The Gene Burd Urban Journalism Award (AEJMC)

PURPOSE:  To reward and thereby improve the practice and study of journalism in the urban environment by recognizing high quality urban media reporting, critical analysis, and research relevant to that content and its communication about city problems, programs, policies, and public priorities in urban life and culture. Awards are for individuals with a distinguished record of accomplished works in urban journalism.
The award will be presented at a special ceremony during the annual meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) and the winner’s presence at this ceremony is strongly encouraged. The 2010 meeting will be held in Denver at the Sheraton Denver Hotel, August 4-7.

AMOUNT OF AWARD: Up to $5,000 per award.

SUBMISSIONS: Nominations must include: (1) a letter of nomination for the individual, (2) two letters of support, (3) a copy of the nominee's current vita/resume, and (4) additional supporting materials (e.g., reprints of articles or other media productions and additional letters of endorsement, or other appropriate information).

Send complete nomination materials to the Urban Communication Foundation address below by:

• April 1, 2010 for the 2010 AJEMC convention in Denver (August 4-7)
• April 1, 2011 for the 2011 AEJMC convention in St. Louis (August 10-13)
• April 1, 2012 for the 2012 AEJMC convention in Chicago (August 9-12)
• April 1, 2013 for the 2013 AEJMC convention in Washington, D.C. (August 8-11)

The Urban Communication Foundation
6 Fourth Road
Great Neck, NY 11021

Email: listra@optonline.net

For further information or e-mail submission, contact listra@optonline.net

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Gene Burd Urban Journalism Research Prize

This annual prize recognizes and rewards doctoral dissertation research in urban Journalism. It is named after Gene Burd, Professor of Journalism at the University of Texas, who endowed this prize.

Amount of prize: $1,000 per Prize.

Application Procedure:

Each nomination should include a copy of the doctoral dissertation and two supporting letters from faculty mentors. One of these letters must be a nomination from the graduate student’s degree advisor that includes a statement articulating the relevancy and impact of the nominated work. The nominated work must have been completed and defended within the two years prior to the award year (e.g., 2008/2009 for the Prize in 2010).

The winner(s) will be announced each year at the annual business meeting of the Journalism Studies Division of the International Communication Association. The nomination period opens on November 1 and closes on January 31. The Prize’s review committee will consist of representatives from the sponsoring unit in the International Communication Association and the Urban Communication Foundation.

Please send nomination materials (the 2 supporting letters and the dissertation) via email (PDF format) to the Chair of ICA’s Journalism Studies Division during the following submission periods:

• November 1, 2009 - January 31, 2010, for the 2010 ICA conference in Singapore (June 22-26)
  Maria Elizabeth Grabe (Indiana University): mgrabe@indiana.edu


• November 1, 2010 - January 31, 2011, for the 2011 ICA conference in Boston, MA (May 26-30)
  Frank Esser (University of Zurich): f.esser@ipmz.uzh.ch


• November 1, 2011 - January 31, 2012, for the 2012 ICA conference in Phoenix, AZ (May 24-28)
  Frank Esser (University of Zurich): f.esser@ipmz.uzh.ch

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Gary Gumpert Research Incentive Grant (NCA)

The Gary Gumpert Research Incentive Grant is established to fund research that enhances our understanding of communication in the urban environment and improves the relationship between communication scholarship and urban studies and planning. The incentive grant can be applied to the acquisition of resources, travel, and/or any other appropriate research related expenses. All submitted grant proposals will be judged for both originality and potential impact of the completed study in heightening the understanding of issues, problems, and policies in urban communication. Applicants for this grant must be members of the National Communication Association.

Amount of award: Up to $1000 per grant

Applications should include: (a) a statement in no more than two pages describing the nature and significance of the project in relatively non-technical terms, anticipated schedule (expected completion time); plans for dissemination of the project results, and a budget; (b) an appendix of up to two pages for bibliography, photos, figures, etc. may be included. (c) a copy of the applicant’s current CV.

