Mining History Association
RESEARCH GRANTS
Mining History Association (MHA) Research Grant Program is open to all who are currently engaged in or who plan to conduct mining history research, including graduate students, academic scholars, public sector professionals in related disciplines, independent scholars, writers, and educators. Research may focus on technology, business, social and cultural life, the environment, or any other aspect of mining, its associated industries, and its communities. It may concentrate on any era or geographical location. The MHA does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, age, national origin, sexual orientation or disability.
Funds are awarded on a competitive basis. The Grants Committee, at its discretion, may make up to three grants per year. Funding may vary, up to a maximum of $750 per grant. The amount of each award will be determined by the Grants Committee on the basis of available funding, the grant criteria as indicated below, and on individual budget priorities. Announcement of the winner(s) will be made by the end of May 2017, so that funds may be used in preparation for the MHA Annual Conference in the year following the award (Deadwood, South Dakota in June 2018).
Criteria for selection include the following:
1. Clarity of the stated objectives and procedures.
2. Quality of the work anticipated and the likelihood that the proposed project will be successfully completed within one year from the time the grant money becomes available.
3. Significance of the research topic to mining history.
4. How specific, realistic, and conservative the budget is.
5. Plans for disseminating the results of the research. Agree to prepare, within one year following a grant award, either a presentation for consideration by the Program Committee at the MHA Annual Conference, or an article to be reviewed in consideration for publication by The Mining History Journal. Some awardees may choose to do both. If an awardee chooses to come to the conference, both the basic registration fee and an award’s banquet ticket will additionally be provided for free to that conference.
To be eligible for funding, applicants must submit the following before midnight on April 15, 2017 to BrianLeech@augustana.edu:
1. One complete Application Form.
2. A resumé/vita with personal information relevant to the proposal.
For more information please click "Further Official Information" below.
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http://www.mininghistoryassociation.org/ResearchGrants.htm