CISS Faculty Pilot Grant Info Meeting

The CISS Faculty Pilot Grant program is designed to provide funding for innovative research projects that explore cutting-edge social issues, especially those that align with the Center theme of social inequalities. Applicants are encouraged to adopt an interdisciplinary (or “convergent”) approach, such as integrating concepts or methods from multiple academic disciplines or collaborating with a co-investigator representing a distinctive methodology or field of study. Funded projects should have high potential to attract subsequent external funding, and should yield concrete products at the end of the funding period, such as peer-reviewed journal articles or a book proposal. The Center will award grants of up to $5,000 each (total costs), with a funding period of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, with the possibility of a one-year no-cost extension. A goal of the pilot grant program is to facilitate collaborative interdisciplinary work with the potential to attract external funding. CISS will hold a Zoom informational session on Thursday, January 29, 2026 from 3-4 pm. Potential applicants are invited to share their research ideas with one another, and the Center director will help to facilitate potential collaborations among investigators seeking research partners who bring a new disciplinary or methodological lens to the project. The Center director will also answer general questions regarding the pilot grant program. Please register via Zoom.