Undergraduate Resources for Assistance

Counseling and Mental Health

Counseling and Psychiatric Services

CAPS is the place on campus for students seeking help for a wide range of concerns, including depression, anxiety, stress management, homesickness, adjustment or acculturation, relationships, issues around race, gender and sexual orientation (LBGTQ), substance abuse, traumatic experiences, eating or body image concerns, and other personal mental health concerns. CAPS combines the clinical services of counseling and psychiatry in one setting.

https://caps.msu.edu/
Humanities and Arts Research Program (HARP) Development Grant

name: Humanities and Arts Research Program (HARP) Development Grant

link: https://vp.research.msu.edu/find-funding/msu-funding-opportunities

source of funds: MSU Foundation

purpose: provides funds to support faculty who are developing important research projects or creative and performance projects in the arts and humanities that seem likely to enhance the reputation of the faculty member and MSU

eligibility:

application: https://msu.smapply.io/

evaluation criteria:

timing of call(s): early in fall semester

due date(s): mid-November (with awards announced in March)

award: up to $25,000

required match: no

length of award: funding is available for a 2-year period beginning on July 1

SOC Faculty Recipients over the Last 15 Years

stef shuster. 2019. “Treating Gender. Transgender Medicine & Uncertain Expertise.” $25,000.

Xuefei Ren. 2019. "Whose City? Urban Redevelopment in China, India, Brazil and the U.S." $25,000.
Humanities and Arts Research Program (HARP) Production Grant

name: Humanities and Arts Research Program (HARP) Production Grant

link: https://vp.research.msu.edu/find-funding/msu-funding-opportunities

source of funds: MSU Foundation

purpose: provides funds to help subsidize the costs of book publication, permissions to use copyrighted materials, CD recording and production, the creation and mounting of exhibits, and other expenses associated with producing the results of a completed creative or research project

eligibility: a publishing contract is required for funds requested to publish a book; proposals requesting funds to complete textbooks will not be considered

application: https://msu.smapply.io/

evaluation criteria:

timing of call(s): early in fall semester; early in spring semester

due date(s): end of October; end of February

award: up to $7,000

required match: no

length of award: funding is available for an additional year after the fiscal year of the original funding allocation

SOC Faculty Recipients over the Last 15 Years

stef shuster. 2020. “Treating Gender. Transgender Medicine & Uncertain Expertise.” $7,000.

Linda Kalof. 2011. “The Animal Turn Book Series.” $1,400.
Strategic Partnership Grants (SPGs)

name: Strategic Partnership Grants (SPG)

link: https://vp.research.msu.edu/spg-strategic-plan-guidelines

source of funds: Office of Research and Innovation

purpose: major projects in key areas of research, scholarship and creative activities. The program seeks to support research and scholarship that is high-risk and potentially high-impact

eligibility:

application:

evaluation criteria: a fully developed and innovative strategic plan

timing of call(s):

due date(s):

award:

required match: 20 percent departmental match

length of award:

reporting requirement:

SOC Faculty Recipients over Last 15 Years

Ben Marley. 2018. "Navigating Globalization: Agrarian Households and Environmental Transformation in China's Corn Belt." $3,000

Financial Assistance

Creating Inclusive Excellence Grants (CIEG)

name: Creating Inclusive Excellence Grants (CIEG)

link: https://inclusion.msu.edu/research/creating-inclusive-excellence-grants/index.html

source of funds:

purpose: To create synergy within and across organizational systems in support of an inclusive educational and work environment; to demonstrably benefit students and create a more inclusive campus community for all

eligibility: Two catagories - Colleges, Academic and Administrative Units, and Individuals and Groups. Both groups need evidence of support from unit or relevant administrators

application: https://msu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9zNTgjMunpUL1m6

evaluation criteria: Significance, collaboration, outcomes and impact, evaluation, sustainability, letters of support

timing of call(s):

due date(s): August 16

award: Up to $15,000

required match: none

length of award: One year

reporting requirement:

SOC Faculty Recipients over Last 15 Years

Stephanie Nawyn and Wenda Bauchspies. 2019. "Imagining Our Future University: Equity and Inclusive Excellence." $8,900.

