Grants

Shorenstein Resident Fellowships

The Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics, and Public Policy, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, welcomes applications from established journalists, scholars, and policymakers interested in the relationship between press, politics, and public policy. The one-semester resident fellowship provides a $15,000 stipend to support research and writing. Major topics of interest are American campaigns and elections, the Internet and new media, journalism and public policy, international news and foreign policy, and issues involving race, gender, and the press. Deadline for application: February 1, 2001. For more information and an application visit the Shorenstein Center Web site or write to Edith Holway.

Markle Funds Public Engagement

The Markle Foundation has announced a program, Public Engagement through Interactive Technologies, to encourage "the use of communications technology to help people actively pursue knowledge and participate in democratic society." The program supports research, applications, and experimentation to improve participation in elections, empower people's influence on public matters, and create new models of news or information services to serve needs and interests not otherwise met in the market.

To use new media to provide better information for people and encourage participation by those alienated from the political process, the project has iniatated Web White & Blue, to make reliable information accessible to many audiences. Markle invites proposals to complement this effort to encourage people to become engaged in the electoral process, but does not fund individual web sites.

For more information, visit the Markle Foundation Web site.

Pew Trusts & Democratic Life

The Pew Charitable Trusts, through its Public Policy Program, has an ongoing initiative titled, Strengthening Democratic Life in the United States. The initiative supports research (including dissertation research), as well as operating or general funding for related projects. The program director is Michael X. Delli Carpini. Write to him at the Public Policy Program, 2005 Market Street, Suite 1700, Philadelphia, PA 19103-7017, or call (215) 575-4720, or fax 215.575.4939. More information is available at the Pew Trusts Web site, including downloadable e-forms.

Other Funding Programs

The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation has organized a Civil Society Program, which funds research or dissertation, provision of training programs, and operating or general support. Write to the Civil Society Program, 1200 Mott Foundation Building, Flint, MI 48502-1851, call (810) 238-5651, fax 810.766.1753, send e-mail, or view the Mott Foundation Web site, where e-forms are available.

The John and Mary R. Markle Foundation also provides research or dissertation to scholars with the doctorate or professionals with equivalent experience. Funding is available to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and non-citizens. Write to Susan Sigel, Grants Manager, 10 Rockefeller Plaza, Floor 16, New York, NY 10020, call (212) 713-7619, fax 212.765.9690, send e-mail, or consult the Markle Foundation Web Site.

The Johnson Foundation Wingspread Conferences program supports seminar or conference or travel for professionals (with a doctorate or equivalent), as well as graduate and undergraduate students. U.S. citizenship is not required. Write to Barbara J. Schmidt, Program Secretary, P.O. Box 547, Racine, WI 53401-0547, call (262) 681-3343, fax 262.681.3325, or visit the Johnson Foundation Web site, where e-forms are also available.