Congressional Research Awards Announcement

Posted by on January 16, 2004

CONTACT:
Frank H. Mackaman
The Dirksen Congressional Center
2815 Broadway
Pekin, IL 61554
309.347.7113
309.347.6432 FAX
fmackaman@dirksencenter.org
<a href="http://www.dirksencongressionalcenter.org">http://www.dirksencongressionalcenter.org</a>

**Congressional Research Awards Announcement**

DEADLINE: Proposals must be postmarked no later than February 1, 2004

The Dirksen Congressional Center invites applications for grants totaling $35,000 in 2004 to fund research on congressional leadership and the U.S. Congress. The competition is open to individuals with a serious interest in studying Congress. Political scientists, historians, biographers, scholars of public administration or American studies, and journalists are among those eligible. The Center encourages graduate students to apply and awards a significant portion of the funds for dissertation research. Undergraduate or pre-Ph.D. study, research teams of two or more individuals, and organizations are not eligible.

There is no standard application form. Applicants are responsible for showing the relationship between their work and the awards program guidelines. Applications are accepted at any time. All application materials must be postmarked on or before February 1, 2004. Awards will be announced in March 2004. Complete information about eligibility and application procedures may be found at The Center?s Web site:

<a href="http://www.dirksencenter.org/grantcongresearchaward.htm">http://www.dirksencenter.org/grantcongresearchaward.htm</a>

Frank Mackaman is the program officer
fmackaman@dirksencenter.org