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Call for Richmond Quest proposals


Following the successful implementation Quest III, which spurred the creation or revision of 23 courses and nearly 40 special lectures, symposia and events, the University is embarking on its fourth Quest iteration, Quest IV. The Richmond Quest invites proposals for curricular and co-curricular endeavors centered on the new Quest theme, "What moves us?"

Opportunities for faculty:
Course Development Grant
Grants of up to $5,000 to support the development of new courses based on the Quest theme.

Course Revision Mini-Grant
Grants of up to $1,500 for significant revision of existing courses in response to the Quest theme.
* Please note: Course development and course revision funding is available only for full credit (3 or 4 hour) courses.

Faculty Seminar Grant
Grants of varying amounts to support the organization of interdisciplinary, thematically focused seminars, debates, special lectures, series or conferences.

Opportunities for staff:
Staff Programming Grant
Grants of varying amounts to support the organization of interdisciplinary, thematically focused seminars, debates, special lectures, series or conferences.

Opportunities for students:
Student Programming Grants
Grants of varying amounts to support the organization of interdisciplinary, thematically focused seminars, debates, special lectures, series or conferences.

Richmond Quest Scholars
Grants of varying amounts to support student research related to the Quest theme.

Guidelines:
The Richmond Quest encourages projects that:

  • Transform the minds of both faculty and students
  • Enhance the intellectual experience of both faculty and students
  • Enrich the existing curriculum
  • Have an interdisciplinary and/or interdepartmental focus
  • Reach out to intellectual communities beyond the University of Richmond through publication, presentation and other forms of promotion
  • Engage students in the course development or programming process

Please visit oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/quest/QuestIV/index.html for more information about how you can engage with Quest IV.

 

 
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