Proposals Due: December 12, 2011
We are now accepting applications for the Research Award Competition of the Graduate Student Affinity Group (GSAG) of the AAG. Proposals are accepted for research to be conducted anytime through January 2013. Graduate students working on any aspect of geographical research (social or physical sciences, qualitative or quantitative methods) are encouraged to apply. Proposals will be evaluated based on the clarity of research proposal, including specification of research problem, context, and methods, as well as the intended use of the award. Note: this award cannot be used towards conference travel.

Students interested in participating should submit a proposal in Word document format, by December 12, 2011. No late or incomplete submissions will be accepted.

Submissions should be sent to Zoe Pearson: pearson.190@osu.edu

Award amounts:
The winner of this award will receive $500.00 to support masters or Ph.D. research. Honorable Mention awards of $250 may be given based upon the quality of submissions and available funds. Winners will be announced during the GSAG’s annual business meeting at the AAG Annual Meeting.

Details:
In two pages or less, single-spaced, 1 inch margins, no smaller than 12 point font of Times New Roman, Garamond, or similar – the proposal must include:
(1) Project title
(2) Project description (topic, objectives, situation in relevant literature, theoretical framework, background information, etc)
(3) Research methods (“methodology,” or how you will address your research questions) (4) Budget justification (how you will use the funds towards the completion of your research project – travel expenses, purchase of software or other necessary equipment, laboratory fees, etc.). This can be very brief.
Allowable beyond the two pages of text:
(1) Works cited; (2) An additional page of figures

Eligibility:
This competition is open to all graduate student members of the GSAG. Students must be fully registered for the conference and be members of the GSAG at the time of submission. Students may not win this award more than once (do not apply if you have won this award previously).

Winner expectations:
The recipient of the funds will use them towards a graduate research project, and will be required to submit a brief summary of their use of the award for next year’s GSAG newsletter. In the event research supported through the award is published in a scholarly journal, an acknowledgement of GSAG financial support would be appreciated.