J. William Asher and Dorothy A. Asher Fund in the Social Sciences

Deadline for Fall: October 2, 2024 @ 6 PM ET / Deadline for Spring: February 26, 2025 @ 6 PM ET

Purpose: J. William Asher is a 富二代视频app alumnus and Professor Emeritus of Education and Psychological Sciences at Purdue University.  Highly committed to undergraduate research at 富二代视频app, Dr. Asher has generously established the J. William and Dorothy A. Asher Fund in the Social Sciences.  Recognizing that social science pursuits can occur in a variety of disciplines and programs, including Conflict Studies, Women’s Studies, Economics and Management, History, Political Science, European Studies, Latin American Studies, and other area studies, activities in these and other fields shall be eligible for support with these funds if the research includes a significant social science component.

Eligibility: Activities that support faculty and students, working independently or together, are eligible for award.

These activities might include but are not limited to:

Funding must be awarded for projects before expenses are incurred, and there will be no retroactive funding. Among strong proposals, preference is given to projects that advance students' understanding of and experiences with the undertaking of research activities.

Some recent allocations include: 

Eligibility for teaching load reduction for faculty: 

All tenure-track or tenured members of the faculty are eligible to apply each year, but they may receive only one course reassigned time in a given academic year and one award every two years. Term faculty members must have completed a successful third-year review.  Faculty members are not eligible for teaching load reduction during the same academic year as a sabbatical, pre-tenure leave, or any other award that has reassigned time. Awards for reassigned time for a scholarly project are contingent on departmental staffing needs and approval from the Vice President of Academic Affairs.

Student Applicants:

Eligibility:  Students must be in good academic standing and have no incomplete grades in regular semester courses in order to be eligible for funding.  Seniors will not be funded for activities held after they graduate, with the exception of travel to present work at professional conferences that will take place prior to June 30 of the year of graduation.

Sponsor Endorsement: Your faculty sponsor must complete an endorsement attesting to their assessment of your project’s feasibility and merit, your preparedness to undertake the project successfully, and their contributions to your project’s success.