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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif;">I hope that everyone has had a fabulous spring break and safe travels. It is that time of the year again when the Thompson
call goes out to faculty. In keeping with tradition, I'll give faculty a full week to submit proposals. More details below about the Thompson follow. In brief, you may have ongoing projects and conversations with students; and this is indeed what the proposals
are intended to accomplish. However, please refrain from naming intended students in the proposals itself. These proposals will subsequently be shared with our graduate student body. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif;" class="ContentPasted0">Faculty wishing to become Thompson Research Scholarship Mentors can apply now for this summer’s program. Selected faculty will receive at least one graduate
assistant to work in collaboration with to further summer research goals.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black" class="ContentPasted0"><o:p class="ContentPasted0"><span style="font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; background: white; font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif;" class="ContentPasted0">Interested f</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif;" class="ContentPasted0">aculty
only need to provide the graduate committee with a short proposal indicating research interest and a plan for the research assistant (see more details below under Faculty). I encourage you to read the full description of the program (below). The program will
be advertised to graduate students shortly after faculty have submitted proposals. If you have any questions, please contact me:
</span><a href="http://navdan@ku.edu" class="ContentPasted0" data-loopstyle="link"><span style="font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif; font-size: 11pt;">navdan@ku.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p class="ContentPasted0"><span style="font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif;" class="ContentPasted0">Faculty Guidelines</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black" class="ContentPasted0"><o:p class="ContentPasted0"><span style="font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif;" class="ContentPasted0">1.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif; color: black;" class="ContentPasted0"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif;" class="ContentPasted0">Proposals
for program will be evaluated by the graduate committee. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black" class="ContentPasted0"><o:p class="ContentPasted0"><span style="font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif;" class="ContentPasted0">2.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif; color: black;" class="ContentPasted0"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif;" class="ContentPasted0">Proposals
should be no more than one page and should include:</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black" class="ContentPasted0"><o:p class="ContentPasted0"><span style="font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif;" class="ContentPasted0">a.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif; color: black;" class="ContentPasted0"> </span><i><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif;" class="ContentPasted0">Topic:</span></i><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif;" class="ContentPasted0">
what will you be researching?</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black" class="ContentPasted0"><o:p class="ContentPasted0"><span style="font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif;" class="ContentPasted0">b.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif; color: black;" class="ContentPasted0"> </span><i><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif;" class="ContentPasted0">Need:</span></i><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif;" class="ContentPasted0">
what tasks do you need graduate student assistance to complete?</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black" class="ContentPasted0"><o:p class="ContentPasted0"><span style="font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif;" class="ContentPasted0">c.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif; color: black;" class="ContentPasted0"> </span><i><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif;" class="ContentPasted0">Presentation:</span></i><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif;" class="ContentPasted0">
what are the political science conference(s) where you intend to present the supported research?
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif;" class="ContentPasted0">3.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif; color: black;" class="ContentPasted0"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif;" class="ContentPasted0">Please
do not name specific students in your proposals.</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif;" class="ContentPasted0"> The process for the Thompson fellowship has two parts: faculty propose prospective projects
and graduate students apply to participate in those projects. Graduate students will be encouraged to select projects when they apply to the Thompson fund based on their subfields and research interests. These applications will be evaluated based on need and
interest. Priority will be given to graduate students that have not received Thompson funding before.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black" class="ContentPasted0"><o:p class="ContentPasted0"><span style="font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif;" class="ContentPasted0">4.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif; color: black;" class="ContentPasted0"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif;" class="ContentPasted0">If
more faculty proposals are submitted than the number we can accommodate, faculty that have yet to receive scholars will be given priority. In addition, if the number of faculty proposals outnumber student applications, then proposals that can be matched with
student applications will be the only proposals supported. Please also see my email for further criteria that the graduate committee will use to determine which proposals receive funding.
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif;" class="ContentPasted0">5.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif; color: black;" class="ContentPasted0"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif;" class="ContentPasted0">Scholarships
can be used for student travel as well.</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif;" class="ContentPasted0"> If you have travel plans to another country and would like support from a graduate student, please
apply for a Thompson. The 3K can be used for graduate student travel, in-country expenses, etc.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black" class="ContentPasted0"><o:p class="ContentPasted0"><span style="font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif;" class="ContentPasted0">6.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif; color: black;" class="ContentPasted0"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif;" class="ContentPasted0">Finally,
if your work requires knowledge of a new methodological skill or refinement of an existing approach, Thompson scholarships can be used for student educational conferences -- examples include The Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research
(ICPSR) Summer Program in Quantitative Methods in Ann Arbor Michigan or The Institute for Qualitative and Multi-Method Research (QRM) in Syracuse New York.
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<o:p class="ContentPasted0"><span style="font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif; font-size: 11pt;">I look forward to seeing your proposals. Feel free to share them with me and/or with Jess, cced here on the email. </span></o:p></p>
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Naz</span></o:p></p>
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