Quantitative Methods Grants in the Social Sciences: Visiting Speakers

Hosting a speaker for quantitatively oriented talks or workshops: Faculty in the social sciences are encouraged to bring in distinguished scholars whose work focuses on research methodology, statistics, mathematical modeling, or other quantitatively oriented issues. Faculty may submit an application requesting $1,500 to cover the cost of an honorarium, travel expenses, lodging, and meals for talks or workshops.

Application Procedures:

  • A biographical sketch and curriculum vitae of the visiting scholar.
  • A description of the talk or workshop, the extent to which the topic of the talk or workshop is relevant to faculty and students in multiple disciplines, and to whom the talk or workshop will be targeted (certain graduate classes, groups of faculty, departments, etc.)
  • A description of any specific activities (e.g., distribution of specific reading materials to faculty and students) that would complement the scholar’s visit.
  • A budget.
  • A letter of endorsement from the department chair.
  • Submit to ISLA Director.

Please note that the College now also has an events coordinator, who manages the college calendar as well as assists faculty with every step of the process of planning for a conference, including space arrangements and budget. For more information contact Harriet Baldwin at 246 O’Shaughnessy (hbaldwin@nd.edu, 1-7864). It is advisable to contact this office as early in the planning process as possible. The organizing faculty member and/or sponsoring unit of the conference shall be responsible for any expenses that exceed the income for the conference as outlined in the budget proposal. The chair or person in charge of the sponsoring unit and faculty member will be asked to sign that they have seen this statement and to provide a University FOAPAL number for this purpose.