Grants Available for the Study of Online Discourse

Submitted by pjherron on Mar 17, 2010, 04:55 PM

 Duke University has started the Online Discourse Project (http://dukediscource.ning.com) in order to ask you to contribute to our understanding of the world of internet communication. In the spirit of the internet era, we'd like to proceed collaboratively. We are offering to aide you in assisting us to develop a fuller understanding of internet discourse. The Duke Online Discourse Project has made grants available and is now asking for your best proposals.

William T. Grant Foundation RFP for Understanding the Acquisition, Interpretation, & Use of Research Evidence in Policy & Pract

In 2009, the Foundation released our first Request for Proposals (RFP) on Understanding the Acquisition, Interpretation, and Use of  Research Evidence in Policy and Practice. This RFP reflects our longstanding interest in supporting research that can inform policy and practice that affect youth.

When 'No' Means 'Try Again'

Submitted by Cathy Davidson on Feb 23, 2008, 08:08 AM
We hate it that the magnitude of the Competition overwhelmed our tiny crew (and our heroic, overworked judges) and that we cannot provide comments. But we hope to offer some general comments that might be useful to those writing a grant for the first time and we're exploring tools for allowing people to comment on one another's proposals, peer-to-peer. Stay tuned!

Sharpening the Point on the Needle

Submitted by Cathy Davidson on Jun 06, 2007, 07:05 AM
We couldn't figure out the purpose of an on-line newsletter when we have a news functionon the HASTAC blog, but we're now thinking about aggregating all our news as "Needle," and making it a collaborative newsletter, where you can post your jobs, grants, postdocs, fellowship opportunities, news, etc.