Request for Proposals: The Gulf Family
The Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS) at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar announces a major project on The Gulf Family. In effort to understand how structural and ideational forces of change have been reflected in the everyday lives of Gulf families, CIRS has launched a multi-disciplinary research initiative. To learn more, go tocirs.georgetown.edu/research/
CIRS seeks to stimulate the collection of reliable data and the production of sound analysis, with the goal of exploring questions related to the topic using empirically-grounded, theoretically informed research. Award recipients are expected to become active participants in the CIRS research initiative on the issue. This may include travel to Doha for Working Group meetings, public talks, or authorship of a chapter or article for publication. The maximum amount per grant award is US $25,000 to be used over the course of a one-year research progression.
Proposal submissions are due September 15, 2014. For inquiries and grant application submissions, please contact cirsgrants@georgetown.