Department of Philosophy and the
Center for
Criminal Justice Ethics
Awards for John Jay College Students for Research in Ethics in
any Discipline.
Applications Accepted through
December 9, 2011
Date posted: October 24th, 2011
Questions?
Professor Enrique Ch‡vez-Arvizo (Department of Philosophy)
Coordinator of Student Research Awards in Ethics in Any
Discipline
Email: echavezarvizo@jjay.cuny.edu
Guideline Overview
IV. Application and Submission Information
VI. Award
Administration Information
This
program supports individual undergraduate and graduate John Jay College of
Criminal Justice full-time students pursuing, under the supervision of a member
of faculty, research in Ethics in any discipline of value to scholars,
students, or general audiences. Awards are designed to be flexible, allowing
applicants to define the audience, type of research, and administrative
arrangements that best fit their projects.
Awards can be used for a wide range
of projects that are based on Ethics in any discipline. Eligible projects
include pursuing research in primary and secondary materials; producing theses,
papers, digital materials, articles, editions, or other scholarly resources;
and conducting basic research leading to the improvement of Ethics in any
discipline.
Proposals are welcome from any
discipline. Common
to all applications—regardless of their outcome—must be research in
Ethics in the field supporting the goals of the project. Applicants are
encouraged to view the List of
Sample Projects
and Frequently Asked Questions.
Awards may not be used for
á
curricular or pedagogical tools,
methods, theories, or surveys;
á
preparation or revision of
bibliographies;
á
preparation or revision of
textbooks;
á
projects that seek to promote a
particular political, religious, or ideological point of view;
á
projects that advocate a particular
program of social action;
á
works in the creative and performing
arts, i.e., painting, writing fiction or poetry, dance performance, etc.;
á
translations; or
á
research leading to the improvement of courses or course materials.
Providing access to award products The Department of Philosophy and the Center for Criminal
Justice Ethics endeavor to make the products of their awards available to the
broadest possible audience. Our goal is for students, scholars, educators, and
the general public to have ready and easy access to grant products in Ethics in
any discipline. Such products may include print or digital publications,
digital resources, websites, and the like. For projects that lead to the
development of websites, all other considerations being equal, we give preference
to those that provide free access to the public. The award products are to be presented
as part of an Ethics across the Disciplines symposium during the CollegeÕs
Research and Creativity Week, to take place in early May 2012.
Detailed guidance on access and
dissemination matters can be found in Section IV, under Final product and
dissemination, below.
This program supports awardees who
work on their projects in Ethics in any discipline. The amount of the award is
$2,000.00. Recipients may begin their awards as early as January 1, 2012, and must
complete their projects by April 15, 2012. A total maximum of 9 awards will be
made in the current academic year. The best undergraduate final grant product will
be awarded an additional $500. Similarly, the best graduate final grant product
will be awarded an additional $500. Prospective applicants who have questions
are encouraged to contact the program coordinator, Professor Enrique Ch‡vez-Arvizo, by email at echavezarvizo@jjay.cuny.edu.
This program accepts applications
from full-time students currently enrolled in any upper-level courses (300- and
400-level for undergraduates; second year for graduates) at our college.
Paper and thesis revisions
For undergraduates, research
projects can come from the capstone courses many seniors are required to take
to graduate in our B.A. and B.Sc. degrees.
For graduate students, they can be mastersÕ theses or final projects. Applicants
may seek funding for projects based on completed papers and theses. Paper and
thesis revisions should include a discussion of the ways in which the new
project moves beyond the original paper or thesis.
Concurrent grants from other
organizations
Recipients of these awards may
simultaneously hold fellowships or grants from other departments, centers, or institutions
in support of the same project during their award period.
Only one application per individual
Multiple applications are not
allowed. Applicants may receive only one award in the award period. Applicants
may compete concurrently in other award programs.
Late, incomplete, or ineligible applications will not be
reviewed.
