THE DR. BRUCE MANCHESTER NST SCHOLAR SERIES
Call for Research Grant Proposals
Rationale: The AFA-NST Scholar Series is designed with the intent to promote and support forensics scholarship. Each year, one grant of up to $5000 will be awarded to a communication scholar(s) for the purpose of conducting intensive study and research on a public communication issue relevant to forensics. The recipient of this annual grant shall be recognized by the AFA-NST as the NST Scholar.
Honorarium: Each year's NST Scholar will receive an honorarium of up to $5,000 that may be used for a variety of purposes: for study/research materials; to fund release time from the Scholar's home institution; for necessary travel to conduct the study/research; or in other ways as best fits the needs of the scholar to conduct the study/research
Submission of Proposals: Submissions will be due each year no later than November 1. Any full-time faculty/staff member from an accredited college/university may submit a research proposal. Either single or multiple authored proposals will be considered. Graduate and undergraduate student involvement may only be conducted under the direct supervision of a full-time faculty/staff member. The full-time faculty/staff member shall be responsible for completion of the project. Applicants will submit a written proposal not to exceed five pages indicating the public communication issue(s) they wish to investigate. The submission should indicate the applicant's background and interest in the subject; and relevancy of the public communication issue as a worthwhile avenue of scholarly study. Selection is by "blind" review. Author(s) name(s) should only appear on the title page; the text of the proposal should not identify the author(s).
Selection Process: A committee composed of the Vice-Chair of the NST and the four NST Regional Representatives will select each year's NST Scholar from the research proposals received by November 1st. Selection is by "blind" review. Each year the Selection Committee will make its decision in January followed by public notification and grant presentation at the subsequent NST. (Note: If the project involves research at the NST, the Scholar must follow the appropriate procedures for conducting the research at the NST as described in the AFA-NST by-laws and invitation.)
Accountability: The NST Scholar shall present their research project and results to the AFA-NST during the next year's National Tournament. Additionally, the NST Scholar(s) shall submit the manuscript for publication in an appropriate journal following the public presentation at the AFA-NST. A copy of the submitted manuscript shall be filed with the Chair of the AFA-NST Committee.
Submit all research grant proposals to:
Masey Hammons - AFA-NST Vice Chair
Department of Communication
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Burke-Hawthorne Hall Room 101
P.O.Box 43650Â
Lafayette, LA
masey.hammons@louisiana.edu