Next Steps for Working Group Awards

Many of your questions can be answered there!

• Each summer, we set up internal structures and finances to support your activities in the upcoming academic year.
• In August (for Fall awards) and in January (for Spring awards), we reach out to host campus administrators regarding the back-end financial details.
• In late August and mid-January, we send reminder emails to Organizers outlining next steps for the upcoming semester.

Engage with your project team.

• Schedule regular meetings to discuss progress, challenges, and next steps.
• Use tools such as email, Zoom, and Google Docs to facilitate communication and collaboration.
• Create a timeline with milestones and deadlines to keep the project on track.

The Organizer from the host campus of each awarded activity is the lead contact for that award.

• On the designated host campus for each award, the lead Organizer works with their department admin to arrange details & manage expenses.
• Every campus has its own financial processes as to how they handle Corridor funds.
• Invite colleagues across the region to attend and/or participate in your activities. If it’s a public event, advertise to community organizations and on the host campus.
• Corridor participants can utilize Intra-Corridor Travel Supplemental funds.

• Once you have confirmed details and a date/time, complete the activity form to let us know before your activity occurs.
• If you need to change something substantial within your existing award (i.e., host campus, nature of the activity, or budget allocations), then submit a revision request.
• Reach out to cnyhumanities@syr.edu with any questions.

• Seek co-sponsorship funds from your home institutions and departments.

• At the end of the academic year, we ask you for a brief report to share progress, challenges, and outcomes related to your collaboration and activities.

How did things go?

• Did your group gel?
• Do you want to do this again?
• Do you need to recruit additional Organizers?
• Begin the planning process to apply for Corridor funding as a Continuing Working Group during the next CFP cycle.

Consider external funding or a Corridor Signature Event.

• Apply for grants from foundations, institutions, and government agencies that support humanities research (e.g., Mellon Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities).
• Corridor Signature Events offer an occasional opportunity for Working Groups to apply for funding up to $12,000 toward a high-impact, public event.