{"id":16427,"date":"2023-10-24T16:16:17","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T23:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ideasandsociety.ucr.edu\/?page_id=16427"},"modified":"2025-10-09T11:26:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T18:26:16","slug":"minilabs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ideasandsociety.ucr.edu\/minilabs\/","title":{"rendered":"Multidisciplinary MiniLabs 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 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https:\/\/ideasandsociety.ucr.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/minilab-image-600x176.png 600w, https:\/\/ideasandsociety.ucr.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/minilab-image-800x235.png 800w, https:\/\/ideasandsociety.ucr.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/minilab-image-1200x353.png 1200w, https:\/\/ideasandsociety.ucr.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/minilab-image.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/span><\/div><style type='text\/css'>.reading-box-container-1 .element-bottomshadow:before,.reading-box-container-1 .element-bottomshadow:after{opacity:0.7;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-reading-box-container reading-box-container-1\" style=\"--awb-title-color:#164056;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:25px;\"><div class=\"reading-box reading-box-center\" style=\"background-color:#efefef;border-width:1px;border-color:#f6f6f6;border-top-width:3px;border-top-color:var(--primary_color);border-style:solid;\"><h2>Multidisciplinary MiniLabs 2026<\/h2><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-boxes content-boxes columns row fusion-columns-3 fusion-columns-total-3 fusion-content-boxes-1 content-boxes-icon-on-side content-left\" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-hover-accent-color:#a31e39;--awb-circle-hover-accent-color:#a31e39;\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:rgba(255,255,255,0);--awb-content-padding-left:64px;\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-1 col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-first-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon icon-hover-animation-fade\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\"><div class=\"icon\"><i style=\"border-color:var(--awb-custom18);border-width:1px;background-color:var(--awb-custom18);box-sizing:content-box;height:42px;width:42px;line-height:42px;border-radius:50%;font-size:21px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-user-friends fas circle-yes\"><\/i><\/div><h2 class=\"content-box-heading\" style=\"--h2_typography-font-size:18px;line-height:23px;padding-left:64px;\">Eligibility<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\">\n<div>PI\/Convener: CHASS Faculty, all ranks<\/div>\n<div>Participants: UCR Faculty and Graduate Students<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:rgba(255,255,255,0);--awb-content-padding-left:64px;\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-2 col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 fusion-content-box-hover \"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon icon-hover-animation-fade\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\"><div class=\"icon\"><i style=\"border-color:var(--awb-custom18);border-width:1px;background-color:var(--awb-custom18);box-sizing:content-box;height:42px;width:42px;line-height:42px;border-radius:50%;font-size:21px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-history fas circle-yes\"><\/i><\/div><h2 class=\"content-box-heading\" style=\"--h2_typography-font-size:18px;line-height:23px;padding-left:64px;\">Award Period<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\">\n<div>One quarter in calendar year 2026 (Winter, Spring, Summer, or Fall quarters)<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:rgba(255,255,255,0);--awb-content-padding-left:64px;\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-3 col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon icon-hover-animation-fade\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\"><div class=\"icon\"><i style=\"border-color:var(--awb-custom18);border-width:1px;background-color:var(--awb-custom18);box-sizing:content-box;height:42px;width:42px;line-height:42px;border-radius:50%;font-size:21px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-file-invoice-dollar fas circle-yes\"><\/i><\/div><h2 class=\"content-box-heading\" style=\"--h2_typography-font-size:18px;line-height:23px;padding-left:64px;\">Deadline<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\">\n<p>December 15, 2025<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-boxes content-boxes columns row fusion-columns-1 fusion-columns-total-1 fusion-content-boxes-2 content-boxes-clean-horizontal content-left content-boxes-icon-on-side\" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-hover-accent-color:#a31e39;--awb-circle-hover-accent-color:#a31e39;--awb-item-margin-bottom:40px;\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:var(--awb-color2);border-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-1 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper-background link-area-link-icon icon-hover-animation-fade\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading icon-left\"><h2 class=\"content-box-heading\" style=\"--h2_typography-font-size:18px;line-height:23px;\">Award Description<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\">\n<p>The Center for Ideas and Society\u2019s Being Human Initiative and the Office of the Vice Chancellor of Research and Economic Development invite proposals for multi-disciplinary MiniLabs in the calendar year 2026.