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Grant Proposal Format
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Sycuan Institute on Tribal Gaming
Research Grant Program
2008-09 Call for Proposals
The Sycuan Institute on Tribal Gaming (SITG) is now accepting applications for the 2008-09 funding cycle. The SITG, housed in the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management (HTM) and supported by the SDSU Research Foundation, provides funds to:
- Support scholarly research on Indian gaming’s social and economic impacts,
- Assist scholars in producing research that is useful to tribal governments and tribal gaming operators,
- Contribute to the literature on Indian gaming’s political and community effects,
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Create and strengthen the link between scholarly research and policy making that affects tribal governments and Indian Gaming.
The SITG funding period begins January 1, 2009. Awards will be announced in December, 2008.
Application
Applications and a proposal format are available online at http://htm.sdsu.edu/sycuan/proposalformat.html. An electronic copy of the application is due to Kate Contreras at kspilde@mail.sdsu.edu no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, December 5, 2008.
Review Process
The SITG Grant Program is guided by federal standards in the review of applications. An independent panel composed of distinguished researchers in the field evaluates proposals and makes the final funding decisions. They use the following criteria to judge the merit and feasibility of proposed research projects:
- Significance: Does the study address an important problem? If the aims of the application are achieved, how will knowledge about Indian gaming be advanced?
- Approach: Are the conceptual framework, design, methods and analyses adequately developed, well integrated, and appropriate to the aims of the project?
- Innovation: Does the project employ novel concepts, approaches or methods? Are the aims original and innovative?
- Investigator: Is the investigator appropriately trained and well suited to carry out this work? Is the work proposed appropriate to the experience level of the principal investigator and other researchers?
Administration
The Sycuan Institute on Tribal Gaming administers the Research Support grants. Please direct inquiries about the SITG and its process to:
Kate Contreras, Chair
Sycuan Institute on Tribal Gaming
5500 Campanile Drive, PFSA 430
School of Hospitality and Tourism Management
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA 92182-4514
(619) 594-2780
kspilde@mail.sdsu.edu
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