APSA seeks proposals from members for tasks that can help community-based programming led by political scientists that intention to bridge the hole between academia and society and break down the boundaries between residents and governing establishments. Apply now →
Software Deadline: January 15, 2024, 11:59 PM EST
Establishments of upper schooling, particularly political science departments, have deep information of the construction, capabilities and processes of democratic governance. Nevertheless, increased schooling establishments and school are sometimes restricted of their means to interact meaningfully with their communities.
Rising Democracy Fellowships present funding for collaborations between political scientists and their communities with the objective of supporting knowledgeable, engaged, and efficient residents. Proposed work ought to be community-centered and developed with an consciousness of neighborhood wants and acknowledge the experience of each college and neighborhood members.
APSA welcomes participation from a variety of establishments—neighborhood faculties, liberal arts faculties, comprehensives and analysis universities—that intention to strengthen ties to their communities and promote civic engagement and political effectiveness.
The Rising Democracy grant program has been developed in collaboration with Professors Ashley Nickels and Casey Boyd-Swan at Kent State College (learn extra at: www.growingdemocracyOH.org). Rising Democracy grants are made attainable because of the help of the Ivywood Basis and APSA Presidential Process Drive on New Partnerships.
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The utmost funding request allowed is $10,000. To use, you have to fastidiously overview utility pointers and submit your utility. Apply right here.
Software info
Functions for Rising Democracy should embody the next elements:
- Entrance web page (max. 1 single-spaced web page) that features:
- PI names, establishments and APSA numbers (if accessible)
- Neighborhood companions will also be listed as PIs if they’ll contribute considerably to the event and implementation of the challenge.
- Mission title
- Brief summary
- Complete funds request (most $10,000)
- PI names, establishments and APSA numbers (if accessible)
- Mission proposal (3-page most sing-space): together with targets, actions and anticipated outcomes.
- Line merchandise funds (most 1 web page): detailed line merchandise funds. See beneath for extra funds necessities.
- Letter(s) of help from collaborative group(s) or neighborhood associate(s).
- Non-compulsory: Letters figuring out any extra in-kind contributions from any collaborating establishments.
Value timeline and additional steerage
Full purposes acquired by the January 15, 2024 deadline can be reviewed in late February and we anticipate to inform candidates of award selections thereafter. All grants awarded can be topic to the identical phrases and circumstances as APSA grants administered via the Centennial Heart, together with the next necessities:
- APSA membership for PIs should be lively for the whole grant interval, often 12 months.
- Grant funds could also be used for direct prices to help the tasks described, corresponding to know-how wants, employees or RA help, meals and/or per diem, and charges for neighborhood companions and different contributors.
- Grant funds is probably not used for oblique or oblique prices.
- On the time grants are made, a timeline for the fund’s use is agreed. Grants are usually for a interval of 12 months, with the choice of a 6-month extension as wanted and upon request earlier than the top of the grant.
Questions?
Please contact with questions or concerning extra info. Contact the Centennial Heart at centennial@apsanet.org.