O'Connor Grants
The Sociology Department announces the seventh year of competition for funds to support student research and travel as well as other innovative projects. The project must be related to the theme of social justice, broadly conceived, that is, the maldistribution of economic resources, political power, and cultural respect as well as strategies to correct these inequities.
The department will fund at least four proposals of up to $1000 each during 2008-09. Applicants must be declared sociology majors. Proposed projects may involve thesis research, but the department is willing to fund projects for other purposes as well. Projects involving research must be done under the supervision of a member of the Colorado College sociology faculty.
Proposals should include a detailed description of the proposed project, an explanation of its link to issues of social justice, a budget outlining the uses to which the funds will be put, a copy of your transcript, and – in the case of a research project – a supporting letter from the professor who has agreed to supervise it.
O’Connor Grant recipients are encouraged to report their findings to a Sociology Department Student Colloquium.
There will be 3 opportunities for you to submit your proposal. The deadline for the first round is September 28, the first Monday of Block 2. The deadline for the second round will be the first Monday of Block 4 (November 23). The deadline for the third round will be the first Monday of Block 8 (April 19, 2010). Proposals should be sent to Laura Foster, the Sociology Department staff assistant.