Submission of proposal package to grants.gov should be initiated well in advance of due date. Walker, Peter During the dry season, households will withdraw from generalized reciprocal exchange relationships in the order predicted by the experimental game. Still, no empirical research has tested the effects of drought or severe water scarcity on urban support ties. The researcher addresses the issue of the project's social salience in a clear manner. Please log in again. 1999 An Emerging Logic of Urban Water Management, Cochabamba, Bolivia. Journal of Peace Research 35(3):299-317. Level II grants are extremely competitive and recipients receive funding up to $100,000. The National Geographic Society is inviting proposals from experienced project leaders in the areas of conservation, education, research, storytelling, and technology for its Exploration Grants Program. In 2001, I conducted a study on the effects of social support networks on child feeding decisions with the Mexican Social Security Institute in Oaxaca. Funding Information. Understanding how reciprocal exchange and social ties are strained during periods of severe deprivation will contribute to efforts to understand the dynamics involved in conflict over environmental resources. J. Henrich, R. Boyd, S. Bowles, C. Camerer, E. Fehr, H. Gintis, and R. McElreath, eds: Book manuscript. Interviews will be transcribed by the field assistant as they are conducted. and Brady's model (1978) of adaptation to environmental stress predicts that, in times of severe resource scarcity, individuals will withdraw from the generalized reciprocal exchange relationships and social relationships that characterize urban social support networks. London: The Latin American Bureau. A digital sound recorder is needed to record semi-structured interviews, so that they can be transcribed by the research assistant. Link to an image of the revised budget page 1 for 0314395, Bernard & Wutich You must submit a final report and media from any previous National Geographic Society grants for which you were the leader before applying to lead a new project. Washington, D.C.: United States Institute of Peace Press. Coser, Lewis A. At this funding level, grantees will provide mentorship within the Explorer community, contribute their expertise, and participate in relevant speaking engagements upon request. Recording(Click here for mp4 file656MB). a. Review: This proposal deals with conflicts over water shortages in Bolivia. If you have received a grant from National Geographic in the past, you may submit a new proposal after you have closed your previous grant record. The game is an anonymous, one-time economic interaction between two people that uses real money. 2001). OTHER DIRECT COSTS (Materials and Supplies). Research Objectives Describe a typical day in great detail. We explore, understand, and conserve marine and coastal systems and inspire and empower local and global audiences to better understand and protect the ocean. 0000002808 00000 n Stewart-Gambino and E.L. Cleary, eds. One factor that mitigates the incidence and intensity of conflicts is the existence of cooperative ties within a community (Ross 1993). 1994 Urban Transformation and Survival Strategies. (under review) Panel Co-Organizer, Measuring Race and Ethnicity in Anthropology and Beyond; Presenter, A Social Network Approach To Measuring Race and Ethnicity Society for Applied Anthropology Conference, Portland, OR 1989 Famine Early Warning Systems. hbbd``b`W=H' i `a{ 1986 Reliability and Validity in Qualitative Research. Intellectual Merit experiences in the community (ethnicity, religion, profession, age, and gender). We do not accept mailed or emailed applications. 1990 Selecting Ethnographic Informants. Office of the Vice ChancellorThe University of the West Indies Regional HeadquartersKingston 7, Jamaica, W.I. For example, between April and July of 2002, fourteen children under the age of one died from water-related illnesses (Trujillo 2002). The research assistants will be trained in March, and will be occupied full-time with research tasks between April and December. One proposal is to the National Science Foundation and the second is an example of a Fulbright application. The research assistants salary was calculated at $2.20 an hour, 20 hours a week, for 46 weeks. Universidad Mayor de San Simn in Cochabamba. This researcher will test this problem through a series of hypotheses. Ideally, digital data should be made readily available through digital means. During the wet season, households also collect rainfall and water from canal beds used to drain sewage and wastewater. During spring 2003, I will take a fourth course in statistics, as well as a course in hydrology. 28 0 obj <> endobj 54 0 obj <>/Encrypt 29 0 R/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<5BBA9DE1138C4E7687995D0E06FAE652>]/Index[28 52]/Info 27 0 R/Length 116/Prev 105012/Root 30 0 R/Size 80/Type/XRef/W[1 2 1]>>stream These grants are highly competitive and priority will be given to applicants who thoughtfully demonstrate how joining the Explorer Community will help to advance their career. Although applicants must be 18 or older at the time they submit their application, there are no restrictions related to minimum years of experience in their discipline. The purpose of the research is to better understand how conflicts develop in water-scarce regions, and to outline the social and economic factors that mediate cooperation and conflict. 