Awards

Henkels Lecturer Series

Grants of up to $20,000 to cover the costs of an academic conference on campus, a lecture series, or a single, significant visiting lecturer. Grants are also available for visiting performers in the arts.

Departments, institutes and interdisciplinary groups can bring scholars to Notre Dame for two or more days of public events including a lecture, colloquium, panel, or performance. Visiting scholars must be among the leading thinkers of a discipline. While all series may not result in a publication, the Institute expects that proposals will be designed with the goal of a lasting effect beyond a series of lectures.

Annual deadlines: Second Tuesday of October and February for applications requesting more than $5,000.

You may apply at any time for Henkels awards of $5,000 or less (except between June 15 and July 15). 

 

Provost’s Distinguished Visiting Lecturer Program

The program is designed to bring distinguished women visitors to campus to interact with faculty, students and administrators. It is expected that distinguished visitors will be present in a department for a period of four to six days, either in one visit or a series of visits. Consideration will be given to applications that involve the visitors in conferences, as keynote speakers.

Departments are expected to devise a variety of events for their guest that would emphasize her status as a role model.

Annual deadline: Second Tuesday in November. Click here for more information.

 

Mini-Conferences

ISLA can provide partial support (up to $5,000) for academic conferences held on the Notre Dame campus. Preference is given to projects that have matching funds from other sources (e.g., foundations, departments or institutes). Conference budgets must be cleared with the Director of Academic Conferences prior to submission of the request.

More information can be found here.

 

Other ND Funding

In addition to funding programs available through ISLA, several other funding programs are available within the University: