Co-Funding Grants 2024/2025

Mary Jaharis Center

January 6, 2024

Mary Jaharis Center Co-Funding Grants promote Byzantine studies in North America. These grants provide co-funding to organize scholarly gatherings (e.g., workshops, seminars, small conferences) in North America that advance scholarship in Byzantine studies broadly conceived. We are particularly interested in supporting convenings that build diverse professional networks that cross the boundaries of traditional academic disciplines, propose creative approaches to fundamental topics in Byzantine studies, or explore new areas of research or methodologies.

For the 2024–2025 grant cycle, the Mary Jaharis Center will commit approximately $5,000 to Co-Funding Grants. The value of individual awards will be based on the submitted budget and determined by the grant committee. Applicants are advised that the value of grants awarded is unlikely to exceed $2000 and may be less than the amount sought.

Applications are accepted between 1 November 2023 and 1 February 2024. Notifications will be made in late May 2024.

Grant Details

Grant name: Co-Funding Grants

Eligible: institution

Sponsor: Mary Jaharis Center

Location: North America, Brookline

Open date: Nov 1, 2023

Closed date: Feb 1, 2024

Conditions and terms

Funds should normally be used between 1 July 2024 and 30 June 2025.
Names of recipients and their projects will be published on the MJC website.
Recipients will submit within 3 months of the conclusion of the event a final report with a reconciled budget and documentation of expenditures. The report (1000–1500 words) should describe the event, what research objectives were achieved, the size, composition, and diversity of participants and audience, how the outcomes of the gathering are being communicated to other scholars in the field, and any plans for further developing the objectives of the gathering.
Recipients will submit within 3 months of the conclusion of the event a brief report (400–500 words) describing the gathering and its outcomes. The report should be accompanied by visual documentation of the event. The report and images will be posted on the MJC website.
The Recipients will acknowledge the Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture in all publicity and communications (e.g., website, poster, listserv or blog announcement, program booklet).
Recipients will acknowledge the Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture in any publications resulting from the gathering, whether an article, a book, or any other form of output. Recipients should provide the Mary Jaharis Center with full bibliographical information on any publications.
Applicants will be expected to host the gathering as described in their proposal. Any significant divergence from the original proposal should be reported to the Mary Jaharis Center.
If the gathering does not proceed, the Mary Jaharis Center will ask for funds to be returned in full.

Eligibility

Scholars whose primary research focuses on Byzantine studies are eligible to apply. Applicants must reside in North America and be affiliated with or a graduate of a North American institution or university. Mary Jaharis Center Co-Funding Grants will not be awarded to institutions or groups. Proposed events may have a co-organizer but grant applications must be submitted by a single individual who will assume responsibility for the grant.

Proposed events must take place in North America. At least half of the active participants should reside in North America. Co-Funding Grants are intended to support activities with a clearly defined objective and of a limited duration.

Applicants must have secured a minimum of 50% of the total projected budget before applying for a Co-Funding Grant. In-kind contributions, such as the provision of meeting space or equipment, may not be counted towards this requirement. Examples of eligible expenses include travel, accommodation, honoraria, facility rental, and AV services and technical assistance. Costs associated with catering, dinners, and equipment purchases are not eligible.

The Mary Jaharis Center is committed to developing opportunities for graduate students and early career scholars to establish themselves in the field, to understanding Byzantium as part of the larger medieval and early modern world, to promoting dialogue between Byzantine studies and other fields, and to encouraging the sharing of research as widely as possible. Preference will be given to activities that further these goals.

Evaluation

Applications will be evaluated using the following criteria:

Significance: The extent to which the proposed gathering will further scholarship on a fundamental topic in Byzantine studies, apply a new methodology, or explore new avenues of inquiry and has the potential to impact the field beyond the narrow objective of the event.
Approach: The extent to which the conceptual framework and methodology are clearly presented and appropriate for the stated objective of the proposed gathering.
Need: The extent to which co-funding will make a significant contribution toward the realization of the proposed gathering.

How to apply

Applications must be submitted online through the Mary Jaharis Center’s Interfolio portal. Application materials will not be accepted via email or postal mail. Required documentation.

Applications will be accepted from Nov 1, 2023–Feb 1, 2024