Awards
FACULTY RESEARCH AWARDS
Description of the award
The purpose of the IASS Faculty Research Award is to assist faculty members in scholarly achievement by providing a portion of their research expenses for the development of new or continuation of existing research projects.
Two awards of $500 each will be awarded per award cycle towards meeting travel and material expenses pertaining to the research project. Winners will also receive a paid membership to IASS and a complimentary conference registration for the year the award is won. In addition to applications for research related to the Midwestern region, we also encourage applications for research outside this region. Awards will be announced during the annual meetings of the Indiana Academy of Social Sciences. Previous awardee information is available on the IASS awards website.
Application and Submission Process:
A Word or PDF document with the following information (not to exceed four double-spaced pages, including the reference list)
Applicant's contact information
Title of the project
A statement of the problem and significance of the research to the social sciences
Plan of research
Description of how funding will meet (if applicable) a) material or data acquisition expenses b) travel expenses c) stipend payments d) research assistance e) subject payments and f) other expenses
Include citations and a reference list if appropriate
A Word or PDF document with your recent Curriculum Vitae
File names name should be named using the following convention:
Application (example): Smith_John_App.docx
Curriculum Vitae (example): Smith_John_CV.docx
Application material must be emailed to Niru.Devaraj@valpo.edu by July 31st, 2024
Eligibility and Requirements
Full-time and part-time faculty members with an active research agenda
Winners of previous year's award must wait one year before applying again
Board members of IASS are ineligible for this award
Applicants are expected to present their research findings at the following year’s IASS Annual Meeting
Applicants must acknowledge the funding received from the IASS in their work and presentations.
Evaluation Rubric
Significance of the Project: Excellent-3, Medium-2, Poor-1
Significance of the topic/research to the advancement of scholarship in the social sciences and interdisciplinary social sciences
Intellectual and Methodological Quality of the Proposal: Excellent-3, Medium-2, Poor-1
Statement of the Problem: Importance of research question to its field
Plan of Research: a) Alignment of research methodology with the research question b) Overall quality of research design and methods c) Data Analysis: Data description/Primary and Secondary sources that are consistent with research design and methodology (Note: Data collection/Source identification does not have to be complete)
Budget and Timeline: Excellent-3, Medium-2, Poor-1
Budget: Adequate description of how the funds will be used
Timeline: Adequate description of project milestones and potential of researcher to complete the project as described
THE GEORGE C. ROBERTS AWARD
The George C. Roberts Award is an annual award given to the author who, in the sole assessment of the IASS Board, has written the best article for publication in the Indiana Academy of Social Sciences Journal. This award was established in 1990 in honor of Dr. George C. Roberts who served as editor of the esteemed journal (then entitled “Proceedings of the Indiana Association for Social Sciences”) from 1980-1990. Dr. Roberts is a Professor Emeritus of Indiana University Northwest where he taught Political Science for many years.
THE J. CARL METZ AWARD
The J. Carl Metz Award is an award to be given by the sole judgment of the IASS Board on an as-determined basis. The J. Carl Metz Award is given as recognition for service to the Indiana Academy of Social Sciences. The award was established in honor of Dr. J. Carl Metz who served as Treasurer of the Academy. Dr. Metz taught Political Science at Hanover College.