IV. Application and Submission Information
Applications must be submitted via
post (postmark) or in person before 5 p.m. on December 9, 2011. Applications
submitted after that date and time will not be accepted. All applicants must
submit seven copies of their proposals to Professor Enrique Ch‡vez-Arvizo at the following address:
Professor Enrique Ch‡vez-Arvizo
Awards for Students for Research in Ethics in any Discipline
Department of Philosophy
Suite 325T
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
899 Tenth Avenue
New York, NY 10019
Turnitin.com
Additionally,
applicants must submit by the deadline (before
5 p.m. on December 9, 2011) an
electronic copy of the proposal narrative section only, directly to
Turnitin.com for an Ôoriginality report.Õ ÔClassÕ ID: 4413964; ÔClassÕ
Name: Awards for John Jay Students for Research in Ethics in any Discipline; Password:
ethics. Narratives with low originality scores will receive further
investigation according to award program and college procedures. (Narrative
details listed below). Applications without narrative submission to
Turnitin.com will not be reviewed. Note that ID 4413964 is not specific for any
particular college course or instructor but merely enables any award applicant
to submit an electronic copy of the proposal narrative section only for
an Ôoriginality reportÕ.
Optional draft applications
Applicants may submit, by e-mail to
echavezarvizo@jjay,cuny,edu, a draft of the narrative section of their proposal—in
Word attachment format—that has been carefully reviewed before submission
by another member of faculty. Professor Ch‡vez-Arvizo will review and comment on drafts arriving on or before November
18, 2011. Professor Ch‡vez-Arvizo will read only
one draft per individual. These comments are not part of the formal review
process and have no bearing on the final outcome of the proposal, but applicants
will find them helpful in strengthening their applications.
Applicants are not required to submit a draft application.
Once Professor Ch‡vez-Arvizo has received a
formal application, he will not comment on its status except with respect to
questions of completeness or eligibility.
Applicants may discuss with Professor Ch‡vez-Arvizo specific concerns or questions that arise during the
preparation of their proposals.
HOW TO PREPARE YOUR APPLICATION
Tip: Prior to beginning, applicants should review the evaluation
criteria listed below in Section V and consult the List of Sample
Projects and Frequently Asked Questions (see below).
Your application should consist of the following parts.
1.
Narrative—Not
to Exceed Two Single-Spaced Pages
The
narrative should provide an intellectual justification for your project,
covering the four areas listed below: research and contribution; methods and
work plan; competencies, skills, and access; and final product and
dissemination. A simple statement of need or intent is insufficient. The
narrative should not assume specialized knowledge and should be free of
technical terms and jargon. Tip: The application should address the evaluation criteria.
Applicants should format pages with one-inch margins and with a font size no
smaller than eleven point. Applications exceeding the page limit or violating
the format guidelines will not be reviewed.
o Research and contribution
Describe
the research on which the project is based. Describe the intellectual
significance of the proposed project, including its value to scholars,
students, or general audiences in Ethics in the field. Provide an overview of
the project, explaining the basic ideas, problems, or questions examined by the
study. Explain how the project will complement, challenge, or expand relevant
studies in Ethics in the field. If appropriate, describe the contribution that
the project will make to our students or institution.
o Methods and work plan
Discuss
your method(s) and provide a work plan describing what will be accomplished
during the award period. Include relevant information about your work plan and
timetable.
For
projects designed to produce published scholarship, explain how the final
project will be organized. For digital projects, describe the technologies that
will be used and developed, and how the scholarship will be presented to
benefit audiences in Ethics in the field.
o Competencies, skills, and access
Explain
your competence in the area of your project. If the area is new to you, explain
your reasons for working in it and your qualifications to do so. Specify your
level of competence in any language or digital technology needed for the study.
Describe where the study will be conducted and what research materials will be
used. If relevant, specify the arrangements for access to archives,
collections, or institutions that contain the necessary resources. If you are
proposing work on human subjects, explain your plans for obtaining IRB
(institutional review board) approval.
o
Final product and
dissemination
Describe
the intended results of the project and your intended audience. If relevant,
explain how the results will be disseminated and why these means are
appropriate to the subject matter and audience. If the project has a website,
provide the URL.
If the
final product will appear in a language other than English, explain how access
and dissemination will be affected.
