Arts and Design Research Cluster Grants
Application Guidelines 2015–16
Administered by the Herberger Institute Research Council
Herberger Arts and Design Research Cluster Grants promote generative research activity and creative collaborations
between and among Herberger faculty, and other researchers across campus, where arts and design play a central part in the
research inquiry. Awards are up to $1000 and may include support for a visiting artist, designer or scholar.
DEADLINE: March 15 for clusters that begin the following academic year.
Eligibility: Open to all Herberger faculty and Academic Professionals as defined in ACD 505-02 and ACD 505-03: lecturer,
senior lecturer, principal lecturer, instructor, assistant professor, associate professor, professor, clinical assistant professor,
clinical associate professor, clinical professor, assistant professor of practice, associate professor of practice, professor of
practice, research assistant professor, research associate professor, research professor, administrative professional, archivist,
clinical professional, fine arts specialist, instructional professional, learning resources specialist, librarian, museum
professional, research administrator, research engineer, research scientist, research professional, research technologist,
academic associates, or persons who are otherwise designated as faculty on the Notice of Appointment.
Selection Process: Applications will be reviewed by the Herberger Institute Research Council, which comprises Unit Directors
or their designates, and two at-large faculty members. In reviewing proposals, the Herberger Research Council considers the
degree of collaboration across disciplines, commitment from a critical mass of cluster participants, and anticipated outcomes of
the research group. All projects should include at least one facilitator who is a Herberger faculty member as defined above.
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Clusters should expect to hold regular (at least monthly) meetings on a schedule agreed to by participants at the time
of application;
They must present their work in a symposium, roundtable, or panel discussion, or invite an ASU or external scholar to
give a lecture or workshop. The public event, which should be open to the campus community and might also include
the broader public, maybe held in the fall or the spring semester. (External scholars invited in the fall semester tend to
encourage participation for a newly founded cluster. Those who visit in the spring semester help provide a capstone
to cluster activities.)
Clusters should use the year of funding to explore other future outcomes, such as publications and conferences.
Outcomes such as team-developed grant proposals are especially encouraged.
Clusters must provide brief mid-point report at the end of the fall semester, and a final report of the year’s activities
and an outline of future plans by the end of the spring semester. Please include the dates of your meetings and a
conference brochure if available, as well as an assessment of the group’s progress toward or achievement of its
goals.
Clusters may apply for a second year of funding if they can demonstrate how the second year’s activities will broaden
the cluster’s activities, attract additional participants, expand or deepen the group’s focus, or produce spin-off clusters
and/or additional campus-wide programs.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Please submit one electronic copy of the following materials, with signatures, in a PDF format via email to
HIDAResearch@asu.edu:
Cover Sheet (attached)
Cluster Description: Please give a brief (one page) description of the proposed activities of the group including a preliminary
calendar of events. What significance or value will this have for participants? For the missions of Herberger and ASU? Are you
receiving any other financial support for this project? If so, please provide details.
Budget (please use attached template)
Please submit an itemized budget and, if appropriate, a justification for the expenses. Clusters may request a maximum of
$1,000 for their academic year activities, including one public event open to the campus community.
Allowable expenses include:
 Travel expenses and/or honorarium to invite an external scholar or consultant to campus*
 Books/DVDs/other research materials
 Supplies
 Publicity materials
 Meal/reception for visiting scholar(s) and cluster organizers and key participants
* In some cases the $1,000 may be insufficient to cover the entire cost of bringing an external scholar to campus. If that is the
situation, cluster members are encouraged to seek additional support from their home departments, ASU Campus
Environment Team, or others as appropriate to the topic.
COVER SHEET
Arts and Design Research Cluster Grants
Topic/Theme of Research Cluster:
Facilitator(s):
We encourage facilitators from two departments or units. All projects should include at least one facilitator who is a Herberger
faculty member as defined above.
List Cluster Participants:
 Please identify individuals who have committed to regular participation in this research group and include their title and
School affiliation.
 Please list the probable monthly meeting dates and times to which participants have agreed.
 The primary cluster participants should be ASU faculty, although a few graduate students may join research clusters at the
discretion of the facilitators.
Attach Cluster Description and Budget (template follows)
Cluster Grant Budget and Justification
Proposal Name:
Applicant Name:
Proposed Budget Amount:
Research Cluster Expenses
Visiting Artist/Scholar Services
Fee
Travel Reimbursements:
0
(All reimbursements are per ASU
policy)
Airfare
0
Lodging (rate x nights)
Food (days)
0
0
Incidentals
0
Equipment
Add items
0
Materials & Supplies
Add items
Cluster Member Travel (Specify In-state, out-ofstate or international)
Airfare
Lodging (rate x nights)
Food (days)
Registration/Incidentals
Other -Add detail
0
(All reimbursements are per ASU
policy)
0
0
0
0
0
TOTAL RESEARCH CLUSTER COSTS (A)
Admin. Service Charge (8.5% of A) = (B)
Total
0
TOTAL BUDGET REQUEST (A + B)
Total