Email complete application to the inquiry and submission email address below by:

• September 1, 2010, for the 2010 NCA convention in San Francisco
• September 1, 2011, for the 2011 NCA convention in New Orleans
• September 1, 2012, for the 2012 NCA convention in Orlando
• September 1, 2013, for the 2013 NCA convention in Washington, D.C.
• September 1, 2014, for the 2014 NCA convention in Chicago

All grant recipients will be obligated to complete the proposed research and provide the UCF with a report of research and progress results. The progress report is due one year after the initial grant notification. Grant recipients are also expected to acknowledge UCF’s contribution in their publications that have been partially supported by the grant.

Winner(s) are strongly encouraged to attend the Annual Convention of the National Communication Association in their award-winning year. The grants will be presented at the UFC Reception during the convention.

Send inquiries and grant proposals to Casey Lum <lumc@wpunj.edu>, Chair of the Gary Gumpert Research Incentive Grant Review Committee, Urban Communication Foundation.

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The Jane Jacobs Urban Communication Book Award (NCA)

The Jane Jacobs Urban Communication Book Award recognizes an outstanding book that exhibits excellence in addressing issues of urban communication. It is named in honor of the late social activist and author of The Death and Life of Great American Cities. All entries must be published within four years before the award year (see nomination deadlines below). The book award brings with it a $500 prize.

The award will be presented at the Annual Convention of the National Communication Association in the winning year. Author and/or publisher presence at the award ceremony is strongly encouraged.

A complete nomination must include: (a) a letter of nomination or self-nomination in the form of an email attachment and (b) four copies of the book. Email the letter of nomination and arrange to send the four book copies to Daniel Makagon, Chair of the Jane Jacobs Book Award Review Committee, by the annual submission deadline, September 1st:

• September 1, 2010, for the 2010 NCA convention in San Francisco (entries must have been published in 2007-2010)
• September 1, 2011, for the 2011 NCA convention in New Orleans (2008-2011)
• September 1, 2012, for the 2012 NCA convention in Orlando (2009-2012)
• September 1, 2013, for the 2013 NCA convention in Washington, D.C. (2010-2013)
• September 1, 2014, for the 2014 NCA convention in Chicago (2011-2014)

Books (and articles in print form) should be sent to the mailing address below. All other materials can be sent via the submission email:

Daniel Makagon
College of Communication
DePaul University
Office/UPS/FEdex: 14 East Jackson, 18th Floor
USPS address: 1 East Jackson
Chicago, IL 60604
email: DMAKAGON@depaul.edu

Send inquiries to Daniel Makagon <DMAKAGON@depaul.edu>, Chair of the Jane Jacobs Urban Communication Book Award Review Committee, Urban Communication Foundation.

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The James W. Carey Urban Communication Award (ICA)

This grant supports communication research that enhances urban social interaction and civic engagement in an age of global communication. It encourages applied research on the role of human communication in urban environments at a time when media technologies alter the parameters of community of all kinds.

James W. Carey noted in A Critical Reader that “I think all education, all scholarship is ultimately an aspect of citizenship.” The form of urbanity and community was an intrinsic part of this theme in the scholarship of Carey. He was concerned with the impact of media technology upon the changing form of the urban domain, the consequence of accelerated change upon human communication and community, and the growing gap between tradition and modernity as suburban sprawl threatens the very nature of urban traditions.

With an award of up to $1,000, this grant facilitates research in progress or in the planning stages. It gives priority to projects that feature innovation and creative approaches to studying the central role of human communication in the transformation of urban cultures and communities. Proposals from developing nations are encouraged.

A six-person committee consisting of three members of the International Communication Association and three members of the Urban Communication Foundation will judge the proposals.

The winner(s) will be announced each year at the annual ICA business meeting. Award winners will be required to report to the UCF on the progress of their research the following year.

Application Procedures:

Submit the application electronically through the link provided by the ICA website (www.icahdq.org). Application period opens on November 1 and closes on January 31. Complete application must include (1) a letter of application not exceeding two pages that speaks directly to each of the grant criteria from the description; (2) a description of not exceeding three pages the proposed research, (3) a current CV, and (4) samples of publication relevant to the grant.

