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The Marquette University Center for Transnational Justice is pleased to offer funding for research conducted by graduate students enrolled in the Helen Way Klingler College of Arts and Sciences. The Center will be awarding two Graduate Student Research Grants for work on an issue of economic, political, or social justice that crosses national borders. Issue areas include but are not limited to immigration, forced migration and human trafficking, human rights, economic development, global trade and finance, pandemic diseases, and climate change.
Successful Graduate Student applicants will be awarded up to $2000 in research funds. Grant funds must be expended on a specific research project conducted between May 1, 2012 and June 30, 2012. Eligible expenses include research-related travel, data acquisition, and materials and supplies. Grant recipients will be required to submit a preliminary report of the results of their research by July 30, 2012.
The grant competition is open to Graduate Students enrolled in the Helen Way Klingler College of Arts and Sciences. Applicants must have completed a minimum of one semester of graduate level work at Marquette.
Students seeking to apply for these grants must submit the following materials. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.
- Research Proposal consisting of no more than four single-spaced pages using 12 point font. The proposal must contain: a clear discussion of the puzzle or problem the project seeks to address; a brief literature review that identifies the significance of the proposed research in light of existing scholarship; a discussion of research methods the project will employ and how a CTJ research grant will strengthen the project.
- Project Budget consisting of a one page budget narrative noting the intended use of grant funds, total project costs, and other sources of support.
- Curriculum Vitae/Resume of two to three pages. If the project entails foreign travel, include information on relevant language skills.
- Letter of Faculty Support from a full-time Marquette faculty member noting their willingness to serve as an advisor/mentor for the project and commenting on the applicant’s ability to conduct the research.
Applications must be submitted electronically as PDF or WORD attachments and are due before 4:00 p.m., Monday, March 5, 2012. Send application materials to Dr. H. Richard Friman, Director, Center for Transnational Justice, h.r.friman@marquette.edu. Grant winners will be notified by email on or before April 10, 2012.
2011-2012
Molly Giese, Department of Political Science. Research project on the political economy of human rights in Brazil.
2010-2011
No grants awarded.
2009-2010
Patricia Rodda, Department of Political Science. Research project on the transnational diffusion of GLBT rights.
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Faculty Course Development Grants
*2012 Spring Grant Competition:
The Marquette University Center for Transnational Justice (CTJ) will be awarding two grants for full-time Marquette faculty to develop new courses, or significantly revise existing courses, that explore issues of justice that transcend national borders. The course must be taught at least once within three semesters following notice of the grant award. Each development award will be for $3600.
Innovative proposals are sought especially in the following areas:
- Migration: including immigration, refugee and asylum issues, migrant worker issues, immigrant incorporation and exclusion
- Economics, Politics, and Justice: including issues of hunger, environmental policy and practice, global economic crises, and development
- Human Security: including issues of human rights challenges and protections, health care and pandemic diseases, and transnational crime
Application Procedures: Applicants must submit the following materials:
- Letter of application that describes the proposed course
- Updated curriculum vitae
- One page draft syllabus
- Letter of support from department chair
Applications must be submitted electronically as PDF or Word attachments, to the following email address: h.r.friman@marquette.edu. The application deadline for the Spring 2012 competition is noon on Monday, April 23, 2012.
Prior Course Development Grant Award Winners
Spring 2012
Spring 2011
Dr. Roberta Coles, Social and Cultural Sciences: "Food and Society."
Dr. Alexandra Crampton, Social and Cultural Sciences: "International Social Welfare and Justice Policy and Practice."
Dr. Barrett McCormick (Political Science), Dr. Daniel Meisner (History), Dr. Curtis Carter (Philosophy), Dr. Terrence Miller (Office of International Education): "China in Three Dimensions"
Spring 2010
Dr. Pilar Bellver Saez, Foreign Languages and Literatures: "Border Stories: Identity, Community, and Conflict in U.S. and Mexican Literature on the Border."
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Dr. Irfan A. Omar, Theology:" Christian Faith in Cultural Contexts: Exploring Peace and Nonviolence through Christian-Muslim Dialogue."
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Spring 2009
Dr. John Su, English: "Literature of Migration and the Dream of Transnational Justice."
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Dr. Michael Duffey, Theology: grant awarded to revise the introductory course and capstone seminar for the Interdisciplinary Minor, and proposed major, in Justice and Peace Studies.
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Spring 2008
Dr. Sarah Wadsworth, English: "Studies in Genre: American History and the Novel"
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Dr. Michael Wreen, Philosophy: "Justice and Conflict Resolution: Relativism, Tolerance, Mercy, and Forgiveness"
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Spring 2007
Dr. Louise Cainkar, Social and Cultural Sciences: "Immigrants and their Communities"
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Spring 2006
Dr. Ruth Belknap, Nursing: "Migration and Health: Mexico and the United States"
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Dr. Theresa Tobin, Philosophy: "War, Terrorism and Non-Violent Conflict Resolution"
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