NAEB Newsletter (Oct 1958)

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■ A E B NEWSLETTER NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTERS VOL. XXIII NO. 10 URBANA, ILLINOIS OCTOBER, 1958 NAEB OFFERS GRANTS-IN-AID FOR EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING RESEARCH The NAEB is offering grants-in-aid in amounts up to $500 for educational broadcasting research in 1959. Through the impetus which may be provided by some financial assistance, the NAEB hopes to foster creative research of unusual quality and gen¬ eral significance to educational broadcasting. These funds are designed to cover part of the expenses of research projects. Any department of an accredited institution of higher education may apply for a grant. While funds may be applied to a project carried on by an individ¬ ual, the grant itself must be to the institution. The department of the institution sponsoring the project must accept responsibility for providing throughout the project expert supervision of research, adminis¬ tering the project, and completing it. Applications must be submitted to: Samuel L. Becker, Chairman NAEB Research Committee c/o National Association of Educational Broad¬ casters 14 Gregory Hall Urbana, Illinois and must be postmarked not later than December 31, 1958. Grants will be announced on or about February 15, 1959. Applications must be submitted in five copies and should consist of two main sections, as follows: Section I (limited to three or four pages) should state as a whole the following: 1. The substantial benefits to education and broadcasting (radio and/or TV) that reason¬ ably may be expected to result from this study. 2. The hypothesis or hypotheses of the study. 3. The relationships of the proposed study to pre¬ vious research. 4. Procedures of the study, including measures to be employed and methods of analyzing data. Section II should indicate the following: 1. The expected date by which the following will be submitted to the NAEB: a) Two copies of the full report of the study, b) Nine copies of a 600-word abstract of the full report, arid c) Two copies of a financial report, together with unexpended NAEB funds. 2. A statement of the names and titles of those who will serve as active consultants for the project, will supervise the research, and will execute the details of the study. 3. A budget of all items that will be provided for the research, indicating: a) What amount is being requested from the NAEB, b) What amount will be provided by the ap¬ plicant, c) What will be provided by sources other than the applicant and the NAEB. Amounts of $500.00 or less may be provided by the NAEB. 4. A statement that no grant funds will be ex¬ pended for: a) Administration of the grant, b) Space and ordinary facilities of the institu¬ tion, or c) Purchase of capital equipment. 5. The understanding that the NAEB has first right to publish a report of the study if it so desires. All other publications rights will be retained by the grantee, provided that such publications bear acknowledgement of the grant. 6. The approval and acceptance of the grant by the institution. 7. The approval and acceptance of administrative responsibility for the study by the head of the department in which the work is to be done. See You In Omaha l