Grants and Awards

Coca-Cola Critical Difference for Women

Faculty Grants for Research on Women, Gender, and Gender Equity

Open to all Ohio State University Regular Faculty

Through the generous support of the Coca-Cola Foundation, the Critical Difference for Women Program at the Ohio State University will award approximately five faculty research grants this year. These grants are administered by the Department of Women's Studies and the Coca-Cola Critical Difference for Women Research Grants Award Committee, made up of 8 faculty members from 5 Colleges. The number of grants depends on availability of funds and grants may not exceed $5,000 for a 12-month period. Requests for smaller amounts will be highly competitive; in some cases, partial funding for a proposal may be possible.

These grants are designed to support research by OSU faculty that explores women's lives, gender equity, or gender broadly conceptualized. We are particularly interested in proposals that will contribute to:

1. knowledge about women or gender in a broad range of disciplines
2. policies and practical applications that support improved quality of life for women
3. theoretical innovations or
4. performance and artistic productions about women or gender.

Proposals are encouraged from all departments, colleges and professional schools.
Priority may be given to gender research that includes a focus on diversity or on issues and groups that remain understudied.

Examples of recent funded research include: women in the trade union movement, women living with AIDS, menopause experiences, self diagnosis medical tests for military women, collective housing models for women students with children, women’s activism and work with/as persons who are hearing impaired, production of a film and testimonial of an African market woman, fertility and childbearing decisions, women in local and state politics, women martyrs in medieval texts, women’s authorship, women in theatre, female slaves, addicts and drug policy formation, occupational choice, women in engineering, women and rheumatoid arthritis, impact of sexual harassment, Turko-Iranian popular literature, gender as a risk factor in anxiety, a performance piece on faith and community among Ohio women, a comparative study electoral quota systems, recruitment of women athletes, etc.

Eligibility:

Applicants must be full-time, regular (non-visiting) faculty at The Ohio State University. Only those who have not received a grant from the Coca-Cola Critical Difference for Women Funds during the last five years are eligible for this competition. To access grant funds, faculty must be employed by the university during the period of the grant.

Application Requirements

All applications should include:

• Cover Sheet and Preliminary Budget Sheet
  These may be obtained from the Women’s Studies office or by FAX or E-mail by contacting Linda O’Brien at obrien.32@osu.edu or 292-1021. They also can be downloaded from http://womens-studies.osu.edu/
  • If needed, a one-page explanation of research expenditures is permitted and must utilize the categories on the budget sheet. If the amount required is more than that requested from the Coca-Cola Critical Difference for Women Grants program, indicate additional sources of funding and/or grant proposals that have been or will be submitted to other funding sources.
• Abstract.
  An abstract of 50-100 words appropriate for press release.
• Project Proposal ( no more than 1500 words) plus a one page Bibliography. The proposal should describe:
  1. the nature of the project and theoretical framework;
  2. the methodology used and why appropriate;
  3. progress to date and, if relevant, relation to past or ongoing research/projects; and
  4. d. how the project will make a contribution to scholarship or knowledge, to gender analysis, to representation of women's experiences and concerns, or to improving women’s rights or lives. If the proposed activity is part of a larger project, the proposal should describe the project as a whole and explain how much progress has been made. Explain how the Coca-Cola CDW grant would be used to advance the overall project. Do not exceed the word or page limits.
• Curriculum Vitae (no more than three pages). Do not exceed the limit.

Please Note:

Research involving human subjects must comply with OSU and federal IRB guidelines, which can be obtained by calling 8-8457. Documentation of IRB approval or a letter stating why approval does not apply must be provided before any monies will be released.

Utilization of Grant Funds

Grants may be used for research-related travel and receipted expenses, research or administrative assistance, reproduction and data processing costs, research services, payment to human subjects, and to purchase relevant materials, software, or small equipment. Grants may not be used for release time, computers, travel to professional meetings, or to support dissertation research. The Department of Women's Studies cannot be held responsible for payment of fees or benefits if grants funds are used as partial support for a GRA. Funds will be disbursed as reimbursement for expense receipts or through direct pre-payment for travel or materials. Funds cannot be used to reimburse expenses incurred before the start date of the grant or after the end date of the grant.

If you receive other funding to cover the same expenses for which you requested funding from this grant competition, you will need to notify us and amend your budget accordingly. The grant period will begin July 1, 2008 and will end June 30, 2009, of the following year. All unused funds will revert back to the program at that time. Acceptance of the grant represents a commitment to abide by its rules and to prepare a brief, final report evaluating the impact of the grant on the recipient’s project.

Evaluation Criteria

Grants will be evaluated according to the following criteria:

1. significance of the research, for instance, its likely contribution to theory or knowledge [of issues related to women, gender equity, or gender and to the applicant’s discipline], to representation of women’s experiences or concerns, or to improved quality of life for women
2. reasonableness of the proposed activities to the overall project; and
3. feasibility of the proposed activities (including qualifications of applicant, time line and budget). Proposals that focus on understudied issues or groups will be highly competitive as will proposals for amounts less than $5,000.

Commitments

Grant recipients are expected to submit a brief report concerning the work accomplished under this grant, use of funds, and the way findings have been or will be disseminated. This report is due one month after the grant period ends. Recipients may be asked for copies of publications and to present the progress of their research at informal research forums after completion of research. All publications should acknowledge the support of the Coca-Cola Critical Difference for Women Research Grants and the Department of Women's Studies. Reports are used by the Department to account for funds disbursed and to support future funding requests.

How to Submit a Proposal

Submit five (5) copies of all application materials to: Coca-Cola CDW Faculty Grants, Research Committee, Department of Women's Studies, 286 University Hall, 230 N. Oval Mall.

Copies of the Cover Sheet and Budget Sheet may be obtained in the Women’s Studies office or can be forwarded to you by FAX or E-mail. Contact Linda O'Brien at obrien.32@osu.edu or 292-1021. Copies also can be downloaded below

• Cover Sheet [PDF]
• Preliminary Budget Sheet [PDF]

Deadline:

All materials must be received no later than April 7, 2008.

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