HENDRIX-MURPHY ANNUAL AND THREE-YEAR PROGRAM GRANTS

Hendrix-Murphy Program Grants. There are two types of major Hendrix-Murphy Program grants: annual and three-year programs. All programs must focus on literature and language but may involve other disciplines as well. Following are descriptions of each category. For more information or help with drafting proposals please contact Henryetta Vanaman (vanaman@hendrix.edu or 450-4597) or Dr. David Sutherland (sutherlandd@hendrix.edu or 450-1254).

Three-year proposals are for programs that may require funding for more than one year, such as those categories (and examples) in the following list.


Other categories and other individual programs than those listed below are welcome. For more information or to discuss other program ideas, please contact David Sutherland (sutherlandd@hendrix.edu or 450-1254) or Nell Doyle (doyle@hendrix.edu or 450-1388).


Following are examples of ongoing three-year programs and links to download application forms.

• study abroad (e.g., Hendrix in Madrid),
[Please download “enrichment” form here.]

• innovative courses (e.g., “Transitions”),
[Please download “enrichment” form  here .]

• scholarships and internships (e.g., British Studies at Oxford, Study Abroad Scholarships, and Internships),
[Please download “enrichment” form here.]

• faculty and faculty-student projects and travel (e.g., Hendrix Early Literacy Program, Murphy Away Projects, Undergraduate Research Conferences, and Faculty Sabbatical Stipends),
[Please download “enrichment” form here for programs involving students and faculty.]
[Please download “faculty development” form here for programs involving only faculty.]

• subscriptions (e.g., Historical Newspapers Collection),
[Please download “enrichment” form here.]

• residencies (e.g., Visiting Theatre Director, Creative Writing Residency, and Chinese Language Scholar Exchange), and
[Please download “visitor/residency” form here.]

• on-campus resources (e.g., Literary and Visual Art Competitions, Writing Center, and Language House).
[Please download “enrichment” form here.]

REPORTS: Coordinators of ongoing three-year programs should submit reports by the same deadline, January 27, 2010. You may download the report form here. Coordinators are also responsible for collecting evaluations from student and other participants. You may download a suggested evaluation form here. 

Annual proposals are for programs that involve (1) events and gatherings like lectures, readings, book clubs, workshops, cultural evenings, and film screenings that explore the theme for that particular year and (2) one-time expenditures for books, capital equipment, and other supplies. Faculty in any discipline may propose theme-related programs for funding from a general allocation and from an additional allotment for the annual Murphy Visiting Poet series. Faculty in English, Foreign Language, and Theatre Arts and Dance Departments may also apply for funds that are limited to their departments and that may or may not relate to the annual theme.

For 2009-2010, the program theme is “Word and Image,” and the proposal deadline is October 20, 2008. The attached request for proposals describes the theme; also attached are individual program proposal forms and guidelines:

• 2010-2011 theme description and request for proposals 
• 2010-2011 Murphy Visiting Poet proposal form
• 2010-2011 visitor or residency proposal form 
• 2010-2011 visitor proposal guidelines 
• 2010-2011 enrichment proposal form 
• 2010-2011 enrichment proposal guidelines 
• 2010-2011 supplies proposal form 

Please note that proposals for student and/or faculty programs involving study travel, travel or other projects, conference travel, as well as some long-term residencies, should be submitted during the three-year proposal process (see below), which will begin in mid-November with a mid-January deadline. Other possibilities for support of travel projects include the Murphy Away Program (MAP) and the Undergraduate Research Conference Travel fund.

Coordinator reports are required for all annual programs and should be submitted no later than September 1, 2010. You may download the report form here. Coordinators are also expected to collect evaluations from students and other participants in their programs. You may download a suggested evaluation form here.