Stephanie Nawyn. 2018. "MSU Gender Dialogues." $9,000.

Isabel Ayala. 2013. "Identity and Inclusivity: Assessing the Role of Racial/Ethnic Identity Empowerment on Latino Students' Academic Attainment."

Aaron M. McCright. 2010. "Discovering Diversity, Creating Inclusion: An Inquiry into Diversity and Science." $11,000.

Aaron M. McCright. 2009. "Discovering Diversity, Creating Inclusion: An Inquiry into Diversity and Science." $14,409.
Launch Awards Program (LAP)

name: Launch Awards Program (LAP)

link: https://inclusion.msu.edu/research/diversity-research-network/launch-awards-program.html

source of funds: Diversity Research Network

purpose: To aid scholars in launching new research through pilot study, creative projects of scholarly merit or the enhancement of a measure or technique

eligibility: Faculty of color and diversity scholars at MSU

application:

evaluation criteria: Work that benefits diverse schoarls or populations will be prioritized as well as collaborations across departments or colleges

timing of call(s):

due date(s):

award: Up to $5,000

required match:

length of award:

reporting requirement: A brief mid-term report and final report within 10 months of the award date

SOC Faculty Recipients over Last 15 Years

Soma Chaudhuri. 2019. "Smart Phones, Apps, and the Fight to End Violence Against Women." $2,000.

Ning Hsieh and stef shuster. 2019. "Underutilization of Healthcare and Barriers to Care among LGBTQ People of Color." $4,200.

Academic Assistance

Faculty Initiatives Fund (FIF) Award

name: Faculty Initiatives Fund (FIF) Award

link: https://socialscience.msu.edu/research/internal/fif.html

source of funds: Dr. Gwen Andrew, Professor Emeritus and Dean Emeritus of the College of Social Science

purpose: Promote the production and dissemination of knowledge by supporting faculty research initiatives, development of new outreach and engagement efforts and the publication of "pioneering" works that otherwise would not find outlets among commercial publishers

eligibility: Faculty members who hold primary appointments (51% or more) in the College of Social Science

application:

evaluation criteria:

timing of call(s):

due date(s): Nov. 17

award: Average award is $6,000.

required match: Minimum of $1,000

length of award:

reporting requirement: A brief report is required within 12 months of the award date describing outcomes and plans for follow-up

SOC Faculty Recipients over the Last 15 Years

Zhenmei Zhang. 2010. "Lifecourse Pathways to Racial Disparities in Late-Life Cognitive Impairment." $10,000.
IPPSR Michigan Applied Public Policy Research (MAPPR) Grant

name: Institute for Public Policy and Social Research Michigan Applied Public Policy Research Grants

link: http://ippsr.msu.edu/public-policy/michigan-applied-public-policy-research-mappr/grants

MSU's Institute for Public Policy and Social Research (IPPSR) accepts research proposals from MSU faculty for up to $30,000 grants on an annual basis. The program typically distributes $150,000 per year. The purpose of the Michigan Applied Public Policy Research (MAPPR) grant program is to link the work of faculty to current policy discussions. The outcome of the grant program creates an information exchange between research and practice.

Faculty apply by submitting a three-page proposal plus budgets following the proposal guidelines. More recently funded projects are here, and a direct link to previous reports are here.

Those awarded have one year to complete the research project and present findings in a report or briefing for a general audience. The focus of the report is on a current policy-relevant issue in Michigan.

Questions regarding the proposal or grant process may be directed to Arnold Weinfeld at weinfel8@msu.edu(link sends e-mail).

MAPPR Call for Proposal (.pdf)

Suggested MAPPR Briefing Format (.pdf)

Writer's Guidelines for Michigan Policy Wonk Blog

SOC Faculty Recipients over Last 15 Years

Sandy Marquart-Pyatt, Riva Denny. 2017. "Perceptions of Water Quality, Quantity and Access in Michigan." $25,000.

Aaron M. McCright. 2016. "Michiganders' Views of Vaccines." $20,000.

