The Savage Endowment for International Relations and Peace (“Endowment”) was established to bring to the University of Oregon campus outstanding national and international experts (“visitors”) whose service on campus will enhance the educational offerings of the university in the fields of humanities and social sciences, focusing primarily on the international relations, peace, and the United Nations. This endowment is the funding source for UO’s Global Justice Program (GJP), which administers the following GJP Grant.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: REGULAR PROGRAM AND SPECIAL CONFERENCE INITIATIVE ON ACTIVE RESPONSE TO GLOBAL CRISIS

With funding from the Savage Endowment for International Relations and Peace, the Global Justice Program will offer a regular call for proposals and a special conference on research, education, and action in response to global crises.

Special Initiative on Constructively Engaging the Conflict and the Pursuit of Peace in Palestine/Israel (2024-2027)

Alongside our regular program, the GJP Committee will dedicate funds ($50,000 per year for three years) to host visiting scholars who can offer courses and enhance programming on the Palestinian/Israel conflict. The ongoing war informs this allocation, which we make cognizant of the fact that campus and global attention on the Middle East has flared and faded in the past and will likely do so again. However, our educational commitment to raising awareness of and understanding the role of international relations and organizations in promoting peace and justice remains durable.

To that end, we encourage proposals that focus on the particulars of the Palestinian/Israel conflict; explore its historical, regional, social, cultural, economic, ecological, and other roots; situate the conflict in a comparative perspective; develop ideas and approaches that promote peace and an end to intergenerational violence in the region; and can be submitted as suggestions to international organizations that seek to promote peace (such as the United Nations.)

As conditions warrant over the three years of this commitment, the GJP Committee will carefully consider, on an annual basis, how best to balance support for proposals that directly engage the Palestinian/Israel with proposals that place that conflict in comparative perspective, especially as other humanitarian crises emerge over time.

The Committee encourages that these proposals be co-created by faculty and students who integrate expertise and a hunger for knowledge about the topics. Successful proposals will bring together scholars and practitioners to educate the UO community about the issues and to contribute actionable ideas for peace, social justice, collaboration, and dialogue. We may also ask organizers to combine their events to achieve greater impact.

Given the educational focus of Global Justice Program funding and recognizing that education can be uncomfortable but should not produce fear for personal safety or group eradication, proposals should specifically describe how they will adhere to and creatively apply the shared principles on educational events in Israel/Palestine, developed by a faculty and staff group in Fall 2023.

We are especially interested in visiting faculty scholars who go beyond academic analysis and deliberation to:

Identify pathways for action, especially for students, to replace a sense of powerlessness in the face of major global crises with concrete steps that individuals on the UO campus can take to make a difference.

Include UO fundraisers, and potential donors (when possible), who will participate in the conference and contribute ideas to raise funds to support pathways for action (UO Advancement will partner with conference organizers to bring in fundraisers, and potential donors when possible).

Complete applications for this special program should be received by the deadline:

Winter and Spring 2025 program deadline extended to: February 15, 2025

The total funding available for all special initiative conferences will total $50,000 each academic year (for 3 years). We aim to support 2-5 programs during each academic year (2024-25, 2025-26, 2026-27, consistent with the parameters and possible evolution noted above).

Committee Review – Global Justice Program Palestine Israel 2024 Scoring Rubric

Global Justice Program Sample Budget Template (downloadable Excel file)

Regular Program

We plan to provide funding for our regular Global Justice Program (GJP) to bring outstanding national and international experts to the University of Oregon campus, whose service on campus will enhance the educational offerings of the university in the fields of humanities and social sciences, focusing primarily on international relations, peace, and the United Nations (as specified in the gift agreement governing these funds).

For our regular programs, all UO faculty (tenure-line and career) are eligible to apply, with approval of the proposal from their department/unit head or dean). We encourage joint proposals involving multiple faculty members, including junior and senior faculty members from diverse units, and student collaboration.

Complete applications for our regular program should be received by the deadline extended to February 15, 2025. The total funding available for all regular programs will be $50,000.

Committee Review – Global Justice Regular Program 2024 Scoring Rubric

Global Justice Program Sample Budget Template (downloadable Excel file)

Application Details

Eligible Use of Funds:

GJP grant funds may be used to cover visitor travel costs (airfare, lodging, per diem, etc.), lecturing, instructional programs, research, professional development, or other scholarly activities. Visitors may come for a short-term experience (e.g., for a public lecture), a major public event (e.g., a conference), or a longer-term engagement (1-3 months). GJP Grant funds may also support academic programs or activities around such visits in a manner consistent with the support of visitors, so long as these programs and activities help ensure that the visitors’ presence on campus enhances the educational offerings of the university in the field of international relations, peace, and the United Nations.

Eligible Applicants:

All UO tenure-line and career faculty are eligible to serve as Principal Investigators on GJP proposals (support letters are required from PI department/unit heads). We encourage joint proposals involving multiple faculty members, including junior and senior faculty members from diverse units, and student collaboration.

Application Deadline:

For full consideration, complete applications for both the regular and special programs should be received by the program deadline listed above.

Off-Cycle Applications:

If funds remain, off-cycle applications will be considered on a first-come, first-served basis to support activities consistent with the GJP mission. Such awards typically do not exceed $2,500.