More information on these can be found on the ASA website [asanet.org]
or you can email me privately.
Sharon Barnartt
HUMAN AND SOCIAL DYNAMICS COMPETITION
Deadlines: February 9, 2005 and February 23, 2005
ASA TEACHING ENHANCEMENT FUND, SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM
Deadline: February 1, 2005
THE SYDNEY S. SPIVACK PROGRAM in APPLIED SOCIAL RESEARCH AND SOCIAL
POLICY - 2005 Community Action Research Initiative (CARI)
Deadline: February 1, 2005
THE SYDNEY S. SPIVACK PROGRAM IN APPLIED SOCIAL RESEARCH AND SOCIAL
POLICY - 2005-2006 CONGRESSIONAL FELLOWSHIP
Deadline: February 1, 2005
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: SOCIOLOGY OF CULTURE
TASK FORCE ON INSTITUTIONALIZING PUBLIC SOCIOLOGIES
TAKES FIRST STEP, LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE
NIH OFFICE OF EXTRAMURAL RESEARCH WEBSITE LAUNCH
NIH DIRECTOR'S PIONEER AWARD PROGRAM OPENS
Deadline: April 1, 2005
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HUMAN AND SOCIAL DYNAMICS COMPETITION
Deadlines: February 9, 2005 and February 23, 2005
We're trying to get the word out to sociologists about an attractive
funding opportunity for interdisciplinary teams. If this is not of
interest to you but might be to some of your colleagues, please forward
this e-mail to them.
We're calling the Human and Social Dynamics competition for FY 2005 to
your attention for several reasons:
- NSF expects to be able to support more HSD awards this
year than it did in the previous year, and to have a higher ratio
of successful to unsuccessful proposals. If last year's low
funding rates discouraged you from considering HSD, we hope you
will reconsider.
- NSF has added new eligibility requirements for HSD
proposals that will limit eligibility to teams of at least three
investigators from at least two disciplines. Teams with
sociologists and investigators from disciplines outside the social
and behavioral sciences might have an edge over social and
behavioral science teams.
Time is running out, with Exploratory Research and Community Development
proposals (Funding limit $125,000) due on February 9th and Full Research
Proposals (Funding limit $750,000) due on February 23, 2005.
The FY 2005 HSD Program Announcement is now available at
<http://www.nsf.gov/pubsys/ods/getpub.cfm?nsf05520>
The deadlines for submission are:
Exploratory Research Proposals: February 9, 2005
Research Community Development Proposals: February 9, 2005
Full Research Proposals: February 23, 2005
Additional information about the HSD Priority Area (including a list of
the FY 2004 awards) is available at
<http://www.nsf.gov/home/crssprgm/hsd/start.htm>
If you have questions about HSD contact Pat White, [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or Beth Rubin, [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [NSF sociology program directors].
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ASA TEACHING ENHANCEMENT FUND, SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM
Deadline: February 1, 2005
Applications are now being accepted for the ASA Teaching Enhancement
Fund Small Grants Program (TEF). These grants are intended to support
projects that extend the quality of teaching in the United States and
Canada. A TEF grant may be given to an individual, a department, a
program, or a committee of a state/regional association. Individuals
applying for the award must be a member of ASA. Two or three grants will
be awarded in 2005, for up to $1000, based on the recommendation of a
review panel with teaching expertise. The principal criteria for the
award are that the project is likely to enhance the teaching of
sociology in North America, serve as a seed-project that will continue
to have an impact in months and years to come, and be systemic in its
impact. The criteria are intentionally flexible in order to accommodate
innovative proposals.
Proposals limited to a maximum of five pages should: (a) describe the
project and the intended audience or beneficiaries, (b) explain how the
financial support would be used, (c) describe the expected benefits of
the project, including systemic impacts, and (d) indicate how the
project might have lasting benefit.
Applications should be sent to American Sociological Association,
Academic and Professional Affairs Program, 1307 New York Ave., NW, Suite
700, Washington, DC 20005. Notification of awards will be sent out by
April 1. For more information about TEF and application materials, visit
www.asanet.org or e-mail [log in to unmask]
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THE SYDNEY S. SPIVACK PROGRAM in APPLIED SOCIAL RESEARCH AND SOCIAL
POLICY - 2005 Community Action Research Initiative (CARI)
Application Deadline: February 1, 2005
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: To encourage sociologists to undertake community
action projects that bring social science knowledge, methods, and
expertise to bear in addressing community-identified issues and
concerns. Grant applications are encouraged from sociologists seeking to
work with community organizations, local public interest groups, or
community action projects. Funding will run for the duration of the
project, whatever the time span might be.
ELIGIBILITY: Applications are encouraged from sociologists in academic
settings, research institutions, private and non-profit organizations,
and government. Advanced graduate students are eligible to apply, but
funding cannot be used to support dissertation research. While ASA
membership is not a criterion for applying or being selected for this
grant, if and when a grant award is made, the recipient must be a
current ASA member. ASA membership involves acceptance of and adherence
to the ASA Code of Ethics, which is critical to the implementation of
the grant project. Grantees must also provide documentation of pertinent
IRB approval for the funded project.
