Grants

Whiteman Receives MacArthur Funding

The MacArthur Foundation has awarded David Whiteman, Department of Government and International Studies, University of South Carolina, $36,000 to study the political impact of documentary film. The grant will fund research on the ways social-issue documentaries by independent filmmakers are used by community and activist groups in campaigns for social change. Whiteman heads the Project on Documentary Film and Social Change and can be reached at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, phone (803) 777-4548, or fax 803.777.8255.

Awards

April 1. Best Article Award, Political Sociology Section, American Sociological Association, for articles published in 2000. Authors or others may nominate articles. Submit four copies to Anthony M. Orum, Political Sociology Award, Department of Sociology, University of Illinois at Chicago (MC-312), 1007 W. Harrison, Chicago, IL 60607-7140.

April 1. Best Graduate Student Paper Award, Political Sociology Section, American Sociological Association, for single-authored papers by graduate students enrolled during this academic year. Authors or others may nominate papers. Submit four copies to Clem Brooks, Political Sociology Graduate Student Paper Award, Dept. of Sociology, Indiana University, 1020 E. Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington, IN 47405-7103, (812) 855-2569, fax 812.855.0781.

Other Funding Programs

Pew Charitable Trusts, "Strengthening Democratic Life in the United States." Write to Michael X. Delli Carpini, Public Policy Program, 2005 Market St., Ste 1700, Philadelphia, PA 19103-7017, call (215) 575-4720, fax 215.575.4939, or download e-forms.

Mott Foundation Civil Society Program, Flint, MI 48502-1851 (810) 238-5651, fax 810.766.1753, e-mail, and e-forms.

Markle Foundation, Public Engagement through Interactive Technologies Program. E-mail to Susan Sigel, Grants Manager, 10 Rockefeller Plaza, Floor 16, New York, NY 10020 (212) 713-7619, fax 212.765.9690.

Johnson Foundation Wingspread Conferences program. 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 Web site for e-forms.