AAI’s Arts & Humanities Grant program now accepting proposals


LAWRENCE — The Achievement and Assessment Institute (AAI) is accepting proposals for its Arts & Humanities Grant, now in its third year. The purpose of the grant program is to foster deeper ties between the arts and humanities and the education and social sciences within which most of AAI’s work is focused. AAI’s program is intended to support the belief that looking at societal problems through the lens of the arts and humanities helps to think through issues, complements and articulates the work of science and education, and engages diverse perspectives.

Work in AAI focuses on enhancing educational opportunity; optimizing the well-being of children, youth and families; creating accessible assessment systems that better support student learning (especially for struggling learners); and creating educational technologies and data systems that support students, teachers and organizations. AAI is particularly concerned with addressing structural and systemic societal inequities.

Proposed projects must connect to one of AAI’s areas of focus, and there is a requirement that the first activity in any project is a dialogue with staff members within AAI who focus on the area to which the project is connected. There is no need to identify in advance who in AAI will participate in the opening discussion and no requirement that the dialogue influence or be reflected in the finished project.

AAI will cover up to $12,000 for any expenses allowable under university and KU Office of Research guidelines.

Submissions are due by 5 p.m. Sept. 29, with winners to be notified in late October.

Past awardees include:

  • Ryan Clifford, assistant professor of design & visual communication, for his RadLab! DIY Youth Creative Workshop Series (2021).
  • F. María Velasco, professor of visual art, for her proposed “On Our Terms, In Our Own Words” project (2021).
  • Ash Wilson, director of the Center for Sexuality & Gender Diversity at KU, and David Mai, assistant teaching professor in the Department of Film & Media Studies, for their project titled “Telling Our Stories” (2022).

For eligibility and submission requirements, visit the program website.

Wed, 03/22/2023

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