Conference/Workshop/Event Proposal Guidelines

Goals

The Kellogg Institute encourages Notre Dame faculty to develop collective research projects related to its research agenda in international studies. To that end, the Institute offers partial support for academic conferences and workshops. The Institute also offers partial support for on-campus educational events (e.g., lectures, film series, cultural events) with a clear international dimension and demonstrable relationship to Kellogg Institute research themes of democracy and human development.  

The following guidelines apply both to proposals submitted by Kellogg faculty fellows for major conference support, as well as to those submitted by faculty not affiliated with Kellogg for cosponsorship.

Eligibility

  • Organizers must be members of the Notre Dame teaching and research faculty.

  • The Institute will give preference to requests that involve Kellogg faculty fellows, visiting fellows, and/or student affiliates.

  • The proposed activity must be within the field of international studies or have a clear international dimension and the proposal must demonstrate the relationship to Kellogg research themes of the topic to be addressed.

  • The Institute encourages faculty to seek outside funding for major conferences since it rarely fully funds them.

To Apply

Please submit (1) a brief abstract (150 words), (2) a tentative conference/workshop/event agenda or schedule, (3) a line item budget and budget justification, and (4) a clear description of the proposed activity and its objectives that addresses the following questions:

Content

  • What is the topic to be addressed?

  • Does the topic have a clear international focus or dimension?

  • How does it relate to the Kellogg Institute's research agenda?

  • Referring to the relevant literature (and, if applicable, to past conferences or workshops) related to this topic, why is this particular event timely and distinctive?

  •  For academic conferences or workshops, what do you hope to accomplish for the relevant field of study and for the substantive problem under study?

  • What audiences do you hope to reach and how do you plan to reach them?

  • Will this activity result in a scholarly product? If so, what kind of scholarly product are you aiming for and where do you expect to have it placed?

Logistics (You may refer to the tentative conference/workshop agenda to answer these questions.)

  • When do you plan to organize the proposed activity?

  • When and where do you expect to hold the conference/workshop/event?

  • Who are the core organizers?

  • Who will handle the actual organization and logistics of the conference/workshop/event?

  • Whom do you hope to invite and what will each participant do?

Budget (Attach an itemized budget and budget justification that answers these questions.)

  • What are the major expenses you anticipate (e.g., travel, lodging, meals, materials, honoraria, administration, location fees, book editing)?

  • What do you expect the total cost for the proposed activity to be?

  • How much support do you seek from the Kellogg Institute?

  • How much support do you have or are you seeking from other Notre Dame sources?

  • How much support do you have or are you seeking from sources outside of Notre Dame?

  • The budget should show both the total cost of the project and the amount requested from Kellogg, and should indicate whether Kellogg support is being requested for specific line items.