Authors: Hecht M.¹; Parrott R.²

Source: Journal of Applied Communication Research, Volume 30, Number 4, November 2002 , pp. 382-392(11)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

Abstract:

Extramural funding to support communication research influences and is influenced by the culture of our discipline, universities, and departments. Both the National Communication Association and the International Communication Association have established closer ties to funding agencies and encouraged members' grant writing pursuits through mentorship and convention programs, newsletter columns, and publicity. Universities vary in how much support they have available as infrastructure to assist in the submission and administration of grants. Some institutions facilitate extramural funding endeavors through mentoring programs, university-wide research centers, sharing of indirect costs, and space. Department cultures, too, vary in the resources available to support grants. Departments in many ways have the most direct effects on grant-supporting cultures. In addition to activities indicated for the discipline and university, departments can build a grant culture by recognizing grant writing in their personnel practices, creating systems for rewarding and supporting grant activities, and having policies in place for the many related issues (e.g., release time, indirect cost sharing, research assistants). Finally, the interpersonal culture, whether colleagues recognize and support grants, plays a major role in individual pursuit of, and satisfaction with, seeking extramural funding to support communication research.

Keywords: Grant culture; research support; extramural funding; grant infrastructure

Document Type: Research article

Affiliations: 1: Communication Arts and Sciences at Penn State University 2: Department of Communication Arts & Sciences and Director of the Health Communication Program at Penn State University

Publication date: 2002-11-01

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