Request for Proposals for the Center for Antiracist Research
Request For Proposals
The Boston University Center for Antiracist Research is calling for applications for our 2021 Research and Policy Teams Program (R&P Teams). Part of the core mission of the Center’s work is developing problem-centered and solution-oriented R&P Teams to exhaustively research and develop policy correctives for issues of critical racial inequity or injustice. We would like to invite researchers affiliated with Boston University to submit our Request For Proposals.
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What are R&P Teams?
Proposed each year and led by Center-affiliated BU faculty and supported by grants, R&P Teams are comprised of a team of researchers, and practitioners of policy, journalism/art/communications, and advocacy who will exhaustively study a critical racial inequity or injustice ascertain the policies leading to the inequity, develop policy correctives, narrate the problems and solutions through journalism and art, and organize a campaign for change to work with policymakers to test the policy correctives.
As a university-based research center, we aim to transcend distinct academic disciplines by bringing together scholars, policymakers, journalists, artists, and advocates to research how best to dismantle racist structures, practices, and institutions that reproduce racial inequities. We confront a variety of issues such as education, economy, environment, health, politics, and justice reform to research how best to dismantle racist structures, practices, and institutions that reproduce racial inequities.
Where can I learn more?
Please see refer to the Center’s website at bu.edu/antiracism-center/research. For additional questions about the program or application process, please contact the R&P Teams Program at CARRFP@bu.edu.
How do I apply?
Applications for the 2021 R&P Teams will be accepted beginning March 8, 2021. The principal investigator (PI), or one co-PI, must be BU faculty. We will accept research proposals from any academic discipline, as long as the proposal addresses the core of the Center’s work. Proposed R&P Teams must be comprised of a researcher, policy expert, journalist and/or artist, and advocate. Research team members applying for this 2021 Request for Proposals (RFP) should also apply to the Center’s Affiliates Program. Proposal Deadline: April 12, 2021.
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Following the mission of the Center for Antiracist Research, we hope to convene researchers and practitioners from various disciplines to figure out novel and practical ways to understand, explain, and solve seemingly intractable problems of racial inequity and injustice. The R&P Teams, with the support of the Center, aim to foster exhaustive racial research, research-based policy innovation, data-driven educational and advocacy campaigns, and narrative-change initiatives. We are working toward building an antiracist society that ensures equity and justice for all. We look forward to hearing from you!