Funding for Faculty Conferences The Center for American Political Studies (CAPS) at Harvard University is an interdisciplinary center devoted to fostering research and pedagogy on all aspects of modern U.S. politics. CAPS researchers use a variety of methodologies to examine institutions, policies, and patterns of political participation, to probe the social and economic contexts of American politics, to study U.S. politics in cross-national perspective, and to ponder enduring normative concerns about democracy, liberty, diversity, and equality. Faculty affiliated with CAPS are eligible to compete for funding to support or partially support collaborative conferences or research workshops leading to products that will be visibly credited to the Center for American Political Studies. Possibilities for funding include a single conference; a series of workshops; or a planning workshop followed by a conference. Requirements: A maximum of $50,000 is available to help support a collaborative project that includes multiple meetings (such as a preliminary planning workshop followed by a formal conference), while the maximum grant is $40,000 for a project that includes only one scholarly gathering. CAPS-funded conferences must include more than one faculty member affiliated with the Center. Ordinarily, conferences should convene at or near Harvard University and be open to all interested faculty and students. Every CAPS-funded conference or series of workshops must culminate in published products credited to CAPS, and projects on subjects of interest to the broader public should plan to make results available to appropriate experts or audiences beyond the university. CAPS funding may be used to cover travel, lodging, and meals associated with meetings; modest office and organizing expenses; and modest honoraria (no more than $1000/per person.) The budget should not include faculty salary support or salaries for personnel other than student assistants (student support should be no more than $3000.)  If needed, the CAPS staff can provide some assistance in organizing a workshop or conference. Procedures: CAPS will ordinarily fund two or three collaborative projects per year, and proposals will be evaluated by a faculty committee. Applications of no more than 10-12 pages should be submitted to CAPS Program Administrator Lilia Halpern-Smith, N429 CGIS Knafel Building, 1737 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02138. The deadline for submission of applications is December 1, 2006, for funding to start the following academic year. Applications should include a clear intellectual rationale for the project; an indication of the meeting(s) planned and the likely participants; a plan for publication and dissemination of results; and a project budget. In many cases, projects will require funding from more than one source, and applicants should indicate if they are also applying elsewhere and explain how the target budget might be divided between CAPS and other funders.    © Copyright 2002. All Rights Reserved.