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* 1. Name, e-mail, Campus ID, and phone of the primary person and if you are student, faculty, or staff

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* 2. a) Is the grant to an individual, to a student organization, to a class, to some people working together? b) Is it an educational project, a service project, a research project, an advocacy project, or a combination of these. c) The project must involve two or more of the major faith traditions. That could mean that people of various traditions work together on it or it could mean that persons of various traditions are served by it or both. The project would lead to deepening understanding or respect across traditions. Indicate all that apply: Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Native Traditions, Sikhism

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* 3. In about 200 to 400 words: What is the title of the project? Who would your project benefit? Describe what you hope to do. Briefly explain how would this project directly or indirectly addresses “the religious, cultural, and political divides facing our country and advance interfaith cooperation on campus” (from the Interfaith Youth Core Call for applications)

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* 4. Which type of grant you seek $200, $300, or $400? Estimate how the funds would be used (e.g. publicity, materials, stipends for those working on this and/or outside contributors, refreshments at a program, transportation, etc.)

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* 5. A way of recognizing our common humanity is locating one’s project within existing frameworks promoting social justice. A) To which idea or ideas in the Charter for Compassion? https://charterforcompassion.org/ does your project relate? B) To which one or more of the United Nations’ sustainable development goals https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/sustainable-development-goals.html does your project relate? C) To which one or more themes of Catholic Social teaching  https://www.cctwincities.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Key-10-Principles-of-CST_1-pager.pdf   does your project relate?   

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* 6. If there are other persons involved in this grant project, please give their names, e-mail, and phone numbers:

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* 7. Please indicate that you agree to this: I understand that as the recipient of this grant I will submit a proposal to present what we have learned through this interfaith project during UIW Research Week. This week includes the Service Learning Showcase. (We do not know if the proposals to do posters or to give a podium presentation will be accepted, but writing one will be a summary of what has been learned.) “Thinking Across Borders” is the theme of UIW Research Week, March 30 - April 3, 2020, Learn more https://www.uiw.edu/orgs/research/engagement/researchweek.html and see archives. Learn of past Service Learning Showcase presentations https://www.uiw.edu/eccl/faculty-resources/facultyservicelearningshowcase.html

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* 8. The grant project leaders can assist you. Do you have any questions or seek a particular type of assistance now?

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* 9. HELPFUL MATERIAL AND GROUPS: Resources from the Interfaith Youth Core https://www.ifyc.org/resources . Interfaith Project Leaders might find it helpful 1. to work with “Compassionate San Antonio,” a movement that promotes, supports, and celebrates San Antonio's commitment to be a world-class compassionate city: one where the civic government, the religious and volunteer organizations, the businesses, the community, and its educational institutions come together to recognize the importance and value of compassion in the life of a city and, by doing so, create an ethos of compassion and a safety net for its most vulnerable citizens. Learn more  www.sacompassion.net/ https://sacrd.org/directory/ 2. to work with the Interfaith San Antonio Alliance http://interfaithsaa.org/ composed of people seeking “to make San Antonio a more just and livable city for all God’s children. “ ISAA was launched in 2018 as part of an initiative of New York University’s Religious Leadership and Civic Engagement Project, directed by Rabbi Steve Gutow. 3. to explore the Catholic Nonviolence Initiative https://nonviolencejustpeace.net/ and its links with nonviolence in other religious traditions and with Global Citizenship Education https://en.unesco.org/themes/gced.  The UIW Mabee Library has a good collection of interfaith e-books  from the previous Interfaith Youth Core grant that are easily available. Thank you, Sister Martha Ann Kirk kirk@uiwtx.edu   210-883-5934

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