Grants

Received

Shawn J. Parry-Giles, Assistant Professor, Communication, University of Maryland. $12,000 from campus Graduate Research Board to study media coverage of Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Available

August 1. Fulbright Scholar awards. In Communication, 108 lecturing and research awards are available for the 2002 - 2003 academic year. A new short-term program offers two- to six-week grants to Fulbright Senior Specialists. For more information consult the Web site.

February 2. APSA Small Research Grant Program. Supports research from all fields of political science. Applicants must be APSA members and political science faculty members at non Ph.D. granting institutions, or political scientists not affiliated with an academic institution. Individual grants of up to $2500 for activities such as research travel, administration and coding of instruments, research assistance, and the purchase of data sets. For details, write to APSA Research Grants, American Political Science Association, 1527 New Hampshire Ave., NW ; Washington, DC 20036.

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. 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.