<\/p>\n<p>MiniLabs support<strong> innovative multidisciplinary collaborations <\/strong>on campus in an open format and are designed as short-term think tanks to encourage exploratory conversations that have a strong potential to lead to a variety of activities, such as conference and research grants, multi-campus research groups, and public outreach grants, among others.<\/p>\n<p>MiniLabs are open to all disciplines in CHASS and their topics must b<strong>e grounded in Humanities methods and approaches<\/strong>. Eligible groups will consist of at least three UCR faculty, with at least two faculty from CHASS. Up to two graduate students may also be included. Collaborations with faculty and graduate students from outside of CHASS is strongly encouraged, but not required.<\/p>\n<p>MiniLabs receive $500 in research funds per faculty member and $250 per graduate student. The funds can be used individually or pooled for group activities. In addition, each group receives $500 for group expenses such as meetings, creative events, speaker invitations, regional excursions, or other research-related needs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outcomes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>MiniLabs will document their activities and outcomes in a short, written report that is due at the end of their quarter of funding.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Evaluation Criteria<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The importance of the questions, issues, or problems the collaboration seeks to address.<\/li>\n<li>The capacity of the project to enhance or develop insights into these questions, issues, or<\/li>\n<li>problems.<\/li>\n<li>The extent to which the project has appropriately taken account of existing scholarship.<\/li>\n<li>The clarity of the outline and its arguments.<\/li>\n<li>The ability of the participants to make a significant advancement on the project.<\/li>\n<li>The potential to lay groundwork for future research, programs, and grant applications.<\/li>\n<li>The potential to establish innovative collaboration across disciplines and\/or colleges.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-boxes content-boxes columns row fusion-columns-1 fusion-columns-total-1 fusion-content-boxes-3 content-boxes-icon-on-side content-left\" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-hover-accent-color:#a31e39;--awb-circle-hover-accent-color:#a31e39;--awb-item-margin-bottom:40px;\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-1 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon icon-hover-animation-fade\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading icon-left\"><h2 class=\"content-box-heading\" style=\"--h2_typography-font-size:18px;line-height:23px;\">How to Apply<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\">\n<p>Complete applications include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>List of confirmed and tentative participants (names, departments, email addresses, and rank\/role at UCR)<\/li>\n<li>1-page description of the proposed topic<\/li>\n<li>Brief summary of proposed expenses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1QognrgGpkOawvTdpDypzQR7dMmb1fMn0tyYNEA2sxGA\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download Call for Proposals<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Deadline<\/strong>: December 15, 2025 by 11:59 pm<\/p>\n<p>Funded by the Office of the Vice Chancellor of Research and Economic Development and the Center for Ideas and Society&#8217;s Being Human initiative, led by Jeanette Kohl (Professor, History of Art; Co-Director Center for Ideas and Society)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Questions<\/strong>: <a href=\"mailto:jeanette.kohl@ucr.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\">jeanette.kohl@ucr.edu<\/a> or <a href=\"mailto:katharine.henshaw@ucr.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\">katharine.henshaw@ucr.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-xlarge button-default fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/AHD2LVwjdoiLhUVz9 \"><span class=\"fusion-button-text\">Apply Now<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-16427","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ideasandsociety.ucr.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16427"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ideasandsociety.ucr.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ideasandsociety.ucr.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ideasandsociety.ucr.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ideasandsociety.ucr.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16427"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/ideasandsociety.ucr.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16427\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17242,"href":"https:\/\/ideasandsociety.ucr.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16427\/revisions\/17242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ideasandsociety.ucr.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}