Application Deadline
Applications will be accepted between 1 November 2024 and 1 February 2025. Notifications will be made in late May 2025. Late applications will not be accepted.
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Eligibility
Scholars whose primary research focuses on Byzantine studies are eligible to apply. Applicants must reside in North America and be affiliated with or a graduate of a North American institution or university. Mary Jaharis Center Co-Funding Grants will not be awarded to institutions or groups. Proposed events may have a co-organizer but grant applications must be submitted by a single individual who will assume responsibility for the grant.
Proposed events must take place in North America. At least half of the active participants should reside in North America. Co-Funding Grants are intended to support activities with a clearly defined objective and of a limited duration.
Applicants must have secured a minimum of 50% of the total projected budget before applying for a Co-Funding Grant. In-kind contributions, such as the provision of meeting space or equipment, may not be counted towards this requirement. Examples of eligible expenses include travel, accommodation, honoraria, facility rental, and AV services and technical assistance. Costs associated with catering, dinners, and equipment purchases are not eligible.
The Mary Jaharis Center is committed to developing opportunities for graduate students and early career scholars to establish themselves in the field, to understanding Byzantium as part of the larger medieval and early modern world, to promoting dialogue between Byzantine studies and other fields, and to encouraging the sharing of research as widely as possible. Preference will be given to activities that further these goals.
Evaluation
Applications will be evaluated using the following criteria:
- Significance: The extent to which the proposed gathering will further scholarship on a fundamental topic in Byzantine studies, apply a new methodology, or explore new avenues of inquiry and has the potential to impact the field beyond the narrow objective of the event.
- Approach: The extent to which the conceptual framework and methodology are clearly presented and appropriate for the stated objective of the proposed gathering.
- Need: The extent to which co-funding will make a significant contribution toward the realization of the proposed gathering.
Terms
- Funds should normally be used between 1 July 2025 and 30 June 2026.
- Names of recipients and their projects will be published on the MJC website.
- Recipients will submit within 3 months of the conclusion of the event a final report with a reconciled budget and documentation of expenditures. The report (1000–1500 words) should describe the event, what research objectives were achieved, the size, composition, and diversity of participants and audience, how the outcomes of the gathering are being communicated to other scholars in the field, and any plans for further developing the objectives of the gathering.
- Recipients will submit within 3 months of the conclusion of the event a brief report (400–500 words) describing the gathering and its outcomes. The report should be accompanied by visual documentation of the event. The report and images will be posted on the MJC website.
- Recipients will acknowledge the Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture in all publicity and communications (e.g., website, poster, listserv or blog announcement, program booklet).
- Recipients will acknowledge the Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture in any publications resulting from the gathering, whether an article, a book, or any other form of output. Recipients should provide the Mary Jaharis Center with full bibliographical information on any publications.
- Recipients will be expected to host the gathering as described in their proposal. Any significant divergence from the original proposal should be reported to the Mary Jaharis Center.
- If the gathering does not proceed, the Mary Jaharis Center will ask for funds to be returned in full.
Contact
For questions about the grant, the application process, or reimbursement, contact Brandie Ratliff, Director, Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture.