<div dir="ltr">Hi All,<div><br></div><div>Just passing along this call for proposals.</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Jenn<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">David Barker</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:dbarker@american.edu">dbarker@american.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, Dec 6, 2023 at 8:15 AM<br>Subject: Call for Proposals: 2nd New Perspectives in Studies of American Governance Grants<br>To: Congress and Pres Studies <<a href="mailto:ccps@american.edu">ccps@american.edu</a>><br>Cc: Bettina Poirier <<a href="mailto:bpoirier@wcl.american.edu">bpoirier@wcl.american.edu</a>>, Chapman, Valeria S <<a href="mailto:vsc@purdue.edu">vsc@purdue.edu</a>><br></div><br><br><div class="msg-536392324433482457">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear Colleagues,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The New Perspectives in Studies of American Governance program, which is a collaboration between AU’s Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies, AU’s
<i>Washington College of Law</i>, and Purdue University’s <i>Center for Research on Diversity and Inclusion</i>, is proud to announce a new opportunity for scholars asking new research questions from underrepresented points of view.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Following the success of our <a href="https://www.american.edu/spa/ccps/new-perspectives-in-studies-of-american-governance.cfm" target="_blank">
first grant program</a>, which is currently culminating, this new round will award 5-7 grants (<b>up to $15,000 each, inclusive of up to 10% in indirect costs)</b> to projects aimed at transforming our collective understanding of the US Congress, the Presidency,
and/or the federal bureaucracy.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">We welcome proposals from inter-disciplinary research collaborations, and from “emerging” scholars (including PhD candidates and those without formal academic appointments)—either individually
or as part of inter-generational scholarly teams. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">We strongly encourage proposals from scholars whose backgrounds and/or viewpoints have been historically underrepresented in political science and the academy more generally. This includes, but
is not limited to, underrepresented perspectives as they pertain to race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and social class. We appreciate variety methodological approaches (observational-statistical, experimental, qualitative, mixed methods).</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The deadline to submit proposals is
<b>March 1, 2024</b>.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please see the attached document for more detailed information (application process and materials, etcetera), and please direct any questions to David Barker (<a href="mailto:dbarker@american.edu" target="_blank">dbarker@american.edu</a>).<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We look forward to your submissions.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Best Regards,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">David (Barker), Valeria (Sinclair-Chapman), and Bettina (Poirier)<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Professor of Government<br>
Director, Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">American University<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">916-458-2263<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">@barkerccps<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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