ACES Research Grant Award Committee

Call for Proposals

2007-2008

 

Purpose:  The purpose for this call for proposals is to fund studies that increase understanding of professional development in Counselor Education and Supervision.

 

Amount of Funding: The ACES Executive Council has allocated $10,000 to the Research Grants Committee to support deserving ACES research. The maximum grant given will not exceed $2000; individual grants typically will be in the $750 to $1500 range, depending on research quality and documented need.

 

Who May Apply: The competition is open to both professional and student members of ACES. Because of their need and because of the limited funding available for student research, student researchers are especially encouraged to apply. Individuals may submit (or be part of a

submission team) for only one proposal. Multiple submissions by any researcher (individually or as part of multiple research teams) will not be accepted.

 

Proposal Format: Proposals must adhere to the following:

·         Typed in 12 point font, double spaced, with one-inch margins.

 

·         The Proposal document may be a maximum of four pages.

-References may be added in addition to the 4 page limit.

-NO ATTACHEMTNS: Attachments submitted as part of the proposal beyond the 4

  page limit will not be reviewed by the committee.

-The Application Form, sent as a separate document, is not part of this page count.

 

·         Submitted documents must be in EITHER Microsoft Word or Rich Text Format.

NO OTHER WORD PROCESSING FORMAT WILL BE ACCEPTED.

 

·         Submit one "blind" copy of the proposal*, one copy of the proposal with author identification, and the Application Form as three separate attachments to the committee chair Dale Pietrzak, Ed.D. at dale.pietrzak@usd.edu on or before January 7, 2008.

 

Recommended Proposal Outline:

Rationale

Methodology

Ethical considerations

Budget

Plan for Dissemination

References

 

Evaluation Criteria:  Research proposals will be evaluated by a panel of reviewers using the following criteria:

a.         Qualifications of the Researcher:

·         The researcher is a regular or student member of ACES, and the researcher has submitted only one proposal for funding in this year=s grant program.

b.       Quality of the Proposed Research:

·    Proposed topic is within the scope of Counselor Education and Supervision (20 points possible)

·    Relevance of research to Counselor Education & Supervision as evidenced by the literature review (25 pts. possible)

·    Research Methodology (i.e. the methodology proposed follows accepted practice for research of that kind) (25 pts possible)

·    Applicable ethical standards for research with human subjects (15 pts. possible)

c.       Financial Need:

·    Clear, itemized, and research-focused budget (10 pts. possible):  The budget for the research project seems sound given the nature and scope of the proposed project (only the expenses budgeted for the actual conducting of the study will be considered; travel or presentation expenses will not be considered), and the project is not substantially supported by any other funding source (budget statements must include a statement of other funds being used to support the project).

·    Funds may not be used for time compensation, including GA work, unless you provide the "employee" with a 1099 Form submitted to the IRS, so that they are taxed appropriately. The budget may include payment for time if  the recipient (e.g., transcription company, statistical consultant) accounts for the self-employment or business income and provides a receipt. Receipts must be maintained by the Primary Researcher and made available should ACES request the records.

d.      Plan for Dissemination:  A clear, feasible, and appropriate plan for dissemination of research findings (5 pts. possible).  As a condition of the acceptance of the grant award, the researcher is required to complete one of the following by June 30th of the year subsequent to receiving your award:

·         Provide a copy of the proposal to present the research results as a poster session at the ACA World Conference or ACES National Conference;

·         Provide a copy of the proposal to present the research results as an education session at the ACA World Conference or ACES National Conference;

·         Provide to the Research Grant Committee Chair a copy of the manuscript of the research results that has been submitted to a refereed journal for publication consideration. 

e.       AAcknowledgment of Support@ Agreement: The researcher will include an acknowledgment of ACES financial support of the project in all reports, presentations, or publications related to the supported project.

Deadline for Submission:  The deadline for submission is January7, 2008.  Your email attachments must include:

·         One "blind" copy of the proposal**

·         One copy of the proposal with author identification,

·         One application form

These are to be sent in one email with three attachments to the committee chair Dale Pietrzak, Ed.D. at dale.pietrzak@usd.edu

EITHER Microsoft Word or Rich Text format. 

NO OTHER WORD PROCESSING FORMATS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Grants will be awarded during the ACES Awards Luncheon at the 2008 ACA Conference in Hawaii.

Requests for further information should be directed to:

Dale Pietrzak, Ed.D.

            Chair, ACES Research Grants Committee

email dale.pietrzak@usd.edu

Proposals must be submitted as an email attachment as described above. Neither faxed nor mailed "hard" copies of proposals will be considered.

            NOTE: **A "blind" copy contains no identifying information about the author(s) or their location in the title pages, page headers, or text of the proposal. Proposals containing any identifying information or submissions that do not include one "blind" copy will be disqualified.

ACES RESEARCH GRANT

APPLICATION FORM

2007-2008

 

Principal Researcher Name:

Address           

City                                         State                            Zip 

Work Phone                                        Home Phone                                                      

E-mail Address

 

Institution     

 

[Include here the name(s), title(s), and institution(s) of any additional researcher(s)

 

Title of Research

 

Qualifications of principal researcher:

I am a member of ACES                                                               No (  )          Yes (  )

    If AYes,@ what category                                                    Student (  )   Regular (  )

This proposal is my only submission for this grant                        No (  )          Yes (  )

 

Financial need:

Is this project fully or substantially supported by another

funding source?                                                                             No (  )          Yes (  )

 

If AYes,@ what source(s)                                                                                                        _____

 

If "Yes" what amount is being funded by another source? _______________________________

I am willing to include an acknowledgment of ACES

financial support of the project in all reports, presentations,

or publications related to the supported project.                           No (  )           Yes (  )

 

 

Plan for Dissemination, AAcknowledgment of Support@ Agreement:  I am willing to complete one of the following by June 30th of the year subsequent to receiving the grant award:

 

1)   Provide a copy of the proposal to present the research results as a

      poster session at the ACA World Conference                                          No (  )              Yes (  )

 

2)   Provide a copy of the proposal to present the research results as an

      education session at the ACA World Conference, or                              No (  )              Yes (  )

 

3)   Provide to the Research Grant Committee Chair a copy of the

      manuscript of the research results that has been submitted to a

      refereed journal for publication consideration.                                         No (  )              Yes (  )