The Leonardo-ASU Initiative is pleased to offer funding to develop early-stage interdisciplinary research and creative projects. Proposed projects will center on hybrid creative collaboration across arts, sciences, and digital technologies, aiming to address global challenges in planetary health. These initiatives should align with the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), emphasizing regenerative systems, global access, justice, and equity. 

Internal Submission Deadline: 10/09/2023 at 11:59pm

Administrator(s): Jennifer Strickland & Carly Kazimierczuk

Category: Internal

Award Cycle: Fall 2023

Timeline:

• Earliest start date: January 01, 2024 
• Latest end date: December 31, 2024 - no cost extensions may be possible.
• Reporting: Final Reports due 1 month after end date

Discipline/Subject Area:Arts-Science & Technology; Creativity; Digital Arts; UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Funding Available ($): up to $25,000 per award

To be eligible for funding, projects must incorporate hybrid creative innovation (e.g., art and science, art and technology, digital culture, creative enterprise) and leverage Leonardo's assets, including publications, programs, platform, network, and archives. Additionally, the proposed projects are expected to advance leadership for art-science and art-tech across the ASU campus, community, and network, while generating outputs with potential for demonstrable positive impact. Eligible initiatives must engage a collaborative and interdisciplinary team, comprising at least two ASU faculty or staff members from a minimum of two academic units or disciplines, and demonstrate a commitment to advancing justice, access, and equity. Moreover, the projects should be led or co-led by at least one faculty member from the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts and/or the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory. One proposal per PI.

This funding is made possible through generous commitments of the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory and the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts. Leonardo will award two to three grants each cycle, depending on the scope of proposed projects and available funds. In addition to the grant award, selected initiatives will receive opportunities to participate or be featured in Leonardo’s publications, LASER talk series, global programs and network.

FINE PRINT:

• Applications must [be submitted online via InfoReady]
• No faculty summer salary or supplemental pay
• Standard University financial restrictions apply (no alcohol, etc.)

Application Materials: Apply within InfoReady

1. Cover Page: 
   1. Name of PI
      1. Projects should be led or co-led by at least one faculty member from the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts and/or the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory.
      2. Name(s) of Co-PIs
         1. Projects should be led or co-led by at least one faculty member from the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts and/or the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory. 
         2. Teams must be composed of at least two ASU faculty or staff members from a minimum of two academic units or disciplines.

1. Project Narrative
   1. Abstract (200-500 words) that describes research area and theme in a manner that will be informative to Arts, Sciences, and Technology professionals and understandable to a scientifically/artistically literate lay reader
   2. Technical Description
      1. Background on global problem and how art/science/technology can engage to make a difference (and vice versa)
         1. Project Aims
         2. Methods
         3. Benefits
         4. Innovation
         5. Partnerships
         6. Milestones/Timeline
      2. Summary detailing how seed funding will advance and prepare project for external funding
2. Works Cited or References 
3. Budget
   1. Itemize project expenditures by dollar amount
   2. Direct costs carry an 8.5%Administrative Service Fee
4. Demonstrated commitment to sourcing additional funding
   1. Detail how this seed grant will advance and prepare the project for external funding, including identification of one or more potential external funding sources.

Contact jastrick@asu.edu and ckazimie@asu.edu for questions.

Scoring Rubric

The review committee members, composed of colleagues from GFL, HIDA, and ASU-Leonardo-ASU Initiative. Reviewers score each proposal based on the following rubric:

• Intellectual & Creative Merit 
  • Potential to advance knowledge and practice in arts, sciences, and technology. 
• Global Impact
  • Demonstrated alignment with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the potential benefit to society/community
• Innovation
  • The originality and practical implementation of the project
• Partnerships
  • The existing relationship between investigators, and their existing partnerships with organizations and/or community
• Fundability 
  • Identification of future funding sponsors 

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Post-Award Logistics

Determination of financial responsibility

The college of the lead PI will be responsible for managing post-award activity. This includes fiscal oversight and submission of the final financial report. Lead PI is expected to document process, outputs and outcomes as well as prepare metrics for a final report as well as progress updates. 

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