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Center for Racial & Restorative Justice Research | Scholarship | Action

Partnering with you

Step 1: Generate a project idea

  • Begin to develop your project idea through research, collaboration, or discussion with faculty and peers. Your project idea should relate to 1 or more of the Center for Racial and Restorative Priorities and/or Goals (listed below). If you are uncertain whether your project idea relates to advancing the CRRJ, feel free to reach out to CRRJ@uwec.edu - we'd love to be a thinking partner with you.

  • Keep record of the following when generating your project idea: 

    • What research, scholarly, or creative activity are you proposing?  

    • What are the goals of the activity?  

    • What steps will you take to carry out the activity? 

    • Determine how your project relates: 

      • Highlights the complex history of race in America and how institutions and individuals from varying backgrounds are adversely affected by this construct (CRRJ Mission) 

      • Through understanding race, justice, equity, equality, restorative justice practices, and critical identity theories, graduates are positioned as community and business change agents capable of demystifying racialized discourses (CRRJ Mission) 

      • Aims to ensure students graduate with deeper cultural and racial competence and awareness (CRRJ Mission) 

      • Development of research, scholarship, advocacy, and action regarding Indigenous Peoples (CRRJ Priority) 

      • Presentation of speakers, researchers, and practitioners who employ practical and historical knowledge and experiences to educate UW-Eau Claire students and the greater Eau Claire community (CRRJ Priority) 

      • Provision of opportunities for student engagement that fosters growth, development, and a critical understanding of interpersonal identity, which in turn helps students facilitate substantial and sustainable social change (CRRJ Priority) 

If at any point you have questions on generating a project idea, feel free to reach out to CRRJ@uwec.edu or explore the CRRJ webpage. 

Step 2:Talk with potential collaborators about your project

 

There are a variety of ways to discover potential collaborators for your project. From staff/faculty-student collaboration to community partners, there are opportunities on all UW-Eau Claire campuses to discover potential collaborators. Here are options to begin your search for collaborators: 

Staff/Faculty 

  • Find information staff/faculty research and interests on their department profile pages.  

Students 

  • Speak with peers and colleagues in class about their interests.  

Campus Organizations 

Community Organizations 

  • Reach out to organizations within the community for potential guidance, discussion, and collaboration. 

   Step 3:Gather information for your proposal

   

When gathering information for your proposal, please consider the following components:  

  • Contact information of the person (s) leading the microgrant 

  • Community Collaborator (if any) 

  • Name of project 

  • 3-5 sentence abstract 

  • Student engagement  

  • Support or enhancement of Center for Racial and Restorative Justice mission, goals, and/or priorities  

  • Desired outcomes 

  • Methods of evaluation 

  • Amount of money applying for 

 Step 4:Decide application format: Form or Interview 

 

At the Center for Racial and Restorative Justice, we seek to remove barriers for applicants. Applying for a micro-grant is an accomplishment. We offer two application formats based on your preference: Form or Interview. Both processes include identical questions. No preference is given based on application format.  

  • To complete the online form, submit through BP Logix (forthcoming soon). 

  • For an interview application, contact CRRJ@uwec.edu to submit an application via interview. We will set up an appointment for a mutually agreeable time either in-person or over Teams Meeting. 

  Step 5:Submit your application

 

By submitting you are agreeing to present the results of your project at UWEC’s Celebration of Excellence in Research and Creative Activity and to submit a post-grant report to the Center for Racial and Restorative Justice within 30 calendar days of project completion. Additional information will be provided upon receiving the research award. If you have any questions on UWEC’s Celebration of Excellence in Research and Creative Activity or the post-grant report, please contact CRRJ@uwec.edu. 

Step 6:Congrats for submitting

 

We value the time you have taken to create your project and appreciate the opportunity to learn about your work. Applying for a research award takes time and effort. Be proud of the work you have submitted. If you do not receive funding, you may apply during the next grant cycle or seek out additional funding sources. 

 

Step 1: Generate a project idea

  • Begin to develop your project idea through research, collaboration, or discussion with faculty and peers. Your project idea should relate to 1 or more of the Center for Racial and Restorative Justice’s (CRRJ) priorities and/or goals. If you are uncertain whether your project idea relates, feel free to reach out to CRRJ@uwec.edu - we'd love to be a thinking partner with you. 

  • Keep record of the following when generating your project idea: 

    • What research, scholarly, or creative activity are you proposing?  

    • What are the goals of the activity?  

    • What steps will you take to carry out the activity? 

    • Determine how your project relates: 

    • Highlights the complex history of race in America and how institutions and individuals from varying backgrounds are adversely affected by this construct (CRRJ Mission) 

      • Through understanding race, justice, equity, equality, restorative justice practices, and critical identity theories, graduates are positioned as community and business change agents capable of demystifying racialized discourses (CRRJ Mission) 

      • Aims to ensure students graduate with deeper cultural and racial competence and awareness (CRRJ Mission) 

      • Development of research, scholarship, advocacy, and action regarding Indigenous Peoples (CRRJ Priority) 

      • Presentation of speakers, researchers, and practitioners who employ practical and historical knowledge and experiences to educate UW-Eau Claire students and the greater Eau Claire community (CRRJ Priority) 

      • Provision of opportunities for student engagement that fosters growth, development, and a critical understanding of interpersonal identity, which in turn helps students facilitate substantial and sustainable social change (CRRJ Priority) 

If at any point you have questions on generating a project idea, feel free to reach out to CRRJ@uwec.edu or explore the CRRJ webpage. 

Step 2: Talk with potential collaborators about your project.

 

There are a variety of ways to discover potential collaborators for your project. From staff/faculty-student collaboration to community partners, there are opportunities on all UW-Eau Claire campuses to discover potential collaborators. Here are options to begin your search for collaborators: 

Staff/Faculty 

Students 

  • Speak with peers and colleagues in class about their interests.  

Campus Organizations 

Community Organizations 

  • Reach out to organizations within the community for potential guidance, discussion, and collaboration. 

Step 3: Gather information for your proposal.

 

When gathering information for your proposal, please consider the following components:  

  • Contact information of the person (s) leading the microgrant 

  • Community Collaborator (if any) 

  • Name of project 

  • 3-5 sentence abstract 

  • Suggested resource Abstract Writing Guide 

  • Student engagement  

  • Support or enhancement of Center for Racial and Restorative Justice mission, goals, and/or priorities  

  • Desired outcomes 

  • Methods of evaluation 

  • Amount of money applying for 

Step 4: Decide application format: Form or Interview

 

At the Center for Racial and Restorative Justice, we seek to remove barriers for applicants. Applying for a research award is an accomplishment. We offer two application formats based on your preference: Form or Interview. Both processes include identical questions. No preference is given based on application format.  

  • To complete the online form, submit through BP Logix (forthcoming soon).
  • For an interview application, contact CRRJ@uwec.edu to submit an application via interview. We will set up an appointment for a mutually agreeable time either in-person or over Teams Meeting. 

  Step 5: Submit your application

 

By submitting you are agreeing Agree to present the results of your project at UWEC’s Celebration of Excellence in Research and Creative Activity and to submit a post-grant report to the Center for Racial and Restorative Justice within 30 calendar days of project completion. Additional information will be provided upon receiving the research award. If you have any questions on UWEC’s Celebration of Excellence in Research and Creative Activity or the post-grant report, please contact CRRJ@uwec.edu.  

Step 6: Congrats for submitting

 

We value the time you have taken to create your project and appreciate the opportunity to learn about your work. Applying for a research award takes time and effort. Be proud of the work you have submitted. If you do not receive funding, you may apply during the next grant cycle or seek out additional funding sources.  

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