Request for 2017-2018 Bass Connections Project Proposals

Bass Connections provides up to $25,000 for team-based projects that bring faculty and students together and integrate disciplinary approaches around societal questions and challenges.

All Duke faculty, graduate/professional students, postdocs and trainees/fellows are invited to submit proposals by November 4, 2016. Please see the RFP/proposal application for details.

A University-wide Initiative

• Predicated on collaborative and interdisciplinary inquiry, Bass Connections provides a distinctive new model for education that engages students in the exploration of big, unanswered questions about major societal challenges.
• Project teams are made up of faculty, graduate and professional students, undergraduates and postdocs; many teams also engage community partners or collaborators outside of Duke.
• Most project teams last for one year; some have a summer component.

Five Themes for Interdisciplinary Research

• Brain & Society
• Information, Society & Culture
• Global Health
• Education & Human Development
• Energy

Timing

• Proposals will be accepted through November 4, 2016.
• Selections will be made by December 9, 2016.
• Projects selected may begin as early as Summer 2017 and must begin in the 2017-2018 academic year.

Questions?

Please contact Hallie Knuffman. You can also review frequently asked questions.