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Brigham Young University
The Charles Redd Center for Western Studies invites applications for research awards funded by the John Topham and Susan Redd Butler Research Endowment. The proposed research should illuminate some aspect of the American experience in the Mountain West (defined as including the states of Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico). Applicants should be faculty members at an institution of higher education. Both new and ongoing projects are eligible. Award funds are to be used for research support and not as a salary. The amount of the award will be determined by the research needs as indicated in the application, up to a maximum of $3,000.
Please limit your answers to the space provided. (200 word limit for each question.) Long proposals will be eliminated. Please also include a vita or resume.
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If you are unable to submit the application electronically, please contact Jason Thompson with the Redd Center at 801/422.4048 or jasonedwardthompson@byu.edu for assistance by the postmark deadline of March 15. Electronic applications are encouraged. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered. Announcement of the awards will be made by April 15. Research funds will be available May. Award recipients will be required to submit a report of work completed by October 1, of the following year.
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.)