Welcome to the application portal for the Franco Family Institute for Liberal Arts and the Public Good (formerly known as the Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts)
If any questions arise while you are completing this application, please email Student Program Coordinator Therese Blacketor at tblacket@nd.edu.
The Glynn Family Honors Program supports a variety of undergraduate research projects and training opportunities. Students are eligible to receive up to $6,000 in research grants over the course of their study and up to $5,500 in summer language study support. Glynn prioritizes projects relating to senior thesis research. Students may also apply for funds to jumpstart preliminary research, acquire foreign language skills, and receive training that they cannot obtain at Notre Dame. If a student has questions about whether their project idea qualifies for Glynn funding, please contact the Glynn team before submitting a proposal.
You may find more information regarding proposal requirements and funding information on our website.
This initiative is intended to promote collaborative research among faculty from different disciplines with shared interests and to support the preparation and submission of competitive proposals for external grants.
Seed grants are awarded to groups of researchers. With the exception of Humanities Without Walls seed grants, each group must comprise two or more faculty from at least two departments or academic units at Notre Dame who are committed to exploring a topic of significant importance for the arts, humanities, or social sciences. For all seed grants, at least one faculty member (and at least one planned PI on any proposed external grant application) must have a primary appointment in the College of Arts and Letters. Additional community partners and faculty at other universities may also participate in supported faculty groups.
Allowable costs for interdisciplinary seed grants:
- Books, digital resources, software, and similar materials needed to explore the research topic
- Travel expenses (for site visits, to collaborate with community members or researchers at other institutions)
- Meeting support (e.g., catering, etc.)