PROJECT IDEAS: Sociologists are expected to work in relevant community
organizations. The proposed work can include activities such as needs
assessments, empirical research relevant to community activities or
action planning, the design and/or implementation of evaluation studies,
or analytic review of the social science literature related to a policy
issue or problem. Innovative placements and plans are encouraged. CARI
grantees may also be called upon by ASA to participate in press
briefings, testimony, or other presentations related to the subject area
of the fellowship. Standard research projects, however interesting, are
not appropriate for this funding. The goal of this program is to link
sociologists with community action groups and to use sociological
research to advance the goals of those groups.
AWARDS: Grants are likely to range from $1,000-$2,500 to cover direct
costs associated with the project; these funds cannot be used as a
salary stipend (including course release). Approximately four to seven
awards are made each year.
APPLICATION PROCESS: Applications will be accepted until February 1,
2005. Contact ASA for an application form or download one at
<www.asanet.org/student/commact.html>. Applications should include:
· Completed application form, including a detailed budget. The
application is intended to set forth the goals of the project, how it
will be carried out, and how these goals fit into the objectives of the
community organization. Any products that will result from this activity
should also be described, as well as how they will be disseminated. The
dissemination phase need not occur during the time of the fellowship.
· A time schedule showing how a specific organization will use
your research to carry out its goals.
· Resume of applicant(s).
· A letter from an organizational sponsor, including a description
of the organization's goals, funding, and endorsement of the applicant's
project.
Send application to: Spivack Community Action Research Initiative,
American Sociological Association, 1307 New York Ave., NW, Suite 700,
Washington, DC 20005. Direct questions or comments to Carla Howery,
202-383-9005 x323, [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>.
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THE SYDNEY S. SPIVACK PROGRAM IN APPLIED SOCIAL RESEARCH AND SOCIAL
POLICY - 2005-2006 CONGRESSIONAL FELLOWSHIP
Application Deadline: February 1, 2005
The ASA encourages applications for its Congressional Fellowship. The
Fellowship brings a PhD-level sociologist to Washington, DC, to work as
a staff member on a congressional committee or in a congressional
office, or as a member of a congressional agency (e.g., the General
Accounting Office). This intensive four to six month experience reveals
the intricacies of the policy making process to the sociological fellow,
and shows the usefulness of sociological data and concepts to policy issues.
Each applicant should have a general idea about the area of interest,
some experience in client-driven work, good writing skills, and a
commitment to the policy process. It is helpful to investigate some
placement possibilities in advance, or to suggest some in the letter of
interest. The application should highlight the link between one's
sociological expertise and a current policy issue. Be sure to specify
the time span available to do the fellowship placement.
ASA will join with other associations' congressional fellows to offer
orientation, meetings, and support for the person selected. The person
will work closely with the ASA's Spivack Program on Applied Social
Research and Social Policy, with possibilities for congressional staff
or press briefings, public speaking, writing issue papers, and other
opportunities.
Past and current Fellows include: Peter Cookson, Adelphi University, who
worked as staff to the Senate Committee on Education, Labor & Human
Resources; Jill Quadagno, Florida State University, who worked as a
senior policy advisor on the President's Bipartisan Commission on
Entitlements and Tax Reform; Catherine White Berheide, Skidmore College,
who worked on staff for Senator Patty Murry (D-WA); Nora Jacobson, Johns
Hopkins University, who worked for the Senate Subcommittee on Labor and
Human Resources; Lois Monteiro, Brown University, who worked on the
House Veteran's Affairs Committee; Susan Rachel Gragg, University of
Washington, who worked for Senator Paul Wellstone's (D-MN) office on
legislative topics such as campaign finance reform; George Dowdall of
St. Joseph's University, who worked in Sen. Joseph Biden's (D-DE)
office; Larry Burmeister, University of Kentucky, who worked for Sen.
Kent Conrad (D-ND); and Joyce Iutcovich, who worked in Sen. Jack Reed's
(D-RI) office. Susan Dimock, a graduate of the University of
California-San Diego, worked in Sen. Reed's office also. Marjorie
Schaafsma, from the University of Chicago's Sloan Center, worked for the
Senate Democratic Policy Committee. The 2004-2005 Fellow is Tomas
Jemenez, a doctoral student at Harvard University.
The Fellowship is funded by the American Sociological Foundation and is
part of the Spivack Program in Applied Social Research and Social
Policy. The stipend for the Fellowship is $15,000.
Applications can be obtained by writing or calling ASA or by downloading
one off of the ASA home page at <www.asanet.org/student/congfell.html>.
Materials must be postmarked by February 1, 2005. Send a completed
application and a vita to:
ASA Congressional Fellowship
1307 New York Avenue, NW Suite 700
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 383-9005
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