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Find similar grantsResearch Grants (for individuals studying Congress) is sponsored by The Dirksen Congressional Center. Offers individual grants for individuals with a serious interest in studying Congress, encouraging graduate students who have successfully defended their dissertation prospectus to apply.
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Congressional Research Grants | Research Funding Dirksen Congressional Center Congressional Research Grants The Dirksen Congressional Center invites applications for grants to fund research on congressional leadership and the U.S. Congress. The Center, named for the late Senate Minority Leader Everett M. Dirksen, is a private, nonpartisan, nonprofit research and educational organization devoted to the study of Congress.
Since 1978, the Congressional Research Grants program has invested more than $1,250,000 to support over 500 projects. Applications are accepted at any time. The Center accepts applications for Congressional Research Grants at any time and makes awards throughout the year.
The Center’s first interest is to fund the study of the leadership in the Congress, both House and Senate. Topics could include external factors shaping the exercise of congressional leadership, institutional conditions affecting it, resources and techniques used by leaders, or the prospects for change or continuity in the patterns of leadership.
In addition, The Center invites proposals about congressional procedures, such as committee operation or mechanisms for institutional change, and Congress and the electoral process. The Center also encourages proposals that link Congress and congressional leadership with the creation, implementation, and oversight of public policy. Proposals must demonstrate that Congress, not the specific policy, is the central research interest.
The competition is open to individuals with a serious interest in studying Congress. Political scientists, historians, biographers, scholars of public administration or American studies, independent researchers, and journalists are among those eligible. The Center encourages graduate students who have successfully defended their dissertation prospectus to apply.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens who reside in the United States. The grants program does not fund undergraduate or pre-Ph. D.
study. Organizations are not eligible. Research teams of two or more individuals are eligible.
No institutional overhead or indirect costs may be claimed against a Congressional Research Grant.
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Individuals with a serious interest in studying Congress; graduate students who have successfully defended their dissertation prospectus are encouraged to apply. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows up to $3,500. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Research Grants (for individuals studying Congress) is funded by The Dirksen Congressional Center. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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