Asia Research Collaboration Grant

Through the generous support of University benefactors, Notre Dame Global is providing funding to build, sustain, and encourage academic and research collaboration (research projects, faculty and graduate student exchange, conferences, seminars, etc.) with universities in Asia.

Contact

For more information about NDG’s faculty engagement and research programs, please contact:

Sevda Arslan
Program Director for Faculty Support and Partnerships
Notre Dame Global
Email: sarslan@nd.edu

For more information about NDG’s relationship with universities in Asia and the facilities and logistical support provided by Notre Dame Beijing, Notre Dame Hong Kong, and Notre Dame Mumbai, please contact their respective directors.

Jingyu Wang
Director
Notre Dame Beijing
Email: jwang15@nd.edu

Catherine Leung
Director
Notre Dame Hong Kong
Email: cleung1@nd.edu

Dhiraj Mehra
Director
Notre Dame Mumbai
Email: dmehra@nd.edu

See past recipients

Grant Overview

Grants will be awarded on a competitive basis and, where relevant, projects will be offered administrative and logistical support through Notre Dame Beijing, Notre Dame Hong Kong and/or Notre Dame Mumbai. At the Beijing location, a seminar room (maximum seating capacity of forty) is available for faculty to present lectures, workshops, or seminars.

This grant program supports the University’s broader strategy to promote academic cooperation in Asia by building upon existing partnerships and creating new opportunities for research and scholarly exchange.

Eligibility

Full-time regular members of the Notre Dame faculty, library faculty, and special professional faculty are eligible to apply.

Funding & Expenses

Funding is available for a variety of collaborations, but preference will be given to those that promote ongoing relationships between Notre Dame and Asia and will have a measurable impact both on the local academic community and in increasing Notre Dame’s engagement in the region.

The types of collaborations might include but are not limited to the following:

  • Initiating collaborative research projects (travel, research costs, etc.)
  • Sponsoring research conferences and workshops
  • Supporting educational ventures (faculty and staff exchanges, workshops, etc.)

Individual grants will not normally exceed $10,000, although proposals for ND faculty teams that also include Notre Dame graduate students may request up to $15,000. Applicants are encouraged to demonstrate other sources of funding or cost sharing which will complement the Asia Research Collaboration Grant funding. Other sources of funding may include funds dedicated to the proposed research collaboration by the international collaborators’ universities. Cost sharing must ensure that covered expenses are mutually exclusive.

Eligible Expenses

Awards may support expenses incurred only at Notre Dame or by Notre Dame faculty. Full details of all anticipated costs/activities must be clearly itemized. Budget justification is required.

Eligible expenses include but are not limited to:

  • Travel: Travel expenses associated with the international collaboration and/or conducting the proposed research. This includes airfare, ground transportation, accommodation and per diem.*
  • Personnel: Partial Notre Dame graduate student stipend and benefits and undergraduate research assistant support (graduate and undergraduate student assistants must be involved in the faculty fellow’s collaborative research and writing in ways that contribute to the student’s intellectual formation). Please note that you must allow approximately an additional 13.5% for fringe benefits for graduate students.
  • Participant Support: Program participation incentives; modest honoraria.
  • Research Administration/Supplies: Includes costs associated with research administration (e.g., interviews, surveys, on-line collection of data), research materials, computer software (not hardware), books, manuscripts.

Please Note: Reimbursement for meals and incidental travel expenses will be made in accordance with these per diem allowances:

  • 1-14 days - UP TO 75% of US State Dept per diem
  • 15+ days - UP TO 50% of US State Dept per diem

Ineligible Expenses

  • Clerical or secretarial help
  • The hiring of research assistants employed by and working at Asian universities will not be funded through this grant program
  • Publication costs
  • Faculty salary
  • Conference attendance costs

Application Guidelines

To request funding from the Asia Research Collaboration Grant, please submit a proposal to NDG’s submissions manager.

Asia Research Collaboration Grant SAMPLE Form

To help you prepare your application, please review the sample application questions--noting that you will need to upload the following supporting documents:

  • Budget and budget justification: supply detailed budget identifying and explaining all anticipated expenditures
  • Fully justify any proposed travel
  • Description of other funds secured or applied for
  • Letter from the Asian PI/collaborator indicating their willingness and ability to participate in the proposed collaborative initiative including their goals for the collaboration
  • Curriculum vitae: (strict three-page limit maximum) for each faculty who is involved in the project

Criteria for Evaluating Proposals

A faculty-led committee will use the following criteria to evaluate proposals:

  • Quality of the proposal, including its potential for new or sustainable collaboration between Notre Dame and Asia, on research, and/or on the education and training of students
  • Potential for academic publication, particularly co-publication
  • Reach: breadth and depth of impact of the proposed project
  • Budgetary appropriateness and cost-sharing with other universities
  • Future plans for seeking funding for the project concept, external to ND

Follow-up Report

Successful applicants are required to submit a final report no later than one month after the end date of the award. The report should include:

  • A summary of the activities funded by the award and significant results achieved, including evidence that the project contributed to the collaboration between Notre Dame and Asia.
  • Any publications or manuscripts resulting from the award..
  • Submit brief updates (and pictures, if applicable) of any development related to the grant funding that is newsworthy (e.g., conference, launch of new program), including any relevant feedback from collaborators in greater Asia.
  • Reference the Notre Dame Global Asia Research Collaboration Grant, Notre Dame Beijing, Notre Dame Hong Kong, and Notre Dame Mumbai as applicable, in any relevant publications.

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