SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY The Alexander N. Charters Library of Resources for Educators of Adults

Research Grants

The Alexander N. Charters Adult Education Research Grants-in-Aid Program provides funding for researchers interested in exploring the history and practice of adult education using the Charters Library adult education collections. Up to $5,000 worth of grants-in-aid will be awarded in 2012. The actual amount of each award will depend upon the scope of the research outlined in the applicant's proposal. See below for a list of previous recipients.

A complete list of the Charters Library adult education collections is available here.

You may also download a PDF brochure about the grants program.

In order to apply, please submit the following:

• Letter of intent outlining the proposed research, including how our collections will be used to support it
• Intended outcome of research, if any (e.g., conference paper, book, dissertation)
• Amount requested, including budget breakdown and term of stay
• Current résumé or c.v.
• One professional letter of support

Applications must be postmarked no later than 1 December for consideration. Grants will be awarded in January and funds will be available to recipients as of 15 February. Application packages should be sent to:

Barbara Brooker
Charters Grants-in-Aid Program
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Library
222 Waverly Ave.
Syracuse, NY 13244-2010
t. 315-443-9763
f. 315-443-2671
e-mail. bbbrooke@syr.edu

Previous recipients:

• 2008: Matthew Hedstrom, Postdoctoral Research Associate at Princeton University's Center for the Study of Religion (Princeton, NJ)
• 2008: Lisa R. Merriweather Hunn, Assistant Professor of Adult, Higher, and Community Education at Ball State University (Muncie, IN)
• 2009: Waynne B. James, Professor of Adult Education, University of South Florida (Tampa, FL)
• 2009: Jerry P. Ross, Doctoral Student in Adult Education, University of Southern Mississippi (Hattiesburg, MI)
• 2010: Celeste Fraser Delgado, Associate Professor of English, Barry University
• 2010: Wendy Korwin, PhD Candidate in American Studies, College of William and Mary
• 2010: James Novak, Dean of Outreach and Distance Learning, Madonna University
• 2010: Sonya Ramsey, Associate Professor of History and Women’s and Gender Studies, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
• 2011: Joni Schwartz, Adjunct Assistant Professor, City University of New York (LaGuardia Community College)
• 2011: K. P. Joo, PhD candidate, Pennsylvania State University
• 2011: Becky Copper-Glenz, Director of Distributed Learning, Minnesota State University