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<td>2022 Committee on First Generation Scholars Travel and
Accessibility Reimbursement Grant</td>
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<td>Tue, 27 Sep 2022 21:26:33 +0000</td>
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<td>India Simmons <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:isimmons@apsanet.org"><isimmons@apsanet.org></a></td>
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<td>diversityprograms <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:diversityprograms@apsanet.org"><diversityprograms@apsanet.org></a></td>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Arial,
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rgb(255, 255, 255);">We are delighted to offer travel and
accessibility grants in the amount of $250 each to support
First Generation Higher Education Scholars in the Profession
who participated in the 2022 APSA Annual Meeting in
Montreal, Quebec, Canada.</span><span style="font-size:
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<b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica,
sans-serif;margin:0px">Deadline: October 11, 2022</span></b></p>
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<b style="font-size:15px"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica,
sans-serif;margin:0px">Purpose:</span></b><span
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style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px"> </span></font><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; background-color:
rgb(255, 255, 255);"><i>Travel grants</i></span><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; background-color:
rgb(255, 255, 255);"><i><span> </span></i>will be
awarded to support the cost of travel to the Annual
Meeting. Expenses include mileage for attendees who
traveled by car or plane tickets for attendees who
traveled by air. Travel grants can also include hotel
costs, meals, on-site and conference related wifi, and
cab/ridesharing costs. </span></span></span><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; background-color:
rgb(255, 255, 255);"><i>Accessibility grants<span> </span></i></span><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; background-color:
rgb(255, 255, 255);">will be awarded to support indirect
costs of participating in the virtual portion of the
meeting, including costs associated with meals, childcare or
elderly care, cost of internet access or technology
upgrades, and auxiliary aids and services for individuals
with hearing or vision disability.</span><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; background-color:
rgb(255, 255, 255);"> Grants will be made up to $250 USD for
reimbursement of these costs. Please note that APSA
membership or Annual Meeting registration fees cannot be
covered using travel and accessibility grants.</span></p>
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<strong style="font-size:15px"><span style="border:1pt none
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sans-serif;margin:0px;padding:0in">Backgroun</span><span
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sans-serif;margin:0px;padding:0in">d:</span></strong><span
style="font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51,
51);"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri,
Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></span><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; background-color:
rgb(255, 255, 255);">In 2015, the APSA Executive Council
approved a new standing Committee on First Generation Higher
Education Scholars in the Profession, parallel to the
existing status committees on Asian-Pacific Americans,
Blacks, Latinos y Latinas, LGBT Individuals, Women, Graduate
Students, and Contingent Faculty in the Profession. The goal
is to bring focused attention to the ways in which class,
economic inequality, and mobility can affect political
scientists’ ability to thrive educationally and
professionally, perhaps throughout their careers.</span></p>
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sans-serif;margin:0px;padding:0in">Eligibility for Travel
Reimbursement Grant:</span></strong></p>
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sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px"><span
style="margin: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255,
255);">Applicants must identify as a First Generation
Scholar in the profession and must also have registered
for and attended the 2022 APSA Annual Meeting. The
committee adopts a broad, inclusive definition of First
Generation Scholar (FGS), including:</span></span></li>
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<li style="font-family:Calibri, Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin: 0px;
background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Scholars who have
parents who have attained neither a bachelor’s nor an
associate's degree and/or</span></li>
<li style="font-family:Calibri, Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin: 0px;
background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">International
scholars who are the first generation to study and/or
teach at the college or university level in the United
States.</span></li>
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note: Undergraduate attendees are not eligible for this
grant opportunity. APSA will verify your meeting
attendance (no action required).</i></span></div>
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