Endowed by the Family and Friends of Margaret Baker Graham
Background
During her career in higher education, Dr. Marty Graham (Iowa State University) worked diligently to support the advancement of graduate students, particularly female, non-traditional students. Because of her dedication to these students and her understanding of the economic difficulties all graduate students face, her family and friends have endowed the Margaret (Marty) Baker Graham Research Grant. This award will assist doctoral students engaged in research within the discipline of business communication. Distributed through the Business Communication Research Foundation, the $500 award will be presented at the Annual International Conference of the Association for Business Communication.
Eligibility
Any student engaged in collecting data and writing a dissertation in the business communication discipline will be eligible for this award. Preference will be given to those individuals who demonstrate a need for financial support during the late stages of their doctoral programs.
Applicants must be enrolled in a doctoral program pursuing a degree within a business communication-related discipline.
To be considered for this award, the following documents should be submitted to the Graduate Studies Committee chair:
- Letter of application indicating need for research funds
- Current vita
- Description of research project indicating progress achieved toward completion (limit to two pages, single-spaced)
- Names and emails of dean, department chair, and another press release contact
Nominations and Selection
The committee encourages self-nominations, nominations by supervising professors, and nominations by members of the Association for Business Communication. The Graduate Studies Committee of the Association for Business Communication will review and rank applications. Their recommendation will then be submitted to the Board of the Business Communication Research Foundation for approval and authorization of funds disbursement.
If no nominee fulfills the award criteria within a given year, the committee may choose not to select a winner.
Notification
The grant winner and nominees will be notified by the Executive Director or designee at least 90 days before the ABC Annual International Conference. The winner will be asked to submit a photograph to be used in the award presentation.