Tom Dietz. 2015. "Assessing Sources of Human Well-Being in Michigan: A Michigan Applied Public Policy Research Proposal."

Sandy Marquart-Pyatt. 2012. "A Statewide Survey of Residents' Views of Renewable Energy in Michigan." $20,000.

Cliff Broman. 2009. "Families Coping with Economic Crisis." $21,000.

Steve Gold. 2007. "The Impact of Proposal 2 on the Survival of Minority and Women-Owned New Firms in Michigan." $22,000.

Steve Gold. 2006."Racial Solidarity and Entrepreneurial Resources: Social Capital and Black Self-Employment in Detroit." $25,000.
Small Grants in Social/Racial Justice

name: Small Grants in Social/Racial Justice

link: none yet

source of funds: College of Social Science non-recurring funds

purpose: to support research related to social or racial justice (applications that represent pilot activities that will lead to proposals for external funding are particularly encouraged)

eligibility: tenure-system faculty members holding majority appointments in the College of Social Science; faculty members who have received College FIF small grant funds in 2019 or 2020 and/or COVID-19 small grants in 2020 are ineligible to apply

application: applications must be submitted electronically as a single PDF to ssc.researchdean@msu.edu

evaluation criteria: quality and technical merit; impact of the project; capabilities, demonstrated productivity, and experience of applicants; and budget consideration

due date(s): November 6

award: up to $5,000 (anticipate funding 10 proposals)

required match: unit match is not required but is welcome

length of award: 12 months

reporting requirement: brief report describing outcomes and plans for follow-up is required within 12 months of award date

SOC Faculty Recipients over Last 15 Years

Stephen Gasteyer. 2020. "Nonviolence Initiatives in the U.S.: The Antidote for Police and Neighborhood Violence? A Primary Study." $4,900.
Provost Undergraduate Research Initiative (PURI) Award

name: Provost Undergraduate Research Initiative (PURI) Award

link: https://socialscience.msu.edu/undergraduate/current-students/scholarships.html

source of funds: College of Social Science

purpose: Provides talented undergraduates with an opportunity to work closely with faculty on substantial research projects

eligibility: Faculty must hold an appointment in the College of Social Science. Student researchers must be enrolled College of Social Science majors with a 2.0 GPA or better

application: https://www.jotformpro.com/form/52044898170964

evaluation criteria:

timing of call(s):

due date(s):September 13

award: $2,000

required match:

length of award:
reporting requirement: A written report from each faculty and student participant to the Associate Dean of Academic & Student Affairs by April 23, 2022

Other Services

AAP Partnerships for Innovative Research in Africa (PIRA) Grants

name: Partnerships for Innovative Research in Africa

link: https://aap.isp.msu.edu/funding/pira/

source of funds: The Alliance for African Partnership

purpose: To cultivate and support multidirectional and transregional research partnerships at any stage of their development

eligibility: Principal investigators from both MSU and at least one AFrican AAP-member university

application:

evaluation criteria: Program goals should align with AAP's strategic objectives including building bridges, transforming institutions, transforming lives

timing of call(s):

due date(s): December 4

award: Funding tiers from $50,000 small grants, planning grants up to $100,000 and scaling grants up to $200,000

required match:

length of award: 18 months

reporting requirement:Mid-term and final reports will be due to AAP management 30 days after the reporting periods end date

SOC Faculty Recipients over Last 15 Years

Monique Kelly. 2021. "Race/Ethnicity and the Question of Postcolonial Citizenship: A Comparative Study of East African and the Anglophone Caribbean." $99,649.
ASC Delia Koo Endowment Awards

name: The Asian Studies Center Dr. Delia Koo Endowment Award

link: https://asia.isp.msu.edu/funding-resources/funding/delia-koo-faculty-funding

source of funds: Koo Endowment

purpose: To facilitate the incorporation of international and global studies, especially of Asia, in the areas of teaching, research, or outreach at MSU

eligibility: Asian Studies Center-affiliated faculty

application: Teaching/Research/Outreach - https://asia.isp.msu.edu/files/6915/6823/5125/Koo_TeacherResearch_Outreach_Application1.pdf

