Meeting Minutes February 21, 2006

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Draft IH Grant

Work in progress grant application can be found on course tools.

updated budget

excel doc here.

Grant Deadlines

Summer Funding for Collaborative Work in the Humanities: March 6

Ginsberg Student Fellowships: March 10

II Experiential Learning Fund : March 15

UM Faculty grants in Global Health: March 15

Arts of Citizenship:
NO LONGER AVAILABLE

Sundance Doc: Rolling - letter of inquiry
Moxie Docs: Rolling
ArtBridge: Rolling
The MacArthur Foundation: rolling - letter of inquiry

Quito Media Links

Film Production / Services / Rental / Locations in Quito
Production Support in Quito
Ecuador Independent Media Center
Mainstream Quito Radio

articles:
Short presentation of media arts creations in Ecuador
Ecuador's 'open mike' revolution (BBC)

Notes from meeting on February 8, 2006

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II Experiential Learning Fund

Amy Kehoe from the International Institute recommended that we "contact [our] faculty leader and ask him/her to apply to the International Institute Experiential Learning Fund on behalf of the project and the participating students."

Here is a link to the program description and an application form.

More info inside. I don't know if this would work for us, since we do not yet have an advisor...

SUMMER FUNDING FOR COLLABORATIVE WORK IN THE HUMANITIES

For the second year, the Rackham Graduate School and the Institute for the Humanities invite proposals for Summer Funding for Collaborative Work in the Humanities. Faculty and graduate students from any combination of fields may apply for these awards. They should be interdisciplinary, but need not necessarily be interdepartmental; also,all participants may work within the humanities or the group may include humanists and scholars from other fields (such as the social sciences, arts, sciences, or professional schools). Applications should come from two or more core participants, and explain the contribution each will make to the collaboration. Funding of up to $15,000, and working space for the period from May through August, will be awarded to three to five groups. Proposals must be turned in by March 6, 2006. Full details may be found here.

Ginsberg Student Fellowships

http://www.umich.edu/~mserve/students/fellowships.html

Deadline: March 10, 2006

The Student Ginsberg student Fellowships provide University of Michigan students
 with the opportunity to make a significant contribution to the community in partnership
with a community-based organization. The Fellowships provide a stipend to up to 5
undergraduate and 3 graduate students of $1000 (for both spring/summer and fall/
winter term projects). Each fellowship recipient also becomes eligible for up to $200
in program funds.

Funding Opp: UM faculty grants in Global Health

The School of Public Health, in partnership with the Office of the Vice President for
Research, is initiating a competition (UM-GHRT) to provide seed funding of $5000-
$15,000 to facilitate innovative, collaborative, and high-quality research in the field
of global health.

DEADLINE: 5:00 pm Wednesday, March 15, 2006.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Please use the UM-GHRT application form at the
program website (www.sph.umich.edu/ghrt). Technical questions may be asked of
Nancy Vanderkuyl (nvkuyl@umich.edu). Questions about the application process
may be directed to Cynthia Avery (avery@umich.edu).

For more information, go to:
http://www.sph.umich.edu/ghrt

Int'l Institute Funds for Film Viewings at UM

* II Fund for Performances, Films, and Exhibitions

The International Institute provides support for performances, films and related programs, exhibitions, and activities that make substantial contributions to international learning on the University of Michigan campus and in the Ann Arbor community. Events must be held on campus and cost sharing is required. Proposals that involve original curation, research and instruction will be given priority.

Eligibility Grants are available to faculty and graduate and professional school students. Grants may not be used to support established performances or exhibitions as a part of a regular series sponsored by departments, schools, and other units.

Deadline Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until funds expire.

Application Procedures Applications must be submitted 90 days in advance of proposed activity; awards may be up to $2,000. Submit:

1. Budget
2. Information about other sources of support including, for public performances, income expected from the event
3. Details of the planned event
4. II Student Funding Request Cover Sheet

Contact Amy Kehoe, International Institute, Suite 2660 SSWB, 1080 S. University, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106; Phone 734.763.3297; Fax 734.763.9154; akehoe@umich.edu

High Infant Mortality Rate in Chimborazo

Community organization in Chimborazo reports 100 infant deaths for every 1000 births in this particular area

interconnection.org

Oil industry impacts health

Info on health research related to oil industry in Ecuador:

http://www.chevrontoxico.com/article.php?id=61

A film about Colombian Flower Industry Workers...

This film is available at the library:

Love, Women and Flowers

A film by Marta Rodriguez and Jorge Silva

Colombia, 1988, 58 minutes, Color, VHS, Subtitled

synopsis:

Flowers are Colombia’s third largest export. But behind the beauty of the carnations and chrysanthemums sold in the U.S. and Europe lies a horror story of hazardous labor conditions for the 60,000 women who work in the flower industry. The use of pesticides and fungicides, some banned in the developed countries that export them, has drastic health and environmental consequences. This beautiful and powerful documentary is the final collaborative effort of Marta Rodriguez and her husband Jorge Silva. With urgency and intimacy, the filmmakers evoke the testimonies of the women workers and document their efforts to organize.

International Institute Individual Fellowships

The International Institute (II) Fellowships are designed to support
University of Michigan students (regardless of citizenship) who are
enrolled in a degree program and wish to participate in internships or
conduct research abroad. All students are required to complete the
application form, on which they must indicate their academic level,
enrollment status and whether they are requesting funds primarily for an
internship or for research. The application deadline is 5:00 p.m. on
Monday, February 20, 2006. Late or incomplete applications will not be
considered.

click here for more information. click here for the application (pdf).