Call for Proposals
AAA 2010 Research Fellowship Competition
Submission Deadline: August 28, 2009
The American Academy of Advertising Research Fellowship Competition promotes the continued scholarship of professors and advertising professionals who have completed their education and are doing research in advertising. Doctoral students are not eligible to participate in this competition, and joint research with doctoral students is likewise specifically excluded, unless that research will not be part of the student's dissertation.
Each award, typically, is in the range of $1,000 to $3,000. Any topic that is appropriate for potential publication in the Journal of Advertising is eligible for the competition.
Awards are based on a competitive review of research proposals. While members can submit as many single or joint proposals as desired within a given year, authors cannot receive funding for more than one proposal. Based on the reviews, should more than one paper containing an author’s name receive high rankings, only the highest ranking one will be funded. Winners must comply with the following requirements:
1. Persons submitting proposals must be current members of the American Academy of Advertising. If funded, they must also maintain membership until they complete their project.
2. Winners must grant the Journal of Advertising first right of refusal on any papers resulting from the supported research. Research fellows receive half of the award at the time of selection and half of the award when the first completed paper is submitted to the Journal of Advertising.
3. Winners must complete the awarded research project in three years to receive the second half of the award. If the project is not completed in three years, the second half of the award is automatically forfeited. For example, a 2010 Fellowship winner has until April 1, 2013 to complete the project in order to receive the second half of the award.
4. Winners should acknowledge that the project was funded by an AAA Research Fellowship in all publications resulting from the project. Winners are asked to publicize the award on their campuses, in their communities, etc., attaining as much publicity as possible.
5. Winners cannot apply for additional Research Fellowships while their award is active. Awards are active until winners (a) complete the Fellowship by submitting a manuscript to the Journal of Advertising within the three-year time limit and receive the second half of the award or (b) forfeit the second half of the award.
Requirements for Submission of Proposals
Please note that all submissions should be sent electronically in MS Word format. Submissions should include the following:
1. A cover e-mail, including the proposal's title, with the names and addresses (including email addresses) and affiliations of all authors. Please designate a single contact person and provide phone and fax numbers for that person as well. This page is for record keeping only and will be removed before submissions are sent out for review. Proposals are double-blind reviewed, so the researcher's name, geographic location, or affiliation should not be revealed in the body of the proposal. You will receive an email acknowledgement.
To ensure that your paper is blind reviewed, do not include a title page with your proposal (your cover email will serve as your “title page”). Additionally, per the instructions below, you must delete all properties from your proposal.
Procedure for deleting properties for e-mail submission (in Word): 1) Go to document properties 2) Under the headings of “Summary” & “Custom” please erase all affiliations. Under “Custom” be sure to delete all lines in the “Properties” box; you do this by clicking on the “Delete" box that is present in the same window.
2. The body of the proposal, which should be no more than 10 pages, excluding tables & figures. The body of the proposal shall include: · A literature review, including a statement of the substantive contribution and importance of the proposed research, and ending with relevant research questions or hypotheses. · A methodology section that succinctly outlines the research design, including the subjects (if any) and procedure. If relevant, please identify dependent and independent variables, treatment manipulations, experimental design, data analysis techniques, statistical models, etc., in this section. · A conclusion, including expected results and implications. · References
Proposal Format Requirements: · 10 page limit, including references. Figures, tables, budget and timetable may be attached as addenda to the proposal. · Contents must be double spaced · 12 point Times New Roman font (or equivalent) · One inch margins on all four sides · Title of proposal at the top of page one · Page numbers
3. An appendix, including:
4. In addition to the proposal, submit one resume/vitae for each author.
Proposals must be received by the Chair of the Research Committee no later than 5pm on Friday August 28, 2009. Submissions will be acknowledged via email. Faxed or standard postal mail submissions are not allowed. Winners will be notified by early December 2009. The awards will be announced at the 2010 AAA Conference and communicated to the membership through the AAA Newsletter.
Researchers who previously have received an AAA Fellowship are eligible for the award upon completion or termination of the previous award. Researchers who have submitted proposals that have not been awarded support in the past may resubmit proposals for similar projects.
Submit materials to: Dr. Janas Sinclair Chair, AAA Research Committee School of Journalism and Mass Communication University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Email: sinclair@unc.edu Phone: (919) 843-5638
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