Margaret Anne Byrd Huffman 阿巴拉契亚档案馆 Endowment Grant
The Margaret Anne Byrd Huffman 阿巴拉契亚档案馆 Endowment Grant is an annual grant awarded by the Center for Appalachian Studies and 服务 and the Archives of Appalachia at 十大博彩公司.
差 faculty or students may apply for funding of up to $2,000 to support projects
that utilize materials from the 阿巴拉契亚档案馆 and contribute to a better
understanding of the Appalachian region.
2024年申奥申请现已关闭. Please check back in early 2025 for information
申请下一年的拨款.
空白2024应用示例 可以在这里找到. 信息 on previous grant recipients 也是可用的.
申请资助的资格
- The applicant must either be a current 差 faculty member (tenure-track, lecturer, or adjunct) or full-time 差 student (undergraduate or graduate). 学生申请 must meet all requirements for regular admission to 差 and must have a minimum cumulative GPA 3.0.
- Selected recipients may continue to apply for future grants providing they continue 要达到标准.
细节和要求
Grants can be used to support any aspect of the proposed project. 例子包括, 但不限于:- exhibit, performance, or publication costs for original research or creative works that draw upon materials from 阿巴拉契亚档案馆;
- summer living expenses required for conducting on-site research with materials at 阿巴拉契亚档案馆;
- hiring student workers or research assistants;
- purchasing equipment or supplies necessary for 这个项目;
- registration fees or travel expenses for conferences where materials from the Archives 会成为演讲的一部分吗.
- Applications must include a detailed, item-level budget describing how the funds will 在项目中使用.
- Grant funds awarded in 2024 must be spent by May 1, 2025.
- Recipients of the 2024 grants must submit a final report to the Director of the Archives
到2025年6月1日. 报告应详细说明:
- the original aims and objectives of the research project at the time of the award;
- the extent to which these objectives have been achieved;
- the principal outcomes of the project and how it contributed to a better understanding 阿巴拉契亚地区的;
- a full account of how the awarded funds were spent and how the grant contributed to 整体项目.
- Any research paper, project, or publication that is funded in whole or in part by the 霍夫曼格兰特 must include an acknowledgment of that fact.
- A copy of any publication that is funded in whole or in part by the 霍夫曼格兰特 must be deposited with the 阿巴拉契亚档案馆.
应用程序指令
- Both the "Project Proposal" and the "Project Significance" sections have strict character limits of 1750 characters (including spaces). We highly recommend that you draft your content in a word processor and do a formal character count before pasting into the application, as submissions that exceed the character limit will automatically be rejected from the system.
- The "Project Proposal" section should include a clear rationale for 这个项目, including a well-defined set of objectives and outcomes; and a specific timeframe for completing 这个项目.
- The "Project Significance" section should include an explanation of how this project will contribute to a better understanding 阿巴拉契亚地区的; and (if applicable) how this project will facilitate digital access to the Archives’ 集合.
- You will be required to list specific 集合 from the 阿巴拉契亚档案馆 that will be central to 这个项目. You can access a comprehensive catalog of our 集合在 档案.差.edu.
- You will be required to provide an itemized budget (up to $2,000) that includes a detailed, item-level, annotated list of expected expenses, explaining how the funds will be used (supplies, publication costs, conference registration, equipment purchase, 等.). 请具体说明.
- All applicants are required to upload a current CV.
- 学生申请 are also required to upload a copy of their transcripts (unofficial 成绩单将被接受).
选择标准
The 霍夫曼格兰特 Committee will consider the following criteria in awarding grants:
- The project must utilize materials from the 阿巴拉契亚档案馆.
- The project must contribute to a better understanding of the Appalachian region.
- Preference will be given to projects that facilitate digital access to the Archives’ 集合.
- Documented financial need to complete a project may be considered in the selection 接收者的.
问题
Dr. 杰里米一个. 史密斯
Director of the 阿巴拉契亚档案馆
smithja14@差.edu
423.439.5339