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Faculty Workshop Funding Competition
The Human Rights Institute will fund one faculty-led human rights workshop conference in Spring 2010. The workshop conference will bring to campus 3-5 scholars from external institutions to interact with UConn faculty over a 1-2 day period on a substantive human rights theme. Application consists of a 2 page rationale, a list of expected participants and a draft budget up to $5,000, including all costs of administrative support, travel, catering, accommodation etc. All proposals will be reviewed and ranked by a multidisciplinary review committee chaired by the Acting Director of the Human Rights Institute and comprised of members of the Gladstein Committee. Priority will be given to proposals which envisage a publication or research grant proposal ensuing from the event. For more information please contact Professor Eleni Coundouriotis, Acting Director, Human Rights Institute, Tel: 860-486-6061; Email eleni.coundouriotis@uconn.edu
Deadline for applications is September 25, 2009.