The
Department of Philosophy and the Institute for Criminal Justice Ethics expect
grantees to provide broad access to all grant products, insofar as the
conditions of the materials and intellectual property rights allow. In the case
of digital products we strongly encourage projects that will offer free public
access to online resources. For projects that lead to the development of
websites, all other considerations being equal, evaluators will give preference
to those that provide free access to the public.
The
award products are to be presented as part of an Ethics across the Disciplines symposium
during the CollegeÕs Research and Creativity Week, to take place in early May
2012.
2.
Indicative Bibliography—Not
to Exceed One Single-Spaced Page
The indicative
bibliography should consist of primary and secondary sources that relate
directly to the project. Include works that pertain to both the projectÕs
substance and its theoretical or methodological approaches. Evaluators will use
the bibliography to assess your knowledge of the subject area.
3.
College Transcript
Provide a copy of your college
transcript. Official copy encouraged; unofficial copy accepted.
4.
RŽsumŽ—Not
to Exceed One Single-Spaced Page
Your rŽsumŽ should provide the
following:
a.
Current and Past Education. List institutions, major(s)/minor(s), GPA, degrees, dates
awarded, and title of thesis, if applicable.
b.
Academic Awards
and Honors: Include dates.
c.
Publications: Include full citations for publications and presentations,
if applicable.
d.
Other Relevant
Academic Activities and Accomplishments.
In addition to preparing the
narrative, indicative bibliography, college transcript(s), and rŽsumŽ,
applicants are also asked to provide a confidential letter of reference. The
letter should be written by a faculty member who should comment on the
substance of your application, including your ability to complete the project
as described in the application and, when appropriate, the importance of the
research to the college and Ethics in the field. The confidential reference
letter is to be placed in a sealed envelope, endorsed across the back seal, and
returned to the applicant for inclusion in his or her application. Applicants
are not to open the envelope. If a referee is reluctant to follow this procedure,
he or she can forward, by the deadline, the letter directly to Professor Ch‡vez-Arvizo.
6. Cover page
All applications must include a
cover page with the following information:
a. Applicant Information—Not
to Exceed One Single-Spaced Page (Include the following field names and
information):
i. Name and Contact Information.
Provide your name, telephone number, e-mail address, and mailing address.
ii. Academic Status: Indicate if you are a
full-time undergraduate or graduate student.
iii. Referee Information: Provide the name,
academic department, and e-mail addresses for your recommender.
b. Project Information (include the following field names and
information):
i. Project Title. The title should be brief, descriptive, and
informative to a nonspecialist audience.
ii. Brief Project Description. Describe your project for a
nonspecialist audience, stating the importance of the proposed work to larger
issues in Ethics in the discipline. Do not exceed 50 words.
iii. Field of Project: Describe the field of
study that best describes the field of your project.
iv. Faculty project advisor: Provide the name, academic department, and
e-mail address of the faculty member that has consented to serve as your
faculty advisor, if applicable. If the advisor is your referee write ÔSame as
refereeÕ. If you do not have an advisor, write ÔI request to be assigned a
faculty advisorÕ. (Remember, all awards must be supervised by faculty).
Applications must be received by Professor
Ch‡vez-Arvizo by 5:00
p.m. on December 9, 2011. Applications
submitted after that date and time will not be accepted. Remember, applicants
must submit seven copies of their proposals.
Evaluators are asked to apply the
following five criteria when judging the quality of applications.
1.
The intellectual significance of the
proposed project, including its value to scholars, students, or general
audiences in Ethics in the field.
2.
The quality or promise of quality of
the applicant as a student researcher in Ethics in the field.
3.
The quality of the conception,
definition, organization, and description of the project and the clarity of
expression in the application.
4.
The feasibility of the proposed plan
of work, including, when appropriate, the soundness of the dissemination and
access plans for the proposed audience or audiences.
5.
The likelihood that the applicant
will timely complete the project.
This program supports projects at any stage of development.
Review and selection process
A small interdisciplinary faculty review
panel, constituted by Professor Enrique Ch‡vez-Arvizo, will read each application, comment on its merits, and
make all funding decisions.
VI. Award Administration Information
Award notices
Applicants will be notified of the
results of their applications by e-mail in late December 2011. All applicants
may obtain the evaluations of their applications by sending an e-mail message
to Professor Enrique
Ch‡vez-Arvizo at echavezarvizo@jjay.cuny.edu.