Conference Funding - https://asia.isp.msu.edu/files/4215/6278/2580/Koo_Conference_Application_OG.pdf

evaluation criteria: Priority area is faculty research projects, including projects that are likely to have feed-through benefits for teaching and outreach in Asia

timing of call(s):

due date(s): Jan. 15, April 15, July 15, Oct. 15

award: conference funding is capped at $1,000 per award. Teaching, research and outreach funding is capped at $5,000 per award

required match:

length of award:

reporting requirement:

SOC Faculty Recipients over Last 15 Years

Zhenmei Zhang. 2019. "The Long Arm of Childhood Adverse Experiences on Cognitive Function Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in China." $3,300.

Soma Chaudhuri. 2019. "Smart Phones, Apps, and the Fight to End Violence Against Women." $7,760.

Soma Chaudhuri. 2014. "Empowerment and Its Implications on Grassroots Women and Their Intervention against Domestic Violence in Gujarat, India." $8,000.

Xuefei Ren. 2014. "MSU Urbanization and Governance in China and India: Informal Settlements, Land Disputes, and Citizen Rights." $5,000.
CLACS Strategic Partnership Funds

name: Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Strategic Partnership Funds

link: https://clacs.isp.msu.edu/funding/faculty-funding/strategic-partnership-funds/

source of funds: Provost and the Dean of International Studies and Programs

purpose: To develop strategic partnerships with universities and institutions of higher education and research abroad that focuses on ISP's priority themes of food and agriculture, environment, health and nutrition, and education.

eligibility: MSU faculty

application:

evaluation criteria:

timing of call(s):

due date(s): January 24; rolling deadlines

award:

required match: 20% by faculty members' college or department

length of award:

reporting requirement:
GenCen Strategic Partnership Grants

name: Center for Gender in Global Context Strategic Partnership Grants

link: https://gencen.isp.msu.edu/afs/gencen-support/strategic-partnership-grants/

source of funds: Provost and the Dean of ISP

purpose: To develop long-term international strategic partnerships with universities and institutions of higher education and research abroad

eligibility: Should include more than one department and/or college at MSU

application: https://gencen.isp.msu.edu/index.php/download_file/view/1923/367/

evaluation criteria: Priority areas of Gender, Justice & Environmental Change (Gender and Agriculture/Environment); Gender-Based Violence; LGBTQ Scholarship and Outreach; Intersectionality and Diversity; Gender and Inter-disciplinarity

timing of call(s):

due date(s):

award:

required match: 20 percent match from department or college

length of award:

reporting requirement:

SOC Faculty Recipients over Last 15 Years

Sarah Prior. 2021. "Research and Workshop on Gender-Based Violence in Kenya." $10,000.

Samantha Fox and Ben Marley. 2018. "Navigating Globalization: Agrarian Households and Environmental Transformation in China's Corn Belt." $3,000.

Soma Chaudhuri. 2013. "Grassroots Women Leaders, Activism against Domestic Violence, and Strategies of Intervention." $7,700.

Stephanie Nawyn. 2011. "Women's & Migrants' Rights in Turkey." $4,000.

Soma Chaudhuri. 2011. "Women's Actions to Improve Quality of Life within Patriarchal and other Hierarchies: Laying the Groundwork for Research in Guajarat, India." $3,620.

Stephanie Nawyn. 2010. "Women's & Migrants' Rights in Turkey." $2,000.
ISP Special Foreign Travel Fund

name: ISP Special Foreign Travel Fund Award

link: https://www.isp.msu.edu/information-resources/faculty-funding/special-foreign-travel-fund/

source of funds: International Studies & Programs

purpose: To help faculty attend professional meetings and congresses outside the United States

eligibility: MSU faculty

application: https://www.isp.msu.edu/files/1515/1639/2541/special_travel_fund.pdf

evaluation criteria:

timing of call(s):

due date(s): Feb. 1, June 1 and Oct. 1

award:

required match: Yes

length of award:

reporting requirement: Trip report with travel reimbursement document