The
Charles Redd Center
for Western Studies is pleased to announce multiple awards for 2014 that
are available for scholars conducting research related to Arizona,
Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, or/and Wyoming.
Please see the descriptions below. Follow the link to
https://reddcenter.byu.edu/Pages/Apply-for-an-Award.aspx for further information and application instructions. Applications for 2014 are due by
11:59 p.m. MST on March 15.
The
Redd Center offers the following awards:
Faculty Research Awards provide up to $3,000 to faculty members at any
academic institution to conduct research on any topic related to
Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, or Wyoming.
Research may be conducted at any location.
Independent Research and Creative Awards provide up to $1,500 to
researchers who are not connected to an academic institution for
studying Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, or
Wyoming. Research may be conducted at any location.
Summer Awards for Upper Division and Graduate Students at any academic
institution provide up to $1,500 for research support for any topic
related to Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah,
or Wyoming. Research may be conducted at any location.
The Annaley Naegle Redd Student Award in Women's
History provides up to $1,500 for research support concerning any
aspect of women's history in the American West (not limited to the
Intermountain West). Applications not receiving the
Redd
Award but dealing with Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New
Mexico, Utah, or Wyoming will be considered for the Summer Awards for
Upper Division and Graduate Student Awards, Research may be conducted at
any location.
Public Programming Awards provide up to $3,000 to any organization
planning a conference, museum exhibit or lecture series on a topic
related to Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah,
or Wyoming.
Fellowship Awards in Western American History provide up to $3,500 in
research support for scholars who travel to BYU to use the L. Tom Perry
Special Collections in the Harold B. Lee Library.
Clarence Dixon Taylor Historical Research Awards provides up to $2,500
for completed works from researched based upon Utah, Carbon, and Wasatch
Counties. Nominations can include theses, books, papers, monographs,
articles, symposiums, dramatic presentations, lectures, etc. Students
and faculty of Brigham Young University or other institutions or other
recognized scholars are eligible.
Visiting Scholar Program enable university faculty of all ranks,
independent scholars, freelance authors and other public intellectuals
to visit and conduct research at BYU. It provides a stipend of $2,500
per month for 2-4 months, office facilities, a networked computer, a
research assistant, a limited photocopying budget, and campus library
and activity privileges. Visiting Scholars participate in Center
activities and deliver public and classroom presentations on their work.
Publications Grants to Presses provide up to $3,000 to assist in the
publication of scholarly studies on Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana,
Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, or Wyoming . The grants will be given to
academic publishers to help offset the costs of publishing books and to
lower the books’ selling price. The book should already have been
accepted for publication by the press and be ready for publication. The
Redd
Center may honor authors whose books receive a publication grant with a
public lecture and book signing at Brigham Young University. The Center
will defray the author's travel and lodging expenses.
To apply for an award, visit the
Redd Center website (
http://reddcenter.byu.edu),
and click on “Apply for an Award” on the right hand side of the
homepage. You will then be taken to our awards application page. After
you have completed your application, you will receive a message
indicating that your application has been successfully submitted. In
addition, you will receive an email confirmation at the email address
you list on your application. If you have any questions about the
application process or about submitting your application, please contact
Amy Carlin at
801-422-4048 or
amy_carlin@byu.edu. If you have questions about the substance of your application, please contact Brian Q. Cannon,
Redd Center, director,
brian_cannon@byu.edu.
This announcement was originally emailed across the H-Amrel listserv on January 31.
