Event Details

End: November 1, 2018
Contact: fmackaman@dirksencenter.org
More Info: http://www.dirksencenter.org/print_programs_overview.htm#section1

Deadline: November 1, 2018

The Dirksen Congressional Center invites applications for grants to fund research on congressional leadership and the U.S. Congress. The Center, named for the late Senate Minority Leader Everett M. Dirksen, is a private, nonpartisan, nonprofit research and educational organization devoted to the study of Congress. Since 1978, the Congressional Research Grants program has invested more than $1,000,000 to support nearly 500 projects. Applications are accepted at any time, but the deadline is November 1 for the annual selections, which are announced in January.

The Center has allocated up to $50,000 in 2019 for grants with individual awards capped at $3,500.

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 who have successfully defended their dissertation prospectus to apply and awards a significant portion of the funds for dissertation research. Applicants must be U.S. citizens who reside in the United States.

To apply, please visit http://www.dirksencenter.org/print_programs_overview.htm#section1 for further information or contact Frank Mackaman at fmackaman@dirksencenter.org.