All applications for Page and Johnson Legacy Scholar/Educator Awards are being accepted in electronic format. 
PROPOSAL COMPONENTS MUST BE COMBINED INTO ONE PDF FILE. 

This year the Page Center will award funding to support select scholars and professionals who respond to two separate requests for proposals. Last year, the seventh competition of the program, 17 academic researchers and scholars were awarded a total of $55,600 in grants.

Recipients of this year's awards will be designated either a Page Legacy Scholar/Educator or Robert Wood Johnson Legacy Scholar/Educator.

This year’s call for proposals include:

TEACHING MODULES

• See below for details on required components of this competition

OPEN CALL

• How company credos, values statements, and codes of ethics affect corporate behavior.  Do they positively influence the way that some corporations respond to ethical dilemmas or matters of public importance?  If so, why?  Are they largely window dressing for other companies?  Why?  What accounts for the differences, and what are the implications?
• Role of public relations in fostering corporate responsibility
• Curriculum development in and pedagogical approaches to ethics in public relations
• Other topics in ethics in public communication
• Other areas of Page’s or Johnson’s legacy, including political communication, public opinion formation and attitude change, history of public relations, health communication, and international broadcasting

Components of the application follow. Please follow guidelines for either the teaching module or open call, as they differ, and combine all into one pdf file in the order presented below.  To sign-up to submit a proposal, scroll to the bottom of this page. 

TEACHING MODULE - 3 COMPONENTS - MAXIMUM OF 9

TOTAL PAGES

• Cover Sheet (1 page)

            The cover page should include the following:

              1.  Title of the teaching module such as - Teaching Module: Ethical Social Media Use in PR Practice
              2.  Name of applicant(s)
              3.   Job title, position or affiliation; name of university or college
              4.  E-mail address, phone and fax number
              5.  Contact information for the Office of Sponsored Research at your insititution, including the name of a
                   point of contact
              6.  Subject area that best describes the focus of the teaching module

•   Teaching Module Abstract and Description (3 pages)

              A one page abstract or summary of the proposed teaching module that includes the applicant's name,
              university/college affiliaiton, and module title. No funding request required.  The teaching module award
              is fixed at $2,500 per module.  No formal budget or budget notes required.  Include a brief
              description (not more than 2 pages, typed and double-spaced) of the proposed teaching module.  Please
              include three or more clearly stated learning objectives for the proposed module.  Each completed
              module must use at least one resource from the Page Center's website.

• Teaching Vitae (5 pages)       

             Attach a vitae or resume, 5-page maximum, that describes teaching experience.  Research, publication and
             presentation history unrelated to the module is not requested.  You should, however, list teaching awards or
             experiences that have influenced curriculum design in courses you have previously taught.  This document
             will inform the review committee of the scholar's potential for effective teaching.  Please include one
           syllabus from a course you have taught within the past 2 years.

 
OPEN CALL - 6 COMPONENTS - MAXIMUM OF 19

TOTAL PAGES

•  Cover Sheet (1 page) 
  The cover sheet should include the following:
  

1. Title of the proposal
2. Name of applicant(s)
3. Job title, position or affiliation, name of institution, organization, or business
4. E-mail address, phone and fax number
5. Contact information for the Office of Sponsored Research at your institution, including the name of a point of contact
6. Subject area that best describes the focus of the proposal

• Open Call Abstract (1 page)
  

A one-page abstract or summary of the proposed project that includes the applicant’s name, university/college affiliation, and project title.  Please list the amount of funding requested, up to $5,000.

• Open Call Narrative (5 pages + appendicies)

A description (not more than five pages, typed and double-spaced) of the proposed research, educational or service activity and how it furthers the mission of the Page Center to foster ethics and responsibility in public communication. Appropriate appendices that support the proposed project may be included and should be no more than 10 pages long. Applicants may wish to attach an optional selected bibliography of scholarly or other works, other than the applicant’s own, that place the project in its intellectual framework (not more than two pages, typed and single-spaced).  Appendices and bibliographies should be included following the project narrative, and should bring the total page count for this section to no more than 17 pages.

• Budget (1 page)

The amount of the grant being requested  – up to $5,000, preferably by line item. The grants may be used for legitimate scholarly purposes approved by the Center, such as field research, assistants, and the purchase of research materials. Awards may not be used to support any commercial purpose.

The Center does not allow the following costs:

Overhead, indirect or F&A costs
Release time or course buy-out
Any expenses to attend conferences
Publication costs
Equipment

Budgets should be realistic and commensurate with the project proposed.  Applicants are strongly encouraged to list only real and necessary costs in the proposed budget.  The Page Center may offer funding at a different level than that requested. Applicants and awardees must disclose any other source of funding for the project.

Where applicable, proposals should be processed through the Office of Sponsored Research of the applicant’s institution to avoid lengthy delays in awarding funds.

• Budget Notes (1 page)
  

A separate document that describes each line item of the proposed budget, explaining how the funding will be spent.  For example:

Wages: One graduate student to be paid $15/hour for 20 hours/week X 12 weeks of the summer semester.  The graduate student will analyze data collected during the Fall and Spring semesters.

• Curriculum Vitae or Professional Resume

Attach a curriculum vitae or resume, 10 page maximum, that describes scholarly work related to the proposed project and publication/presentation history of the applicant.  This document will inform the review committee of the scholar's or professional's potential for dissemination of findings.