Susan C. Eaton Scholar-Practitioner Grant

DEADLINE: November 1

The Awards Committee for the Susan C. Eaton Scholar-Practitioner Memorial Fund has issued a call for proposals for a $3,000 grant to be awarded in January 2010 to a scholar researcher doing new or on-going research (including dissertation research) in the labor and employment relations or related field. Only LERA members are eligible to submit a proposal for the Committee to consider.

To become a member, click here. To learn more on her work, read an article by Susan C. Eaton (PDF).

The first grant award was made to the best proposal from an individual or team in the scholarly research area in January 2006. In 2007, it was awarded to the best proposal received from a practitioner engaged in an action research project in the labor and employment relations or related field. The Award follows an alternate-year pattern in order to recognize promising work from both the scholarly and practice sides of the labor and employment relations and related fields.

The Award will be granted annually to the most promising and relevant proposal for research or research-in-action consistent with the values and principles of the work of Susan C. Eaton and that best honors her legacy as an outstanding scholar-practitioner. This includes dissertation research, post graduate and other research projects, and/or research-related projects being done by practitioners in the fields, or research-in-action.

LERA members are invited to submit a 1-2 page proposal before November 1 outlining a research project for the Committee's consideration. The outline should include: a description of the project and why it is important, anticipated or possible findings or outcomes, and a project timetable. A letter of support from at least one faculty or sponsor is also required.

The awardee or team will be recognized at the LERA Annual Meeting each January and will receive a check for $3,000 at that time for their project. They agree to provide a brief 1-2 page report of the project upon its completion for publication on the LERA website.

Proposals should be sent to the LERA Office and must be received by November 1. Send to the attention of Paula Wells, executive director.

		Past Winners
2007
		Samuel Kleiner, Carneige Mellon University
2006
		Shaun Giese, University of Nebraska
2005		Patrice Mareschal, Rutgers University-Camden
		Carol Zabin, University of California-Berkeley

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