The Lepage Center is pleased to announce funding for grants of up to $5000 (depending on scope, size, and need) this year on the topic of “Crisis Moments” for projects that creatively engage with the broad range of questions, concerns, policies, and practices raised by the study of the role of crises in history, and how historical study can further public understanding of the present moment.
Appropriate historical topics encompassed by this theme include but are not limited to constitutional crises; crises of knowledge, education, and higher education; women’s ways of coping and other interpretations of everyday crisis management; crises of representation; climate crisis; border crises; manufactured crises; the AIDS crisis; housing and cost of living crises; transportation and planning crises; and more. The theme is not limited by geography or time (for instance, crises in the Ancient Mediterranean, medieval Europe, 20th century Asia, postcolonial African states, or the U.S. after the Cold War are all potentially eligible). What is most important is historical focus on the occurrence and/or resolution of crises; historical methodology; and a strong component of public engagement.
The Center seeks a wide range of submissions from a diverse pool of applicants that are original and imaginative in content and form. Examples include but are not limited to a series of blog posts or podcast conversations, a documentary film or film series, digital and in-person exhibits, an oral history project, an initiative to write a series of op-eds, a mapping project, a digital timeline, a crowd-sourced syllabus, an educational workshop, a multimedia resource, a collaboration with local activists, a monograph, or a walking tour.
Applications are due to the Lepage Center by 11:59 p.m. eastern standard time on September 19, 2024. Applications should be emailed as a single attachment (PDF) to lepage@villanova.edu and should not exceed 15 pages. We will respond to applicants by the last week of October.
Applications must include:
• A title
• A project abstract (250 words)
• A project description, purpose, and its contribution to history in the public interest (1-2 pages)
• A plan of execution, including deliverables, partners, and expected outcomes (1-2 pages)
• A proposed budget (1 page)
• Resumes of principal participants (the total of resumes not to exceed 10 pages)
See website for more details. Email lepage@villanova.edu with questions.