WIOC: Scholar Access Grants, 03/98

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: MARCH 2, 1998 WIOC announces the availability of grant funds for faculty at Upper Midwest Colleges. Awards of up to $400 each are available for work at libraries in Madison or Milwaukee, researching projects that have an international focus. The grants may be used for travel, lodging, parking, per diem, library copying, and miscellaneous supplies. Grants must be used by August 1, 1998.

Preference in the 1998 competition will be given to applicants who:
a)teach or conduct research on world areas, particularly if the work compares perspectives across two or more regions
OR
b)use news media or media studies in the classroom or research, especially media coverage of international affairs
OR
c)teach or carry out research in Journalism and Mass Communications

Recipients will be invited to attend a WIOC conference in Madison, WI on May 30, 1998 entitled, "From Shanghai to Sheboygan: Local Reporting on Global Issues."

ELIGIBILITY:
Any current faculty member teaching or conducting research at a two year, four year, or technical college or university in the Upper Midwest is eligible. Faculty may also apply in "teams," with each member addressing a distinct area study. Preference will be given to those who have not previously received the award.

APPLICATION: BE SURE TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING IN YOUR LETTER OF APPLICATION
1. Statement of purpose, including project description
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Proposed budget
4. Your work and home addresses, phone numbers, and E-mail
address

SEND THE LETTER OF APPLICATION TO:
Heather Stuart
WIOC Scholar Access Grant Competition
Joint Center for International Studies
333 Ingraham Hall
1155 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706

EMAIL: jcis@macc.wisc.edu PH. 608/265-4745 FAX 608/265-2919

WIOC Title VI Resource Centers (funded by the U.S. Dept. of Education)
African Studies Program, UW-Madison
Joint Center for International Studies, UW-Milwaukee and Madison
Center for Latin American/Iberian Studies, UW-Milwaukee and
Madison
Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia, UW-Madison
Center for South Asia, UW-Madison
Center for Southeast Asian Studies, UW-Madison
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Heather Stuart, Project Assistant
Joint Center for International Studies
333 Ingraham Hall
1155 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706
Ph: 608-265-4745
Fax: 608-265-2919
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Message-Id: <199801162059.PAA20307@mail1.sas.upenn.edu Date: Fri, 16 Jan 1998 15:59:58 -0500 (EST) From: africa@sas.upenn.edu (U.Penn African Studies) Subject: scholar access grants