staff, and instructors to support the beginning stages of projects that cultivate resilience, compassion, and sustainability. To date, over $118,000 has been disbursed to fund community-led projects across all three UW campuses. 


2022 23 Seed Grant Awardees


Students, staff, and faculty — including administrative and academic units — are encouraged to apply to fund applied research, workshops, retreats, activities, projects, etc. that support the goals of the Resilience Lab and the Campus Sustainability Fund:

  • foster connectedness, belonging, and community;
  • embrace both commonalities and diversity within the human experience;
  • cultivate kindness, compassion, and gratitude toward each other and ourselves;
  • highlight connections between community/personal identities and sustainability in the UW community/environment;
  • spark dialogue about environmental and social issues that have a disproportionately negative impact on communities of color;
  • provide opportunities for project-based and applied learning for the UW community. 

Uw Bothell Campus 10/17

Applications for the 2022-2023 Resilience and Compassion seed grant cycle opened April 1, 2022 and closed May 1, 2022. 

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How to Apply

To apply for the 2022-2023 cycle, please complete the following materials:

  1. Completed application form, including primary project lead information, project affiliation, and any additional project contacts.
  2. 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. 
  3. 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.
  4. Letter of support (optional) from appropriate unit lead or faculty/staff advisor.
  5. Submit all materials by May 1st using this form.

Project Proposal Acceptance Criteria

Uw Bothell Campus 10/16

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’s 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:

  1. A list of supported activities
  2. A detailed evaluation of the project results and what knowledge was gained
  3. Recommendations for project improvement for the future
  4. Next steps for the project and/or the sustainability of the project
  5. An account of project funds/spending

 

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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.
    • We strongly encourage applicants to include any available information that justifies the requested amount of paid time.
  • Purchasing materials related to the project 
    • Please consider environmental sustainability when 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.  

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