The Trustees’ Council of Penn Women (TCPW) wishes to assist Associate Professors working for promotion to Full Professor, as well as Assistant Professors seeking promotion to the permanent rank of Associate Professor. In support of this goal, TCPW offers three research grants, up to $5,000 each, to female faculty, or faculty members whose research is centrally concerned with the role of women in society, science, or arts and letters. The grant may be used at any time during the 2017-2018 academic year to support research-related expenses, including (but not limited to) conference travel, research assistants, books and other materials.

Applicants should send an application packet saved in a single PDF document to gsws-apc@sas.upenn.edu with “TCPW Grant Application” in the subject line. The application packet includes:

• a TCPW Faculty Grant Cover Sheet (https://www.sas.upenn.edu/gsws/content/trustees-council-penn-women-research-grants) 

• a two-page summary of the research you wish to undertake, including an explanation of how the grant will be used to facilitate the research

• a budget information on how TCPW funds will be spent and the requested time period for using the funds

• a curriculum vitae

• the name of a University reference. 

In your application be sure to describe why the grant would be particularly useful to you at this time. Also, we require that you indicate whether you have other sources of research funding. Those who have previously applied and did not receive an award are encouraged to apply again. 

Deadline:  Friday, April 14, 2017

Research proposals will be reviewed, and the grants awarded, through a peer review process. Grant recipients are expected to submit a written report accounting how the money was spent to the review panel and to the Trustees’ Council at the conclusion of the grant period, and encouraged to present their research at an Alice Paul Center forum. Any subsequent publication of the research results should acknowledge the support of the Council.