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Scope of the Grant Award The APSA Organized Section for Public Administration invites applications and research proposals from junior scholars researching public administration issues affecting governance in the United States and abroad. Proposals will be judged on their potential to shed new light on important public administration questions, their scholarly and methodological rigor, and their promise for advancing practice and theory development. Individual grants are not renewable. As a part of the APSA Centennial Campaign, support from the Volcker Endowment can, but need not, involve research residencies at the Centennial Center in Washington. Recipients may conduct research on issues affecting or relevant to public administration at any level (or levels) of government, in any nation (or across nations), and from whatever locale is most useful or appropriate for their research purposes. Download the Volcker Update 2007 newsletter, with a detailed description of the Volcker award fund and past recipients. Application Materials Proposals must address all items under the scope of the award and must be done in triplicate or sent electronically. Proposals are limited to five (5) single-spaced pages and must:
In addition, each proposal also must include (in excess of the five-page written proposal):
Eligibility Eligibility is limited to doctoral students who have successfully defended their dissertation prospectus and tenure-track assistant professors. Applicants must be APSA members at the time of application. Membership in the Section for Public Administration is not required, but can be one of a variety of factors that the Volcker Awards Committee considers in making awards. Funding Process and Purposes Grants will be awarded annually by a three-person Volcker Awards Committee. The number, size of grants, and allocation of grants (to doctoral students and tenure-track assistant professors) awarded annually will be up to the Volcker Awards Committee. Individual grant awards are expected to average around $3,000. The number of grants and their size are determined by the Volcker Junior Scholar Research Grant Committee appointed each year. Funds may be used for such research activities as: travel to archives; travel to conduct interviews; administration and coding of survey instruments; research assistance; and purchase of datasets. This list is merely illustrative, but specifically excluded from funding are: travel to professional meetings; secretarial costs except for preparation of the final manuscripts for publication; and salary support.Submission Proposals sent electronically should be emailed to center@apsanet.org. Otherwise, three (3) hard copies of the total proposal package should be submitted to: Paul A. Volcker Endowment for Public Administration Research and Education Proposals for 2008 will be accepted from February 1, 2008 through March 15, 2008. Applications received prior to February 1, 2008 will not be reviewed. For further information call APSA, send email to the Centennial Center at center@apsanet.org, or contact Julie Dolan, Department of Political Science, Macalester College (dolan@macalester.edu).
Previous Recipients 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 Kimberley S. Johnson, Columbia University
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