{"id":4469,"date":"2026-02-19T22:28:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T22:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/centennialcenter\/?page_id=4469"},"modified":"2026-02-20T19:09:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T19:09:16","slug":"2021-special-projects-fund-recipients","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/centennialcenter\/grants-awards\/special-projects-fund\/previous-special-projects-fund-winners\/2021-special-projects-fund-recipients\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 Special Projects Fund Recipients"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2021 Special Projects Fund Recipients<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The American Political Science Association seeks proposals from groups of members for projects aimed at advancing the political science discipline and\/or a tackling a challenge facing the discipline. Projects must be evidence-based and provide wider benefits for the profession and the discipline.&nbsp;These collaborative projects&nbsp;can be focused on any area of disciplinary work, inclusive of teaching, research, service, and public engagement.&nbsp;Proposals&nbsp;for&nbsp;traditional scholarly projects&nbsp;(e.g.&nbsp;production of a single author book or journal article) will not be accepted. We encourage proposals for teaching and learning related projects, especially those that facilitate cross-institutional sharing of&nbsp;expertise, and&nbsp;are especially interested in activities that advance the development of pedagogical resources that can be disseminated widely. We welcome and encourage proposals involving scholars from a diverse and varied set of backgrounds,&nbsp;approaches&nbsp;and fields of study.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559685&quot;:180}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sample projects may include, but not be limited to the following:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559685&quot;:180}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"30\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Regional or local teaching &amp; learning conference or mini-conference;&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"30\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Graduate student and early career professional development workshops,&nbsp;including for&nbsp;career development connected to political science-related careers outside&nbsp;academia;&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"30\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Cross-institutional collaborative projects, especially those that draw faculty from across universities, colleges, and community&nbsp;colleges;&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"30\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Research projects that incorporate interdisciplinary,&nbsp;intersectional, mixed-method approaches, or big&nbsp;data;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"30\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Research or projects that bring faculty and students from the Global South together with faculty based in the US and\/or globally around topics of mutual&nbsp;interest;&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"30\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Research projects, conferences, workshops or colloquia that advance diversity and inclusion, recruitment and retention in the discipline, gender equity, accessibility, and the professional advancement of First Generation, Indigenous, and LGBTQ scholars, and scholars from underrepresented&nbsp;backgrounds;&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"30\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Projects that involve faculty and student collaboration and co-authorship opportunities, and mentoring&nbsp;components;&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"30\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Projects that connect researchers with user and\/or public communities to co-produce reports,&nbsp;trainings, or other civic benefits.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><strong>Title<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/details>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2021 Special Projects Fund Recipients The American Political Science Association seeks proposals from groups of members for projects aimed at advancing the political science discipline and\/or a tackling a challenge facing the discipline. 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