Eligibility: To be eligible to serve as Faculty Fellow and PI on a Bantz Community Fellowship team or as Faculty Scholar on a Bantz Community Scholar team, the faculty member must have a primary academic appointment as Tenured, Tenure-track, Clinical Faculty or Lecturer. Bantz Fellowship and Scholar Awardees must maintain residency on the IU Indianapolis, Columbus, or Fort Wayne campus during the award year.
Collaborative teams must include one or more students (graduate and/or undergraduate students or both) who are enrolled full-time enrollment in an IU Indianapolis program and are in good academic standing, AND at least one designated Community Partner*. All members of the research team and the community partner(s) should be actively engaged in shaping and achieving the proposed research goals and activities.
Applicants may request $40,000 for the Bantz Community Fellowship, or $25,000 for the Bantz Community Scholar Award. Both awards require additional cash or in-kind match (minimum 20%) from the school, community partner, and/or other grants and partners.
- Applications and proposal materials for the Charles R. Bantz Chancellor’s Community Fellowship Award and Scholar Award must be submitted to the online application portal no later than p.m. on the advertised deadline date. No paper or emailed applications or portions of applications will be accepted.
- Troubleshooting and tech support for the application portal may not be available on the day of the deadline, so applicants are strongly encouraged to submit materials at least 24-48 hours in advance of the deadline.
- Applicants must complete all sections of the application form and upload the requested materials through the online application portal and/or via the links provided:
- Curriculum vitae for the Applicant/PI (and co-PI if appropriate).
- Professional bio photos of the Applicant/PI (and co-PI if appropriate).
- Project budget using the form provided: LINK
- Project timeline using the form provided: LINK
- Names of at least two (2) community partners who will be closely involved in the proposed research. Named community partners will be prompted to submit Bantz Partner letters of capacity and support. (see list here[BTA1] )
- One letter of support from the Applicant’s Dean or Department Chair.
- Applicants should make certain that their teaching and research obligations do not prevent them from participating fully in the research activities for which a Fellowship or Scholar award was granted. If seeking release from teaching responsibilities from the OVCR *Release Time for Research (RTR) program, faculty must ensure that their department chair and dean approve the release.
Use of Funds: The Charles R. Bantz Chancellors Community Fellowship and Scholar Award grant periods are from July 1 through June 30 of each year. Fundingmay be used to support the research as indicated in the proposal and accompanying budget to pay for personnel including IU faculty, staff, and student time while working on the project and in the form of partial salary and release time; direct project expenses such as software, hardware, and event costs; and limited travel costs.
Fundingmay not be used to support salaries or indirect expenses for external or community partners. The proposal may include funds to provide in-kind services and support to the community organization as part of the collaborative work to address a specific problem. The funds also may be used to reimburse community partner organizations for allowable expenses incurred by the organization as part of the project.
*Additional Funding: Upon award of the Bantz Fellowship Award or Bantz Scholar Award, members of the research teams (tenured/tenure-track faculty, non-tenure track faculty, full-time senior lecturers, and clinical track faculty) may apply for up to $10,000 in additional support from the Release Time for Research (RTR). The funding is not automatic upon receipt of the Fellowship or Scholar awards.
RTR funding is sponsored by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR) to provide for paid release time to conduct the research. Eligibility information will be provided upon granting of the Bantz Fellowship and the Bantz Scholar awards. Awardees must apply for OVCR funding in a separate process. Use of funds is dependent upon OVCR, school, and university policies and expectations.
Bantz Awardees and their deans are notified of the awards by the IU Indianapolis Chancellor in spring of each year. Awardees are honored at the annual Fall TRIP Showcase.
Awardee Responsibilities: Bantz Community Fellow and Bantz Community Scholar awardees are expected to provide public presentations to the community, campus, and donors; communicate broadly about the Bantz award and project; issue appropriate informal and formal reports upon request; exhibit at relevant and appropriate campus research colloquia and community events including but not limited to the annual TRIP scholars event and OVCR research events; share community-engaged research with others in traditional and open-source formats; serve on Bantz Fellowship/Scholar Award Judging Committees after the completion of their award year; and advise and mentor future Bantz Fellows and Bantz Scholars.
Awardees also are expected to use the Bantz Fellowship and Bantz Scholar awards to leverage new and additional funding, and respond to annual requests for information about advances in the work and impacts in the community.
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Additional Information – Charles R. Bantz Fellowship and Scholar Advisory Committee:
About the Charles R. Bantz Fellowship and Scholar Awards – Charles R. Bantz, ude[dot]ui[at]ztnabc; Steve Viehweg, ude[dot]ui[at]gewheivs.
- Fellowship and Scholar Award Program Policy Questions – Teresa A. Bennett, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Community Engagement, Office of Community Engagement, ude[dot]ui[at]tennebkt.
- Release Time for Research Grants Questions – Etta Ward, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, ude[dot]ui[at]drawme.