[liberationtech] Stanford CISAC launches seed grant program for security research

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From: Shelby Speer <sspeer at stanford.edu>

Stanford’s Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) has 
established the Security Research Seed Grant Program, which is designed to 
provide small grants for early-stage, security-related doctoral research at 
Stanford.

The program offers grants ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 each year in an 
effort to engage a broader pool of doctoral students in CISAC activities 
and to foster interdisciplinary connections across engineering, humanities 
and the sciences and social sciences.

*Eligibility*: Stanford University doctoral students in any department or 
field conducting research relevant to one of CISAC’s six core research 
areas is eligible:

• Nuclear Security and Risk

• Cybersecurity

• Biosecurity and Global Health

• Terrorism, Insurgency, and Homeland Security

• Governance, Organizations, and Security

• Migration and Transnational Flows

Proposals should clearly state the research question to be addressed, the 
methods to be used, and the policy relevance of the project. CISAC will 
award of total of $10,000 each year to individual researchers as well as 
research teams. Awards may cover a range of expenses, including (but not 
limited to):

• Travel for field studies, archival research

• Undergraduate research assistance

• Experimental or survey design costs

• Books and other research materials

*Requirements:* Winners must write a short report on the use of grant funds 
and present their work at a CISAC workshop or reading group within a year 
of receiving the grant.

*Applications: *Send a short project proposal of no more than 1,000 words, 
a budget and CV(s) to Shelby Speer (sspeer at stanford.edu) by Sept. 15. 
Grants will be awarded by Nov. 1 for the 2014-2015 academic year.
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