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announcing the new

Michael Brill Grant in Urban Communication and Environmental Design

Sponsored by the Urban Communication Foundation (UCF) and the Environmental Design Research Association(EDRA)

The award's inaugural year will be 2011.

The goal of this grant program is to encourage innovative research projects that provide a bridge between the fields of communication and environmental design. Named in honor of Michael Brill, architect and long-time EDRA member, for his leadership in work place environments and communication, this grant is funded by the Urban Communication Foundation and administered in conjunction with the Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA). This grant supports new research or research in progress.

Amount of Award: $1000 per grant

Eligible participants must be EDRA members to apply for and receive this grant. Each complete application should include: (a) a statement or research proposal in no more than two pages describing the nature and significance of the project in relatively non-technical terms, anticipated schedule (expected completion time); plans for dissemination of the project results, and a budget, (b) an appendix of up to two pages for bibliography, photos, figures, etc. may be included, and (c) a copy of the applicant’s current CV or resume.

The initial call for proposals shall be distributed at the EDRA 41 Conference in Washington DC, June 2010. Proposals shall be submitted in the fall to the EDRA Awards Committee with final decision announced in January/February of the following year. This grant shall be awarded at the EDRA conference beginning in May/June 2011.

For updates and inquiries about this new research grant, contact: info@urbancomm.org

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Applied Urban Communication Research Grant (ECA)

TThe UCF Applied Urban Communication Research Grant is given to promote significant interdisciplinary applied research that investigates real-life urban communication phenomena.

The grant funds the development of original quantitative or qualitative research that focuses on the concerns of citizens and their daily struggle to define, identity with and/or construct “spaces” for discourse and/or engagement within cities.

Proposals will be evaluated based the clarity of the project, the relevance of the project to applied urban communication research, and the potential application of the project’s findings. Applicants for this grant must be members of ECA.

Amount of Grant: Up to $1000 per grant

Applications should include: (1) a 500-word description of the proposed project, outlining the anticipated outcomes, intended mode of dissemination of the research as well as how the research addresses urban community needs and/or concerns; (2) a budget and timetable for completion of the project; (3) a copy of the applicant’s CV; and (4) at least one supporting letter from someone well acquainted with the applicant and proposed research.

The grant will be presented at the 2010 annual meeting of the Eastern Communication Association and the winner’s presence at this ceremony is strongly encouraged. The winner is obligated to submit a progress report to the Urban Communication Foundation the following year.

Proposal e-submission deadline: January 10, 2010

Send inquires and proposals to:

Sara Chudnovsky Weintraub, Ph.D.
Chair, ECA/UCF Applied Communication Research Grant Committee
Eastern Communication Association
Email: Sara.weintraub@regiscollege.edu

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Urban Communication Foundation Journal Article Award

The Urban Communication Foundation Journal Article Award recognizes an outstanding article that exhibits excellence in addressing issues of urban communication. The nominated article should have researched facets of the urban/suburban environment and demonstrated the impact of communication upon the nature of social relationships, community, civics and/or the workplace. It must have been published in a peer-reviewed journal during the two years prior to the award year (e.g., 2008/2009 for the Prize in 2010; 2009/2010 for the Prize in 2011).

Amount of award: $250 per award

The award and accompanying $250 prize will be presented each year at the Urban Communication Foundation Reception at the Annual Convention of the National Communication Association. Author presence at the award ceremony is strongly encouraged. The annual nomination deadline for this award is September 1st.

A complete nomination must include (a) a letter of nomination or self-nomination and (b) a PDF of the published article. Email complete nomination to the Chair of the Urban Communication Foundation Journal Article Award Review Committee by the annual submission deadline, as follows:

• September 1, 2010, for the 2010 NCA convention in San Francisco
• September 1, 2011, for the 2011 NCA convention in New Orleans
• September 1, 2012, for the 2012 NCA convention in Orlando
• September 1, 2013, for the 2013 NCA convention in Washington, D.C.
• September 1, 2014, for the 2014 NCA convention in Chicago

For inquiries and nomination, please contact info@urbancomm.org

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