Crown Family Middle East Research Travel Awards

The Buffett Center, with generous support from the Crown family, announces a competition for research travel awards for research projects in the Middle East by Northwestern faculty, undergraduates, and graduate students. (Graduate students must be Affiliates of the Buffett Center.) Research proposals for individual and group projects are invited in all disciplines of the humanities and social sciences. Proposals indicating collaboration with institutions and colleagues in the Middle East will be given priority.

Proposal narrative and budget (not to exceed 3 single-spaced pages):

Proposals should provide a concise description of the research, scholarship, or creative activity, including:

1. statement of nature, objectives, and expected outcome of proposed research/creative activity;
   
   
2. description of the significance of proposed research/creative activity;
   
   
3. plans for accomplishing objectives;
   
   
4. itemized budget; and
   
   
5. graduate students and undergraduates should submit a letter of recommendation from a faculty member.

Award information: The number and distribution of funded projects will be determined by the number of proposals received and the funding requested by applicants. All awards will be made as scholarship awards and will be paid out through the University’s payroll system.

Deadlines: February 15, 2012; May 1, 2012; and October 14, 2012.

Selection process and notification: Awards will be decided by a committee organized by the Buffett Center. Award notification is expected 4-6 weeks after each deadline.

Please submit proposals electronically to Rita Koryan (r-koryan@northwestern.edu).