Faculty Research Grants

The Office of Peace and Justice at Loyola University Maryland is currently awarding grants supporting Loyola faculty research exploring the study of peace and justice.

The award amounts of faculty research grants will vary depending upon the costs associated with the proposed project. The maximum amount for any individual award is $4,000.

Eligibility

Applications are welcome from tenured, tenure-track, and full-time clinical and teaching faculty across all academic disciplines at Loyola University Maryland.  

Proposals may explore any topic or question promoting knowledge of peace and justice. They should advance two or more of the following Peace and Justice minor learning aims:

• Understanding of the causes and consequences of violence, the systematic sources of injustice, and/or the inter-relationship of peace and justice
• Disciplinary/interdisciplinary analysis of concrete cases of conflict
• Analysis of mechanisms for resolving violent conflict as well as norms, practices, and institutions for building and sustaining peace
• Application of conflict resolution, peacebuilding, and/or justice advocacy skills in interpersonal, institutional, societal, or global contexts
• Development of theoretical or practical models for promoting peace and justice

Research may include, but is not limited to:

• the completion of a book project, journal article, book chapter, or other discipline-specific outcome
• the development of research in progress
• costs related to fieldwork research

Note: Costs associated with conference attendance, conference registration, professional dues, publication expenses (indexing, copyright fees, etc), and other forms of professional development will not be considered. The Office of Peace and Justice offers a separate Bunting Publication Grant for costs related to publishing academic work. 

Research timeline

• Deadline for faculty research grant submission: April 11, 2025
• This grant is intended to support research conducted between June 1, 2025 – May 31, 2026.
• For accepted proposals, a final report is due by September 1, 2026 summarizing the research and publication outcomes.

Application Requirements

Applications should include the following:

• A narrative not exceeding 1,000 words outlining the purpose of research, how research advances study of peace and justice, research plan, expected outcomes, and likelihood of success (including a summary of outcomes for past grants received at Loyola and/or other funding bodies)
• A statement of support from department chair
• An updated CV
• A list of all previous Peace and Justice grants received. Final reports must have been submitted to receive additional funding. 
• A budget, with a breakdown of how the grant funds will be used, is recommended for applications related to fieldwork or projects involving materials. If you are applying for, or have secured funds from other sources, please indicate this in your budget.

Evaluation of applications

Proposals will be evaluated in terms of how well the proposed research fulfills the above requirements. 

Previous Peace and Justice faculty research grant recipients are welcome to re-apply if they have successfully completed their previously funded projects (ex. publication, exhibition, etc.).
   
Applications should be submitted electronically to the director of the Office of Peace and Justice, Heidi Shaker, by 5pm on April 11, 2025. 

Proposals will be reviewed by the Peace and Justice Steering Committee and decisions will be announced by the end of the semester.