 The Paul A. Volcker Endowment for Public Service
Research and Education Junior Scholar Research Grant Program 2005 Call for Proposals It's
not too early to begin thinking about getting a proposal together for the 2005
award cycle. Application Deadline: March 15, 2005 Note: Applications accepted no earlier than February 15th. Scope of
the Grant Award The Section
for Public Administration of the American Political Science Association (APSA)
invites applications and research proposals from junior scholars researching public
administration issues affecting governance in the United
States and abroad. Proposals will be judged on their
potential to shed new light on important public administration questions, their
scholarly and methodological rigor, and their promise for advancing practice and
theory development. Individual grants are not renewable. As a part of the APSA Centennial
Campaign, support from the Volcker Endowment can, but need not, involve research
residencies at the Centennial Center in Washington. Recipients may conduct research on issues affecting
or relevant to public administration at any level (or levels) of government, in any nation (or across nations), and
from whatever locale is most useful or appropriate for their research purposes. Application
Materials Proposals must address all items under
the scope of the award and must be done in triplicate or sent electronically.
Proposals are limited to five (5) single-spaced pages and must: ·
State the purpose of the project ·
State how the project contributes to scholarship within
public administration and its applicability for practice and theory development ·
State how the project relates to previous research
and theoretical developments ·
Specify research design ·
Provide an itemized budget and budget justification ·
Specify any additional financial support that the
applicant is already receiving or anticipates receiving In addition, each proposal also must include (in excess of
the five-page written proposal): ·
A cover letter summarizing project title, qualifications
for successfully completing the project, and professional status (doctoral student
working on dissertation or untenured assistant professor) ·
An abstract of the proposal (maximum 150 words) ·
A letter attesting to the quality of the research
project (typically from a doctoral student's dissertation advisor or a junior
faculty member's department chair ·
A curriculum vitae (no more than three pages) Eligibility Eligibility is limited to doctoral students who have successfully
defended their dissertation prospectus and tenure-track assistant professors.
Applicants must be APSA members at the time of application.
Membership in the Section for Public Administration is not required, but
can be one of a variety of factors that the Volcker Awards Committee considers
in making awards. Funding Process
and Purposes Grants will be awarded annually by
a three-person Volcker Awards Committee. The number, size of grants, and allocation of grants (to
doctoral students and tenure-track assistant professors) awarded annually will
be up to the Volcker Awards Committee. Initially,
grants are expected to range between $2,000 and $3,000. Funds may be used for such research activities as: travel
to archives; travel to conduct interviews; administration and coding of survey
instruments; research assistance; and purchase of datasets. This list is merely illustrative, but specifically
excluded from funding are: travel to professional meetings; secretarial costs
except for preparation of the final manuscripts for publication; and salary support.
Submission Proposals sent electronically should
be emailed to grants@apsanet.org.
Otherwise, three (3) hard copies of the total proposal package should be
submitted to: Paul A. Volcker Endowment for Public Administration
Research and Education Junior Scholar Research Grant Program c/o American Political Science Association
1527 New Hampshire Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036-1206 For further information call APSA, send email to the Grants
office at grants@apsanet.org, or contact
Bob Durant (durant@american.edu).
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