Award conditions
All awards require an individual faculty
advisor. If an applicant doesnÕt have a faculty advisor, one will be appointed
by Professor Ch‡vez-Arvizo.
Before submitting an application,
applicants should review the collegeÕs policy on academic dishonesty.
Reporting requirements
A final performance report will be due within ninety days
after the end of the award period. This report must be submitted electronically
to Professor Enrique
Ch‡vez-Arvizo at echavezarvizo@jjay.cuny.edu.
If you have questions about the program, contact:
Professor Enrique Ch‡vez-Arvizo
Department of Philosophy
Suite 325T
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
899 Tenth Avenue
New York, NY 10019
e-mail: echavezarvizo@jjay.cuny.edu
Acknowledgements
The funding for this initiative comes from Steve and Elly
Hammerman, whose donation to the College reflects their strong interest in the
study of ethics across the curriculum. These guidelines as a whole have been
derived, with permission, from documents produced by the National Endowment for
the Humanities. (NB: This program is NOT founded by NEH.)
2012-2013
Academic Year Award Cycle
Another award cycle focusing on Ethics
in any Discipline will be held in the 2012-2013 academic year. A total maximum
of 9 awards will be made in the 2012-2013 academic year.
Professor
Ch‡vez-Arvizo (BSc, BSc, MA, PhD) is Editor of Descartes: Key Philosophical Writings (England) and author of Triptych on the Soul: Aristotle; Descartes; Nagel (Mexico), Rationalism: A Guide for the Perplexed (England, forthcoming) and
numerous scholarly journal articles mainly on Descartes, and the history of
philosophy. He has presented scholarly papers at leading universities in
Denmark, England, Finland, France, Malta, Mexico, Spain, Turkey, and the U.S. He
has received several prestigious research awards including two from the
National Endowment for the Humanities. He is a member of the Editorial Board of
European Legacy, a multidisciplinary scholarly journal
devoted to the study of European intellectual and cultural history and the new
paradigms of thought evolved in the making of the New Europe. He was Editor of
the Newsletter of The British Society for the History of
Philosophy,
from 1995 to 2000. He is the Co-Founder and Co-coordinator of the New York/New
Jersey Research Group in Early Modern Philosophy, established in 2006. He has
served as member of the Philosophy, Sociology and Humanities Panel for the
National Endowment for the Humanities Faculty Research Awards program, and the
Philosophy Review Panel for the Professional Staff Congress and The City
University of New York (PSC-CUNY) Research Awards program.
Privacy policy
Information in these guidelines is
solicited by the Department of Philosophy and the Institute for Criminal
Justice Ethics. The principal purpose for which the information will be used is
to process the award application. The information may also be used for
statistical research, analysis of trends, and program oversight. Failure to
provide the information may result in the delay or rejection of the
application.
Application estimated completion time
Professor Ch‡vez-Arvizo estimates that the average time to complete this
application is fifteen hours per response. This estimate includes time for
reviewing instructions, researching, gathering, and maintaining the information
needed, and completing and reviewing the application. Please send any comments
regarding the estimated completion time or any other aspect of this
application, including suggestions for reducing the completion time, to Professor
Ch‡vez-Arvizo by email at echavezarvizo@jjay.cuny.edu.
Electronic
version of these guidelines
An electronic, printable version of these guidelines is easily
and conveniently available on e-reserve on the Lloyd Sealy Library Webpages. Key
search term: Awards.
ÔCourseÕ Name: Awards for Students for Research in Ethics in
Any Discipline
Password: ethics
The e-reserve page for the e-document is searchable by any
of the above fields and any term contained therein.
Program
webpages URL
http://web.jjay.cuny.edu/~echaveza/awardsforstudents.htm
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The questions are grouped into four categories: I. Eligibility, II. Other Fellowship
Opportunities, and III. Application and References; IV. Using Turnitin.com
I.
Eligibility
1. I am
a part-time student. Am I eligible to apply?
No. To be eligible, you must be a full-time student at the
college.
2. I am
a full-time undergraduate/graduate student. Am I eligible to apply for an award?
