Markkula Center of Applied Ethics

Hackworth Grants for Faculty Research and Teaching in Applied Ethics

Faculty and adjunct faculty at Santa Clara University are invited to apply for grants to support research in applied ethics funded by an endowment from Michael and Joan Hackworth to the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. Grants will be made to support research which results in the publication of an article, part of a book, or specific piece of teaching material such as a case, or which results in a new module or course in applied ethics. Projects must have substantial ethical content. Applications are encouraged from scholars in all fields.

Applications should make explicit the ethical aspect of the project. For example, within philosophy, a study may clarify key ethical values or theories at stake in an important ethical debate. Within sociology, a study may categorize assumptions about ethical values that are influential in understanding a particular social problem. Or, a teaching project may integrate ethical concepts into a course. If you have questions about clarifying the ethical aspect of a project, please contact David DeCosse, director of campus ethics, at ddecosse@scu.edu or 554-5715.

Applications should also, where relevant, include documentation of sources.

Grants will be made to support research assistance by students or others, purchase of materials or access to databases, travel expenses, or other legitimate expenses that make the research possible. Grants may also be requested for summer support that will free the faculty member from other obligations.

Grants may not exceed $5000.

Faculty are urged to seek presentation and publication of all work supported under these grants.

Grant applications may be submitted to Hackworth Grants Committee at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, or to David DeCosse at the Ethics Center at ddecosse@scu.edu.

In addition to the application form (please see below), applications should include:

  • A budget.
  • A curriculum vitae.
  • A 750-word description of the project.

Grant recipients are asked to wait 12 months before applying for another Hackworth Grant.

An email request for applications will be sent out early in the Fall and Spring Quarters. Fall Quarter applications will be due in early December; Spring Quarter applications will be due in late May. Specific due dates for applications will be announced in the email requests for applications.

Grants awards will be made by the end of the Fall and Spring Quarters.

Grants will be considered by a committee of faculty affiliated with the Ethics Center.

 

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