Criteria for review of applications

Basic eligibility criteria and targeted profiles are discussed under Who should apply?

In addition, applications should:

• Describe their project and their team, clearly articulating the following elements:
  • The goal of the project, including a statement of the problem or need the project will address
  • The role and expected contributions of each of the team members in relation to the project (only those with a substantial and sustained role in the project should apply to participate in the cohort)
  • A list of stakeholders who affect or are impacted by their project
  • A description of major requirements, or likely challenges, that will need to be met for the project to succeed
  • Decisions or commitments (of responsibility, time, money, resources, etc.), that have been made that demonstrate readiness of your institution and/or your local colleagues to support work on the project or initiative. Even if the support demonstrated is small, you should be able to cite specific communications, measures taken, etc.
  • A timeline, even if provisional, showing dates by which intermediate goals will be achieved, both pre- and post-DHI-B
• Relate DHI-B to their project, explaining how DHI-B will help the project to address the needs or challenges described above and to succeed in meeting its goal. In particular, applications should:
  • Indicate what specific course(s) the team members intend to enroll in, and how these courses relate to their project and its objectives
  • Indicate any other goals the team has in participating in DHI-B, not directly related to the courses

In cases where qualifying applications exceed the number slots available, applications may be evaluated in terms of equitable support across the consortium.

Review of applications

Applications will be reviewed, according to the criteria above, by the AMICAL DHI-B Cohort Organizers:

• Jeff Gima (AMICAL Director)
• Alex Armstrong (AMICAL Program & Technology Officer)
• Najla Jarkas (Senior Lecturer, AUB; Member Coordinator for AMICAL’s Digital Liberal Arts Program)