Yes. John Jay undergraduate and graduate students are
eligible to apply. This
program accepts applications from full-time students currently enrolled in any
upper-level courses (300- and 400-level for undergraduates; second year for
graduates) at our college.
3. Do I
need to be enrolled in a specific course taught by a specific instructor and
offered by a specific department?
No. As long as you are a
full-time student currently enrolled in any upper-level courses (300- and
400-level for undergraduates; second year for graduates) at our college, you
are eligible to apply, regardless of academic discipline.
4. Does
this program support projects whose results will be written in a language other
than English?
Yes. Applicants must provide a rationale for projects that
will be written in a language other than English. The proposal itself must be
written in English.
5. May
I apply to translate a work into English?
No. This program does not support translation projects.
6. I am
involved in a collaborative project. Can collaborators split an award?
No. Each collaborator must submit a separate application,
and panelists will be asked to evaluate each application on its own merits.
7. I
want to use my award to post on a website materials from a course that I
took/am taking/will take, so that it will be more interesting to students. Am I
eligible to apply?
This program is intended to foster projects that are
research-based, and it requires grantees to spend a significant amount of time
pursuing a plan of research. While work with technology can be incorporated
into the work plan to enhance the research agenda, projects aimed narrowly at working
with technology or learning technological skills are ineligible; applicants
must show specifically how the digital technology will be applied to the
proposed research and describe the expected results in the classroom.
8. I
want to apply to improve a course that enrolls undergraduate/graduate students.
Am I eligible to apply?
No. This program does not support improvement of courses.
II.
Other Fellowship Opportunities
1. If I
apply for an Award for Students for Research in Ethics, am I eligible to apply
to other award programs?
Yes. Award recipients may
simultaneously hold awards or grants from other departments, centers, or
institutions in support of the same project or a different project during their
award period.
III.
Application and References
1. What
help is available for preparing the proposal?
Professor Ch‡vez-Arvizo (Philosophy) will read and
comment on draft proposals submitted by email not later than November 18, 2011.
Submission of a draft is not required. Professor Ch‡vez-Arvizo is
also available to answer specific questions about preparing your proposal and
about your eligibility. He may be reached via email at echavezarvizo@jjay.cuny.edu. Applicants
are encouraged to review the List of Sample Projects.
2. My
project is interdisciplinary. Is it eligible?
The program supports proposals
that cross disciplinary boundaries. This program welcomes projects that respond
to important ethical issues that arise in all disciplines. The theme is
sufficiently broad to range over topics from many different academic
disciplines and also over many different subject areas and methodologies. What
is most important is that a project should explore, or have implications for
exploring, ethical issues and questions in the field or across the disciplines.
3. My
referee is reluctant to follow the reference letter procedure. Is there an
alternative?
The confidential reference letter is to be placed in a
sealed envelope, endorsed across the back seal, and returned to the applicant
for inclusion in his or her application. Applicants are not to open the
envelope. If a referee is reluctant to follow this procedure, he or she can
forward the letter directly to Professor Ch‡vez-Arvizo by
email at echavezarvizo@jjay.cuny.edu.
4. How
will my application be reviewed?
All applications receive faculty
review. Professors and scholars at the college will read and rate your
application, using the evaluation
criteria listed in Section V of the application guidelines. The
review panel will compile a slate of recommended applications based on the
panelistsÕ comments and ratings and will make all funding decisions. Because
scholars with varying backgrounds are involved in the review process,
applicants are strongly encouraged to write their applications in jargon-free language.
5.
Do I need to have a faculty advisor?
Yes. All awards require an
individual faculty advisor. If you do not have a faculty advisor, one will be
appointed by Professor Ch‡vez-Arvizo.
IV.
Using Turnitin.com
1. Do I need to submit the proposal
narrative only to Turnitin.com?
Yes.
Applicants must submit by the deadline an electronic copy of the proposal narrative
section only, directly to Turnitin.com for an Ôoriginality report.Õ
2. What is the required Turnitin.com ID number? Name?
Password?
ID: 4413964;
Name:
Awards for John Jay Students for Research in Ethics in any Discipline;
Password:
ethics.
3. Do I need to be enrolled in a
specific course to be able to submit the proposal narrative to Turnitin.com?
