Marjorie Pay Hinckley Research Award in the Social Sciences & Social Work

Call for Proposals

Due Feb. 20

The College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences (FHSS) will fund up to two new research projects per year under the auspices of the Marjorie Pay Hinckley Endowed Chair in the Social Sciences and Social Work. The total amount of funding per project is $22,500. The funding is designed to support a research project by an FHSSfaculty member that is consistent with the goals of the Endowed Chair. These goals are:

  • To understand and strengthen the family in areas of marriage, parenting, family roles, and family well-being.
  • To understand and encourage the development of women through growth experiences in a variety of roles, including spirituality, education, community service, family life, and career development.
  • To research and develop intervention strategies relating to the challenges of parenting, such as single parenting, parenting after divorce, step-parenting, parenting the troubled child, and parenting children with disabilities.
  • To research and develop intervention strategies relating to the challenges of children, such as social development, abuse recovery, dysfunctional families, immigrant child acculturation, and learning disabilities.

Proposals, which cannot exceed 5 pages (not including vita and references) should include:

  1. Abrief description of the issue being studied, why it is important, and how it meets one or more of the goals of the endowed chair.
  2. A summary of methods of data collection and analysis.
  3. A description of students involved (if involved) including their numbers, roles, and contributions.
  4. An itemized budget with calculated estimates for each line item.
  5. Other sources of funding, including current or future plans to apply for external funding.
  6. A current curriculum vita (5 page max) for the Principal Investigatorwith contact information.

Submit proposals electronically to Tricia Wilson, FHSS Dean’s Office ().

Address questions regarding proposals and submission instructions to Shawn Miller, Associate Dean, FHSS, 2-3425 ()

Proposals will be evaluated by the Marjorie Pay Hinckley Endowed Chair Committee, which includes scholars from several disciplines. Proposals will be reviewed on the basis of conceptual clarity, scholarly promise, and alignment with the goals of the Endowed Chair.

Additional Information regarding Proposals and Projects:
Funds may not be used to supportfaculty release time, faculty or student travel, conference posters, nor capital equipment.

The normal funding cycle is two years. Extensions of one year,in extenuating circumstances, must be approved by the Marjorie Pay Hinckley Endowed Chair Committee.

An annual report is due each Feb. 1that describes funding expenditures, scholarly products produced, and mentoring activities.If a complete activity report is not submitted by this date, funding will be suspended until the report is posted.