Annaley Naegle Redd Assistantships
Annaley Naegle Redd Research Assistantships facilitate research on the American West by BYU faculty in any department. Grants of up to $12,000 enable faculty members to hire graduate or upper-division undergraduate students of their choice to work as research assistants on significant projects dealing with Western American studies. Rates of pay for research assistants should be commensurate with the wage scale for student assistants in the faculty member’s department. The term of employment for the research assistant is flexible. Faculty applicants should submit a descriptive statement of not more than three double-spaced pages outlining the goals of their research project, the significance of the project, and the anticipated use of the assistant's time. Preference will be given to applications that show clear benefits in terms of mentoring and acquisition of skills for students who are hired as research assistants. Assistants may be hired for a term, a semester or a year.
The Application deadline is March 15. Announcement of the awards will be made by April 15. Funds will be available from May 1 to August 31 of the following year. Award recipients will be expected to submit a one-page report by October 1, of the following year for inclusion in the Redd Center annual report.
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For detailed instructions on submitting an application Click Here. Or, if further assistance is needed, contact Jason Thompson with the Redd Center at 801/422.4048 or by email at
jasonedwardthompson@byu.edu.
The Redd Center will evaluate proposals using the following criteria:
1. How clearly and persuasively does the applicant explain and justify the research question?
2. Does the applicant demonstrate a clear knowledge of what and where the research materials are?
3. Is the Intermountain West the focus of the study and not an interesting sidelight?
4. Does the applicant clearly descirbe what else has been written on the subject?
5. What will be the final product? How will the research be used?
6. Is the budget realistic, conservative, and specific?
7. How did the applicant estimate the costs? (internet, calls to airlines, hotels, etc.)
