Co-sponsorship Grants

Co-sponsorship Grants is sponsored by University of Illinois Chicago - Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy (IRRPP). IRRPP supports the dissemination of research on race, ethnicity, and public policy through grants for events developed by UIC units or community organizations.

Co-Sponsorship Grants | Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy | University of Illinois Chicago The Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy (IRRPP) is pleased to offer our co-sponsorship grants. The purpose of these grants is to support the dissemination of research on race, ethnicity, and public policy through events developed by UIC units. Fundable activities include event organizing and speaker fees.

Eligible applicants include campus units, individual faculty members, UIC student organizations, and community organizations in the Chicago-metro area. Community and student organization applicants must have a UIC faculty or staff member sponsor. The UIC sponsor must submit the application for the community or student organization and work with the organization and IRRPP to disburse the funds to the organization.

Applicants may apply for up to two awards per academic year. Grantees are expected to: Actively maintain a long-term association with IRRPP by attending and publicizing IRRPP events and programs and/or serving on advisory committees. Acknowledge funding from IRRPP and/or include IRRPP's logo on event materials.

Submit a 1-2 paragraph summary within 30 days of the completion of the event for IRRPP to include in promotional materials. PLEASE NOTE: The person responsible for the event must be a faculty or full-time staff member. The person filling out the form can be another person associated with the event.

Please upload an up-to-1-page , single-spaced program summary that includes: A very brief description of your unit and a list of your event partners. If you are applying on behalf of a student organization or a Chicago community organization, please include: a brief description of the organization. the organization's main contact name and email for the event.

The purpose of the event. The event's connection to race and/or ethnicity. The policy relevance of the program.

We think about policy broadly. IRRPP defines policy-relevant projects as those that can be used to inform and influence the various stages of the policy process, including public debates on issues related to policies, policy-related political and art mobilizations, policy formation and implementation processes, and policy evaluations. A description of how the program or event will benefit IRRPP (and therefore, UIC).

Please use the example budget to create a very brief, itemized budget and budget narrative. The budget must show the total cost of the event, additional funding sources, and the specific budget items to be covered by the IRRPP grant. As a note, we do not fund projects completely.

Other units must also contribute funds to make sure the event happens. IRRPP will review applications on a rolling basis. If your application is accepted, we will contact you.

IRRPP Co-Sponsorship Grant Application UIC faculty or full-time staff must be the main contact. Are you a UIC student? Are you part of a community organization?

Unit Business Manager Full Name Amount Requested (Required) Please enter a number from 0 to 500 . Event date and time (Required) If not set, please add the proposed date/s and time/s. Event Location (Required) If not set, please add potential locations.

Upload program summary (Required) Max. file size: 15 MB. Please upload a single pdf with an up to 1-page, single-spaced summary of the event.

Include the brief budget and budget narrative in the summary (please see the link to the example budget and narrative in the description above).