[Linganth] Fwd: [AIW] Awards, Grants, and Fellowships for 2017, Charles Redd Center for Western Studies, Brigham Young University Provo, UT/USA

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Funding opportunities of possible interest for those doing research in the
Western US....

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From: AIW - Bartl <bartl at american-indian-workshop.org>
Date: Sun, Jan 15, 2017 at 5:35 AM
Subject: [AIW] Awards, Grants, and Fellowships for 2017, Charles Redd
Center for Western Studies, Brigham Young University Provo, UT/USA
To: list at american-indian-workshop.org

*Awards, Grants, and Fellowships for 2017*

*Charles Redd Center for Western Studies, Brigham Young University Provo,
UT/USA*

*https://reddcenter.byu.edu/Pages/Apply-for-an-Award.aspx
<https://reddcenter.byu.edu/Pages/Apply-for-an-Award.aspx> *

The Charles Redd Center for Western Studies is pleased to announce multiple
awards for 2017 that are available for scholars conducting research related
to Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, or 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 2017 are due by
11:59 p.m. MST on March 15*, and awardees will be notified by May 1. Read
more here: https://www.facebook.com/notes/charles-redd-center-for-
western-studies/2017-awards-grants-and-fellowships-from-
the-byu-charles-redd-center-for-western-/1226309664127118.

The Redd Center offers the following awards:

   - *Fellowship awards in Western American History* provide between $1,000
   and $3,500 to students and scholars interested in pursuing research
   regarding the American West in the L. Tom Perry Special Collections of the
   Harold B. Lee Library at BYU. Awards fund up to one month's research. Funds
   are to be used for research support including travel and lodging expenses,
   but not as salary. Awards are to be used for scholarly projects including
   preparation of seminar papers, theses, dissertations, monographs, and books.
   - *Faculty Research Awards* funded by the John Topham and Susan Redd
   Butler Research Endowment 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. Awards are to be used for research
   support and not as salary. Both new and ongoing projects are eligible.
   - *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.
   Both new and on-going projects are eligible. Award funds are to be used for
   research support and not as salary. 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 funds are
   to be used for research support and not as salary. Awards may be used for
   any worthy project including the preparation of seminar papers, theses, and
   dissertations.
   - *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. The funds are to be used for research support
   and not as salary. Awards may be used for any worthy project including the
   preparation of seminar papers, theses, and dissertations.
   - *Public Programming Awards* provide up to $3,000 to any private or
   public organization planning a conference, museum exhibit, lecture series
   or similar public program on a topic related to Arizona, Colorado, Idaho,
   Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, or Wyoming. Funds may be used for
   research or the actual costs of presenting the program. Indirect costs are
   not eligible to be covered under this award.
   - *Clarence Dixon Taylor Historical Research Awards* provide up to
   $2,500 for completed works from research regarding Central Utah (Utah,
   Carbon, and Wasatch Counties). Nominations can include theses, books,
   papers, monographs, articles, symposia, dramatic presentations, lectures,
   etc. Students and faculty of Brigham Young University or other institutions
   are eligible, as are other recognized scholars.
   - The *Visiting Scholar Program* enables university faculty of all
   ranks, independent scholars, freelance authors and other public
   intellectuals to conduct research and write at the Redd Center. It provides
   a stipend of $2,500 per month for two to four 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. Visitors may be in residence for two to four months during
   either the Fall Semester (September-December) or the Winter Semester
   (January-April).
   - *Publication 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. At the time of application, the book should already
   have been accepted for publication by the press. 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.

*INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION:*

To apply for an award, visit the Redd Center website (
http://reddcenter.byu.edu), and click on "Apply for an Award." 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 <(801)%20422-4048>
or amy_carlin at byu.edu. If you have questions about the substance of your
application you may contact either Brenden Rensink at bwrensink at byu.edu or
Brian Cannon at brian_cannon at byu.edu. You may also follow the Redd Center
on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/BYUReddCenter/) or Twitter (
https://twitter.com/BYUReddCenter/) to stay up to date with events, awards,
and announcements.

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