Research Funding Opportunities: August 30, 2024
International
First Opportunity
- NOTE: This is a limited submission and UF can only submit one application. No internal submissions have been received, so it is now open to the first application submitted.
- Sponsor: Department of State U.S. Embassy Yaounde, Cameroon
- Funding Opportunity Title: Capacity Building Program for Leadership of Media associations
- Key words: Cameroon, media, journalism, free press
- Link to RFP: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/355890
- Internal deadline: ASAP- submit project summary, budget, justification, and biosketches via Infoready portal: https://ufresearch.infoready4.com/#competitionDetail/1948238
- Agency Deadline: 09/08/24
- Funding available: minimum of $49,000 to maximum of $50,000 per award with total available funding of $50,000
- Period of performance: 6-12 months from the date of award
- Program background: The U.S. Embassy in Cameroon announces an open competition for U.S. based NGOs, or non-profit organization to submit applications to implement the participation of 4 to 5 Cameroonians in a 10-day-in person capacity building international leadership program. The U.S. Embassy Yaounde Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) is seeking proposals to design and implement a ten-day program for four to five leaders of trade unions of journalists or media associations. The program should combine field trips and meeting with relevant experts from the government, civil society, academia and the media.
- Program Objectives:
- Design a program in the United States for current/rising Cameroonian leaders of media associations or trade union of journalists to engage with American media associations and trade union of journalists.
- Participants acquire knowledge and skills on the operations and functioning of US media associations and trade unions of journalists.
- Acquire skills, tools on lobbying activities, funding, crowd-funding etc.
- Promote networking between Cameroon association of journalists and association of journalists or NGOs promoting free press and press freedom in the United States.
- Initiate possible collaboration, partnership and networking between U.S. media associations/trade unions and Cameroons journalists’ associations.
Category: All
First Opportunity
- Sponsor: The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
- Funding Opportunity Title: AEJMC Senior Scholars Program 2025 Research Grants
- Key words: Journalism, Mass communication
- Link to RFP: https://www.aejmc.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/24-Senior-Scholars-Call-flyer.pdf
- Deadline: Deadline for submitting proposals is Oct. 1, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
- Funding available: Up to 2 awards of a maximum of $5,000 each and $750 for each selected proposal to assist scholars with travel expenses to the AEJMC 2025 conference in San Francisco, CA.
- Period of performance: Proposals should be completed by February 2026
- Program Background: The AEJMC Senior Scholars Program is designed to support researchers in a wide area of study. These funds may support research assistants, travel to research centers or relevant locations, or pay for supplies and services associated with the research. This program seeks to recognize senior (typically tenured) scholars who aim to engage in extended research projects. For at least one of the two awards, priority will be given to a project that requires travel.
- Program Objective: The proposed topic should center on Journalism and Mass Communication and related disciplines. Topics in related disciplines should also include a central element within mass communication.
- NOTE:
- Members holding an endowed professorship or an endowed chair are not eligible to apply.
- Applicants must be current AEJMC members. Check your membership status before you submit your proposal. Proposals submitted by non-members, or members whose memberships are not current, will be eliminated from the competition.
- Only one proposal per person will be considered. (If you submit as part of a team, that is the only proposal you may submit.)
- The program is looking for proposals from senior faculty members teaching full-time (preferably tenured)
- Funds may not be used for university indirect costs or PI stipend.
Second Opportunity
- Sponsor: The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
- Funding Opportunity Title: AEJMC Emerging Scholars Program 2025 Research Grants
- Key words: Journalism, Mass communication
- Link to RFP: https://www.aejmc.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/24-Emerging-Scholars-Call-flyer.pdf
- Deadline: Deadline for submitting proposals is October 1, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
- Funding available: Up to 4 research or teaching proposals of a maximum of $3,500 each and $500 for each selected proposal to assist scholars with travel expenses to the AEJMC 2025 conference in San Francisco, CA.
- Period of performance: Proposals must be completed by February 1, 2026
- Program Background: The AEJMC Emerging Scholars Program is designed to develop and nurture JMC teachers and researchers by fostering an intellectually stimulating environment. This program’s mission is to identify, encourage and recognize some of AEJMC’s most promising emerging scholars by providing funding for research or teaching projects. If requested, proposals selected for funding will be matched with a recognized scholar to serve as a mentor throughout the project. The mentor would serve as a resource and sounding board for the project. Proposals should outline an individual’s own significant research or teaching project. Proposals may also be submitted by a research team, which would share the award amount if selected.
- Program Objective: The proposed topic should center on Journalism and Mass Communication and related disciplines. Topics in related disciplines should also include a central element within mass communication.
- NOTE:
- Applicants must be current AEJMC members. Check your membership status before you submit your proposal. Proposals submitted by non-members, or members whose memberships are not current, will be eliminated from the competition.
- Only one proposal per person will be considered. (If you submit as part of a team, that is the only proposal you may submit.)
- The program will not provide support for dissertation research.
- Graduate or undergraduate students are not eligible for this program.
- The program is looking for proposals from junior faculty members teaching full-time who have not yet achieved tenure, who are likely at the assistant professor level. Media professionals who have recently transitioned to full-time work in the academy are also welcomed to apply.
- Proposals for teaching projects must include a research component or be research-based. This research component must be specifically explained in the proposal.
- Funds may not be used for equipment, software, PI stipend, university indirect costs or conference travel
Posted: September 3, 2024
Category: Research Funding Opportunities
Tagged as: cameroon, Free Press, Journalism, Mass Communication, media