Page Legacy Scholar Grants Call

Guidelines and Deadlines

Application materials must be electronically submitted on or before September 1, 2013.
Applicants will be notified of the selection committee’s decisions in October of 2013.

PROPOSAL COMPONENTS MUST BE COMBINED INTO ONE PDF FILE.
Please click below to let us know that you plan to submit a proposal>>

SPECIAL CALL ON
Ethical Stakeholder Engagement

Coversheet (1 page)
Please include the following:

Title of the proposed project
Name of applicant(s)
Job title, position or affiliation, name of institution organization, or business
Email address and phone number
Contact information for the Office of Sponsored Research at your institution,including the name and email address of a point of contact
Subject area that best describes the focus of the proposal

Abstract (1 page)
A one page abstract or summary of the proposed project that includes the applicant’s name, university/college affiliation, and project title. Please list the amount of funding requested, up to $5,000.

Narrative (up to 5 pages)
A description, not more than five pages, typed and double-spaced, of the proposed research and how it furthers the mission of the Page Center to foster ethics and responsibility in public communication. Appropriate Appendices that support the proposed project may be included and should be no more than 10 pages long. Applicants may wish to attach an optional selected bibliography, up to two pages, of scholarly or other works, other than the applicant’s own, that place the project in its intellectual framework. Appendices and bibliographies should be included following the project narrative, and should bring the total page count for the section to no more than 17 pages.

Budget (1 page)
Using a spreadsheet or table, please list the amount of the grant being requested – up to $5,000 – by line item. The grants may be used for legitimate scholarly purposes approved by the Center, such as field research, assistants, and the purchase of research materials. Awards may not be used to support any commercial purpose.

The Center does not allow the following costs:

Overhead, indirect or F&A costs
Release time or course buy-out
Any expenses to attend conferences
Publication costs
Equipment

Budgets should be realistic and commensurate with the project proposed. Applicants are strongly encouraged to list only real and necessary costs in the proposed budget. The Page Center may offer funding at a different level than that requested. Applicants and awardees must disclose any other source of funding for the project.

Where applicable, proposals should be processed through the Office of Sponsored Research of the applicant’s institution to avoid lengthy delays in awarding funds.

Budget Notes (1 page)
Include a separate document that lists the budget by line item, followed by a description of each line item explaining how the funding will be spent. For example, a description of requested wages may read:

Wages: One graduate student to be paid $15/hour for 20 hours/week X 12 weeks of the summer semester. The graduate student will analyze data collected during the Fall and Spring semesters.

Curriculum Vitae or Professional Resume (10 page maximum)
Attach curriculum vitae or resume that describes scholarly work related to the proposed project and publication/presentation history of the applicant. This document will inform the review committee of the scholar or professional applicant’s potential for dissemination of findings.