Please forward widely. Reminder: The deadline for the Student Research Proposal Competition is on January 15, 2012!
The Qualitative Research Specialty Group (QRSG) of the AAG is pleased to announce the Student Research Proposal Competition for 2012. The QRSG will make an award of up to $500 to support a student who is developing a research project from a qualitative methodology perspective. Both Master's-level and PhD research proposals are welcome and will be judged compared to others submitted at each respective degree level. The committee reserves the option of making multiple awards or none at all, but normally an effort is made to support all of the top proposals. Students may propose research to be conducted anytime through March, 2013. The QRSG will consider research proposals on any subject of geographic inquiry as long as proposals a) clearly indicate the proposed research topic and aims and b) effectively approach such research problem and research question(s) from a qualitative perspective. Proposals should clearly demonstrate how and why particular qualitative methods (such as, but not limited to: interviewing, archival research, participant observation, visual analysis, etc.) are suitable and necessary to conduct the research project successfully. While the QRSG places particular emphasis on methodology, students should note that proposals also should exhibit a well-formulated theoretical framework, should be appropriately positioned in the pertinent and current geographic literature on the topic of choice, and should show the relevance of the proposed research to current geographic scholarship. Submissions also should include a simple budget indicating how funds will be used for conducting the research (for example, travel expenses, purchase of software or equipment, etc.) Proposals can range from 6 (minimum) to 10 (maximum) double-spaced pages, excluding figures, references, and budget. (The QRSG strongly encourages students submitting proposals to this competition to be members of the specialty group. Membership fees are used almost exclusively to support this award). The deadline for the submission of proposals is *January 15, 2012*. Winners will be contacted shortly before the AAG annual meeting in New York City in February 2012, where the winner will be officially announced. You need not be present to receive an award. Please include a cover letter clearly indicating your name, topic, affiliation, status (e.g., M.A., Ph.D. student) and contact information. The announcement can also be found on the QRSG website http://www.uvm.edu/~mcope/QRSG/index.html, which also includes an excellent and ever-expanding Qualitative Research Bibliography. Please send your proposal via email (Word file or .pdf) to the committee chair, Tiffany Muller Myrdahl at [email protected] Dr. Tiffany Muller Myrdahl Assistant Professor, Department of Women & Gender Studies Associate member, Department of Geography University of Lethbridge 4401 University Drive Lethbridge, AB T1K 3M4 403-317-5028 [email protected] skype: t.mullermyrdahl
