UChicagoGRAD will host a writing workshop for Political Science PhD students planning to apply for the June 17th NSF DDRIG in Political Science deadline (internal UChicago deadline is June 2rd, 2019).

The workshop will be held on Thursday, May 16th from 1-3pm in UChicagoGRAD. Students can RSVP via GRAD Gargoyle: GRAD Gargoyle (Events > GRAD Events).

In order to participate you must register and submit a draft of your project summary and project proposal in advance of the workshop, by Monday, May 13th at 12pm CST. The Political Science Program dissertation research improvement grants are awarded to support high quality doctoral dissertation research in political science. A proposal submitted for consideration by the Political Science Program at NSF will be most competitive if the research contributes to theoretical development and substantive knowledge, rather than merely focusing on specific topics of political interest. Competitive proposals focus on one or a few core questions that are theoretically derived and empirically oriented, and examined with methodological rigor. More information here: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2015/nsf15571/nsf15571.htm#toc.

The success of our workshop depends on everyone’s willingness to actively participate in a cooperative and encouraging writing environment. By committing to read, engage with, and support your colleagues in their writing processes, you are also agreeing to provide them with the confidentiality that the integrity of their research, work, and their personal process requires. Your RSVP signals your promise to fully participate in this workshop and your understanding that all circulated work is the intellectual property of its author(s).The success of our workshop depends on everyone’s willingness to actively participate in a cooperative and encouraging writing environment. By committing to read, engage with, and support your colleagues in their writing processes, you are also agreeing to provide them with the confidentiality that the integrity of their research, work, and their personal process requires. Your RSVP signals your promise to fully participate in this workshop and your understanding that all circulated work is the intellectual property of its author(s).

For more DDRIG resources, view the SSRC DDRIG toolkit.