Labnet: Announcement of Grant Availability: Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy

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From: Mary Curtis<info at horowitz-foundation.org>
[mailto:Info at horowitz-foundation.org] 

HOROWITZ FOUNDATION FOR SOCIAL POLICY
POST OFFICE BOX 7
ROCKY HILL, NEW JERSEY 08853-0007

Irving Louis Horowitz, Chairman

October 17, 2007
GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT
 
Dear Colleagues and Friends,
 
The Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy provides grant funding in the
major areas of the social sciences for scholars throughout the world who
are in the initial phases of their research career. 
 
Now in its eleventh year, the Horowitz Foundation awards grants
annually; our website (http://www.horowitz-foundation.org) contains
detailed information regarding the application processes, policies and
procedures.
 
We encourage you to bring this information to the attention of your
membership.  Below is a general announcement regarding 2007 grants.
Your assistance, either in posting this information on your website,
creating a link from your webpage to ours or reproducing the text in
your printed publications is greatly appreciated.  
 
Thank you for addressing our common goal of scholarly advancement of the
social sciences.
 
Sincerely,
Mary E. Curtis
Vice Chairman and Trustee
The Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy
Post Office Box 7
Rocky Hill, New Jersey 08853-0007
Email:  i nfo at horowitz-foundation.org

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The Horowitz Foundation, as of the 2007 distribution, approves
approximately ten grants each year, in amounts ranging from $3,000 to
$5,000 per grant. The Foundation makes targeted grants for work in major
areas of the social sciences, including anthropology, area studies,
economics, political science, psychology, sociology, and urban studies,
as well as newer areas such as evaluation research. Preference will be
given to projects that deal with contemporary issues in the social
sciences and issues of policy relevance and to scholars in the initial
stages of research. Awards are allocated solely on the basis of merit.
Applicants are not required to be U.S. citizens or U.S. residents.
Candidates may propose new projects, and they may also solicit support
for research in progress, including final work on a dissertation,
supplementing research in progress, travel funds, or preparinga work for
publication. Preference will be given to advanced graduate students and
untenured assistant professors and instructors.

Candidates should submit applications no later than January 31, 2008.
Awards will be announced in May 2008. Applicants are invited to request
an application from:

2007 Awards
Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy
PO Box 7
Rocky Hill, New Jersey 08553-0007
www.horowitz-foundation.org

For complete information about the application process, criteria for
selection, and
previous recipients, visit the foundation's website
http://www.horowitz-foundation.org

Trustees of The Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy
David J. Armor, George Mason University
James T. Bennett, George Mason University
Jonathan D. Breul, IBM Center for the Business of Government
Mary E. Curtis, Transaction Publishers
Ronald D. Henderson, National Educational Association
Esther K. Hicks, Stanford Research Institute
Irving Louis Horowitz, Rutgers University
Jonathan B. Imber, Wellesley College
Ray C. Rist, The World Bank
Jeffrey I. Ross, University of Baltimore
Rosemary A. Stevens, Cornell University
Lionel Tiger, Rutgers University
Jaan Valsiner, Clark University
Doris Wilkinson, University of Kentucky

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