No. Regardless of which course(s)
you are enrolled in, the Turnitin.com ID is not
specific for any particular college course or instructor but merely enables any
award applicant to submit a copy of the proposal narrative section only
for an Ôoriginality reportÕ.
The sample projects listed below are
not intended to be exhaustive of possible projects, but suggestive of the range
and scope of typical research projects. Questions about the eligibility of a specific
project can be directed to Professor Enrique Ch‡vez-Arvizo by
email at echavezarvizo@jjay.cuny.edu.
A proposal should explain how the
project concerns an important ethical issue in any given field, including but
not limited to philosophy, history, literature, African American studies,
Latina/o studies, science, medicine, anthropology, sociology, economics,
counseling, public management, criminal justice, psychology, political science,
and law. For example, a proposal could focus on the ethics of criminalization,
sentencing, re-entry, massive incarceration, punishment, equality and
discrimination, abortion, euthanasia, our treatment of animals, climate change,
famine, refugees, immigration, civil rights, human rights, genocide, torture,
civil disobedience, individual and institutional accountability, colonialism,
slavery, globalization, war, and child labor, to name but a few wide-ranging
key topics.
Indicative Sample Projects:
Project 1: An applicant proposes to
conduct archival research on ethical issues and questions that came up during
the cold war. The research would result in a substantial, 24-page paper. The
applicant plans to submit the paper for publication in an undergraduate history
journal. The project would be supervised by a faculty member from the History
Department.
Project 2: An applicant proposes a
project to document and analyze ethical issues and questions that emerge in
traditional folk medicine practices among community elders. During the award
the applicant would conduct interviews and pursue secondary research on similar
work done in other communities. The research would result in the publication of
a scholarly article for a local museum catalog. The project would be supervised
by a member of faculty from the Department of Sociology.
Project 3: An applicant proposes a
project to write a twenty four page paper on a topic in the field of applied
normative ethics, namely, our moral obligations to the needy. With some
research and a short paper already completed, the applicant would use his or
her award to conduct further research and write a longer paper. The applicant
plans to submit the paper for publication in an undergraduate journal of
philosophy. The applicant does not have a faculty supervisor but would be
appointed a faculty supervisor from the Department of Philosophy.
Project 4: An applicant who plans to
work on a capstone course project required to complete his or her undergraduate
degree in Humanities Justice Studies, proposes to write an undergraduate theses
on ethical issues in literature and law. The applicant would be supervised by
his or her theses advisor who is a member of the English Department. The
applicant plans to create a website for use by students.
Project 5: An applicant proposes a
project to conduct research on ethical issues and questions raised by ethnographic research on
risk behaviors among young adults in a New York City neighborhood with high
rates of HIV. During the award, the applicant
would work with a faculty member from the anthropology department and would
co-write a scholarly article to be published in a scholarly anthropology and
ethics journal.
Project 6: An applicant proposes a
project to conduct research on the ethical issues and questions confronted by
Frank Serpico, the well-known former NYPD officer who testified against police
corruption in the 1970s. The immediate outcome of the award would be an
undergraduate/graduate conference paper followed by a substantial piece
published on-line. The project would be supervised by a faculty member from the
Department of Law, Police Science, and Criminal Justice Administration.
Project 7: An applicant proposes a
project to create an online edition of the letters of a local civil rights
leader. During the award, the applicant would write the scholarly introduction
and complete the digital annotations for the project. The resulting edition
would be published on a freely-available website. The applicant would be
supervised by an expert historian who teaches in the Department of
Interdisciplinary Studies.
Project 8: A graduate student proposes a project that would
allow him or her to complete his or her MasterÕs thesis on the topic of
ÔEthical Aspects of Individual and Institutional Accountability in Criminal
Justice EthicsÕ. The project would be supervised by the Director of the
Institute for Criminal Justice Ethics. In addition, the applicant hopes to
co-author with his or her faculty advisor an article that would be published in
a scholarly journal in Criminal Justice Ethics.
NB: All the above projects would be presented as part of an
Ethics across the Disciplines symposium during the CollegeÕs Research and
Creativity Week to take place in May 2012.