Small Grants for Student Research
A Training Ground for Future Leaders in Philanthropy and the Nonprofit Sector
The PACS Center exposes promising young scholars to issues surrounding philanthropy and civil society and offers them the tools to be leaders in this arena. The Center also benefits from synergy with the Haas Center Program in Philanthropy, managed collaboratively with the Philanthropic Ventures Foundation, which offers undergraduate and postgraduate fellowship opportunities for students to undertake work in the field.
The PACS Center seeks to expand and enhance research on philanthropy and civil society. We think about questions about civic engagement and institutional form that speak to fundamental research questions in the humanities and social sciences. To further these intellectual goals, the Center offers PhD research fellowships, undergraduate research fellowships, small grants for student research, and supports PhD seminars and workshops.
The PACS Center seeks to expand and enhance research on philanthropy and civil society. We think about questions about civic engagement and institutional form that speak to fundamental research questions in the humanities and social sciences. To further these intellectual goals, the Center offers PhD research fellowships, undergraduate research fellowships, small grants for student research, and supports PhD seminars and workshops.
Small Grants Program for Student Research
Eligibility
The PACS Center supports student research by awarding small amounts of grant funding to Stanford students on a quarterly basis. Typical projects include funding for undergraduate honors theses, master’s students capstone projects and doctoral student research.
Funding
The small grants program will award grants from $500 to $2,500 to undergraduate and graduate Stanford students who are pursuing research in philanthropy or civil society. Eligible grant expenses could include database purchase, travel expenses, conference fees, telephone costs or other reimbursable expenses related to data collection and analysis.
Application Requirements
Complete applications will include the following:
The PACS Center supports student research by awarding small amounts of grant funding to Stanford students on a quarterly basis. Typical projects include funding for undergraduate honors theses, master’s students capstone projects and doctoral student research.
Funding
The small grants program will award grants from $500 to $2,500 to undergraduate and graduate Stanford students who are pursuing research in philanthropy or civil society. Eligible grant expenses could include database purchase, travel expenses, conference fees, telephone costs or other reimbursable expenses related to data collection and analysis.
Application Requirements
Complete applications will include the following:
- A curriculum vitae.
- A one-to-two page proposal describing your research topic and process.
- An itemized budget that explains what the funds would support.
- A letter of recommendation from your project advisor.
Deadlines
We will be excepting proposals for small grant funding with a deadline of January 8, 2010 for use during the Winter and Spring quarters.
Student Testimonial
PACS Undergraduate Lauren Finzer '09 speaks about the influential role PACS had on her Stanford academic career and how PACS is creating the next generation of philanthropic change agents.
PIPE Conference
PACS recently hosted a research conference to launch the project on Private Initiatives in Public Education (PIPE) that brought together leading scholars and practitioners who are working on projects related to emerging trends and cross-sector innovations in public education. Specifically, the conference explored the following themes:
1) The influence of philanthropic and private intermediary organizations in education;
2) Models of organizing diverse providers (charters and district schools) of public education;
3) Innovations in the development of human capital for education;
4) Entrepreneurship in the era of Obama.
The conference also set out to establish an agenda for future research in these areas.
