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Corbett and Goldhammer Grants

Alta S. Corbett Grants for
Research on Public Policy Issues


Bernard Goldhammer Grants for
Research on Economics and Natural Resources


The Corbett and Goldhammer Grant Programs are intended to support collaborative study by Reed students and faculty. Funded projects must be truly collaborative in nature; students must be more than just research assistants; faculty must be more than just advisers. Under unusual circumstances, the Selection Committee will consider applications from untenured junior faculty that do not involve collaboration. Similarly, more than one student may be involved in a single project with a faculty member, but one-to-one is the normal format.

Eligibility

Any faculty member who is continuing at Reed (or on sabbatical or leave) for the following fall semester is eligible to apply. Incoming faculty may be considered if they are in residence at Reed over the summer. Student applicants must normally be returning to Reed (or going on an approved study-abroad program) for the following fall, however applications involving graduating seniors will be considered when the reasons for choosing a graduate are compelling. Juniors should note that this program is not intended as an opportunity to begin work on the senior thesis during the summer. Juniors applying for grants will be asked to explain the relationship between the proposed research and the anticipated thesis. Students who have previously received a grant from the Corbett, Goldhammer or Ruby program may not apply for a Corbett or Goldhammer grant.

Selection and Requirements

Selection will be based on the quality of the proposed project, its suitability for collaborative research, its relevance to the aims of the grant program(s), and the perceived academic benefit to the participants. Each student and faculty grant recipient will be asked to produce a final written research paper or report, which is to be presented publicly to the Reed community during the following academic year.

The application for a student/faculty collaborative research grant consists of four (4) parts:

  1. A cover sheet that includes the following information: title of project; date of application; name and title of faculty participant; name, major, and expected date of graduation of student participant(s); and a brief abstract of the proposed project.
  2. A proposal describing the hypothesis to be examined in the research, the methods to be used, the potential significance of the results for public policy, what tasks are to be performed, respectively, by the student(s) and faculty member, a timetable for completion, and a proposed budget.
  3. A statement from each student applicant describing:
    1. how previous study has prepared them for this research,
    2. how the research fits into the student’s academic program and longer-term goals, and
    3. (for juniors) what, if any, relationship the research will bear to the student’s senior thesis.
  4. A statement from the faculty applicant:
    1. describing how the proposed research relates to his or her previous research activities and to his or her long-term research goals, and
    2. supporting the qualifications of the student applicant(s) for the project.

In order to be considered for funding in the summer of 2009, applications should be submitted before 1 p.m. on Friday, March 13, 2009, to Lois Hobbs in CC-112. Award decisions will be made by a committee consisting of non-applicant faculty members of the Political Science and Economics Departments. Applicants will be notified as soon as a decision has been made, usually no later than March 31.