The Council of Independent Colleges is sponsoring this grant for undergraduate research for the 2019-20 academic year. They want students, faculty mentors, archivists, and community organizations to collaborate in making local archival material publicly available through undergraduate research. Institutional teams will first attend a late June workshop in Washington, followed by intensive work with students during the year. Finally, a closing workshop in 2020 will include student participants.

If you’re interested in applying, here’s what you’ll need.

1. Identify a “significant archival, library, or museum collection” held by your college or university.
2. Put together a team including a faculty member, a librarian, curator, or archivist, and an administrator. You also need to partner with “at least one nonprofit community-based organization.”
3. Create a six page narrative application and add two letters of support and brief biographies.

Prospective applicants should also consider registering for the 2:00 p.m. October 3 webinar sponsored by the CIC. The final deadline for applications is December 14. Full information for applicants is available from the CIC page.