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> From: Science of Generosity <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: January 15, 2009 10:28:05 AM EST
> Subject: Request for Proposals (RFP) on the Science of Generosity
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> A Call for Proposals
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> The University of Notre Dame is pleased to announce a $3 million project
> on the Science of Generosity, supported with funding from the John
> Templeton Foundation. Open invitations are now issued for letters of
> inquiry proposing research on generosity in the human and social
> sciences.
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> Generosity is an important personal virtue, collective responsibility,
> and vital element in the building of social capital, community
> wellbeing, justice, and peace in the world. The aim of this Science of
> Generosity initiative is to stimulate scientific research on the
> practice of generosity in human life and society. This initiative is
> particularly interested in better understanding three key aspects of
> generosity:
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> · The sources, origins, and causes of generosity
> · The variety of manifestations and expressions of generosity
> · The consequences of generosity for both the givers and
> receivers involved
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> Four to eight proposals for funding of between $250,000 and $500,000
> will be awarded in this first wave of competition in 2009. A second
> competition in 2010 will fund $1.2 million worth of smaller projects.
> Letters of inquiry (LOIs) for the first wave of the competition are due
> April 1, 2009.
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> “Generosity” is defined for purposes of this project as the disposition
> toward and practice of giving good things to others freely and
> abundantly. Generosity may involve the giving of money, possessions,
> time, attention, talents, aid, encouragement, emotional investment, and
> more. Generosity is related to but not identical with the areas of
> charitable financial giving, volunteering, altruism, philanthropy,
> informal helping, corporate giving, voluntary service, bequests and
> estates, relational commitment, love, and social exchange.
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> Proposed projects are encouraged but not limited to scholars in the
> disciplines of economics, behavioral economics and finance, sociology,
> psychology, anthropology, political science, social psychology, family
> and developmental studies, geography, law, education, communication and
> cultural studies, religious studies, and sociobiology. Proposals may be
> either discipline specific of inter-disciplinary and may come from
> scholars with expertise in generosity research or those recently
> investing into researching generosity.
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> For detailed information about proposal procedures, topics of interest,
> eligibility, deadlines, available resources, contact information, or to
> sign up to receive project updates, refer to the project website:
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> http://generosityresearch.nd.edu/
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> Science of Generosity
> University of Notre Dame
> 936 Flanner Hall
> Notre Dame, IN 46556
> email: [log in to unmask]
> phone: 574-631-2173
> http://generosityresearch.nd.edu
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