Emerging Scholars Program

Questions about the AEJMC Emerging Scholars Program should be directed to Jennifer McGill at AEJMCHQ@aol.com or 803-798-0271.

Emerging Scholar Recipients for 2011

  • Jennifer Stevens Aubrey, Missouri
    “Teen Pregnancy and Health Literacy: An Entertainment Education Approach to Examining the Impact of 16 and Pregnant”
  • Jiyoung Cha, North Texas
    “Social Television: Redefinition of Social Interaction among Television Viewers in the 21st Century”
  • Jakob D. Jensen, Purdue
    “The Influence of Ethnic Newspaper Consumption on Cancer Prevention Behaviors: A Test of the Cognitive Mediation Model”
  • Susan Keith, Rutgers
    “Homegrown Media Criticism: The U.S. Journalism Review Movement, 1958-1977”

Emerging Scholar Recipients for 2010

  • Bill Herman of Hunter College & Minjeong Kim of Colorado State University
    “The Internet Defends Itself: The Network Neutrality Debate on the Web”
  • Heather LaMarre of University of Minnesota
    “Citizen Journalism and Social Media in the 2010 Election: A Multi-method Approach to Understanding Emerging Trends and Innovations in Mass Communication Campaigns”
  • Jasmine McNealy of Louisiana State University
    “A Survey of Subpoenas Against Anonymous Internet Speakers and Outcomes”
  • Leigh Moscowitz of the College of Charleston
    “Gay Marriage in the News”

 

AEJMC Scholars Program:
Tips for Creating a Strong Proposal

The successful research project should contribute to the body of knowledge, should be designed so that it could be executed successfully, and should be within the abilities of the researcher to complete. To demonstrate that your project has these characteristics, we suggest the following for your proposal.

• Make sure the proposal is well developed and clearly explains your project.
• Explain the importance of the topic and the broad implications that this research can have.
• Follow the specific categories from the call to make it easier for the reviewers evaluate.
• Spell out the anticipated outcomes – What article(s) will be produced? How does this study advance our knowledge in the area?
• Provide a title for the proposal. It helps crystallize the topic in the reviewer’s mind right off the bat.
• Describe methods clearly and succinctly. How will you select your sample? How and why will the sample allow you to address the aims of the project? How will you analyze the sample?
• Make sure the budget provides details. You should break out the categories and list exactly how the funds will be used.
• Explain how this grant will assist in completing the project. If the project requires more funds than available, explain where the rest will come from so the work can be completed.

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