2024 Call for Proposals: Scholar/Practitioner Collaborations

The Arthur W. Page Center's 2024 Page/Johnson Legacy Scholar Grant competition for the study of integrity in public communication will accept proposals on research projects that involve collaborations between scholars and practitioners in the communications industry.

For information about our other two calls, visit:

► Ethics Training In Public Relations, Journalism, Advertising & Strategic Communication

► Expanding Theory for Integrity in Public Communication

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Call for Proposals: Scholar/Practitioner Collaborations

Page Center research director Holly Overton is leading the call. If you have questions, please contact Overton at hko104@psu.edu.

The Page Center is issuing a call for grant proposals to support scholar-practitioner collaborative projects aimed to empower professionals with research-driven insights. Proposals should focus on timely topics related to the Page Center’s mission of advancing ethics and responsibility in corporate communication and other forms of public communication. Of specific interest are proposal topics that seek to offer practical insights in alignment with The Page Principles for C-suite professionals across corporate, agency, non-profit or government sectors. Relevant topics may include, but certainly are not limited to, the following:

► Navigating ethical considerations related to generative AI tools

► Political, ethical, and moral perspectives and implications of digital analytics

► Engaging different stakeholder groups in CSA messaging

► CSR, ESG, CSV, or other related topics

► Engagement with specific audiences regarding sustainability communication (e.g., communities, activists, employees, influencers, consumers, media, etc.)

► Finding truth in an age of mis/disinformation

Research teams must include an organizational partner. Up to three proposals will be selected for funding up to $15,000 per project. Proposals should follow the Page Center’s guidelines for grant applications. However, projects in this category may opt to allocate a budget line item for a summer stipend. 

Deadlines & Notifications

► Application materials must be electronically submitted on or before Jan. 15, 2024.

► Scholars will be notified of the selection committee's decisions on March 22, 2024.

► Contracts for successful grants will be finalized by July 1, 2024.

► First Research Roundtable presentation in summer of 2024.

► Second Research Roundtable presentation in summer of 2025.

► Final reports are due December 1, 2025.