1993 Theories of Famine. An official website of the United States government. Although choosing a purposive sample renders generalization from the study impossible, the purposive sample will enable me to choose households that maximize variation on the independent variables (Bernard 2002). Please submit your pre-application at least eight months prior to your field dates, at least six months for the Expeditions Council. Working within the theoretical perspective that increase in scarcity of resources reduces cooperative ties within communities, the proposal aims to test the proposition that in Villa Isreal, a barrio of Cochabamba, Bolivia, severe water shortages erode reciprocal exchange and social relationships. to determine if households withdraw from reciprocal exchange and social relationships in the order established by community norms. You are not required to have previously received a grant from the National Geographic Society to apply for this opportunity. It also saves you money so you can fund more projects that help important species around the world. Data analysis will include constructing an ordinal measurement of water use, and analyzing interactions among households, as well as the results of the game. Bribery Act. (Gilbert 1998). 1999 Globalisation, neoliberalism, and negotiated development in the Andes: water projects and regional identity in Cochabamba, Bolivia. The National Geographic Society complies with all embargoes and sanctions established by the U.S. Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Asset Controls (OFAC). American Airlines round-trip ticket $650 1999 Theorizing the City. C. Laughlin, Jr. and I. Brady, eds. 131-158. Villa Israel, a neighborhood on the outskirts of Cochabamba, is an impoverished community of 565 migrant families. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Lobo, Susan Fill out YEG pre-application for Committee for Research and Exploration (CRE). This is good, working on my project to ensure workability then I will apply for a grant.i need someone to help me in this. I currently manage data collection and analysis for the Survey Research Center at the UF Bureau of Did you receive anything (goods/services) from the individuals listed in d? Pre-owned laptop computer $600 Wiley: Jossey-Bass: A supplement to Thomas Blackburn's book Getting Science Grants: Effective Strategies for Funding Success (Jossey-Bass, 2003), the website includes links to funded proposals to federal and private agencies. Throughout the year, all households lack sufficient water for daily sanitation tasks in Villa Israel. Research Objectives. Laughlin and Brady argue that if resource scarcity becomes severe enough, cooperative ties will break down as people focus on their own needs, and withdraw from reciprocal exchange relationships and social relationships. You may submit a proposal as the project leader for only one project at a time. sq &SDlq$DAJTH u@B="X@ Lk@20%@ r| endstream endobj startxref 0 %%EOF 79 0 obj <>stream 1978 Introduction: Diaphasis and Change. One of the most powerful cooperative strategies that urban migrants use to survive is to form kin-based groups (Halebsky 1995). Applications are now open for the National Geographic Society Grants Program to illuminate and protect the wonder of their world. The research assistants salaries are calculated at $2.20 an hour, 40 hours a week, totaling $3520 per assistant over the 10-month period. Dirks (1980) demonstrated that, whether famines are seasonal or unpredictable, societies pass from an initial stage of alarm (characterized by intensified sharing and sociability) to resistance (characterized by economic and social withdrawal into households and kin groups) to exhaustion (in which kin-based alliances to find food disintegrate) as scarcity worsens. Fill out YEG pre-application for Committee for Research and Exploration (CRE), Access your saved CRE pre-application form, Fill out YEG pre-application for Expeditions Council (EC), Access your saved EC pre-application form, Fill out YEG pre-application for Conservation Trust (CT), Access your saved CT pre-application form. 0000009445 00000 n The research objectives are clearly outlined and include documenting water scarcity in the community, determining the effects of water scarcity on reciprocal exchanges and social relations between households, and ascertaining whether a community norm exists for determining how people withdraw from reciprocal relations, and whether people follow these norms in practice. In interviews with key informants, I will expand on the household interview protocol, and will probe for anecdotes about times when ties have been broken or when people have come into conflict over water. Level I applicants who submit pre-applications will be notified of decisions in May 2023, whether declined or invited to submit a full application. x_SL>043MrLqR)@LR|NKj+N[q_ Yes You must submit a final report and media from any previous grants for which you were the leader before applying to lead a new project. General The National Geographic Society warmly welcomes and encourages applicants from historically and currently underrepresented and underserved populations to apply. Because residents of marginal Cochabamban neighborhoods tend to mistrust and avoid researchers with structured survey protocols (Goldstein 2002), I will conduct informal, semi-structured interviews with Bernard, H. Russell During summer of 2003, I will return to Villa Israel to introduce myself formally to community members, hire a research assistant from the sociology department at the Universidad Mayor de San Simn, and finalize living arrangements for the following January. For more information regarding eligibility criteria, application process and more, please visit: Harris, eds. 4. About us, Premium Sign in ?1K[UrNu3VvJ+IhVo(Nnv_s~'Vf~/E>W{tc}L5LC#Lybm6bC2vi}\^mlIP>[%[q5B\hCo?oKLK|]HQnv:Q[4ssuUCOo/oh)JV%YMtGu_uLYZyBG{bey}[o4Zb?$i0 1971 The Bolivian Aymara. Two of these projects took place in Mexico and Bolivia, where I honed my ability to do research in Spanish. with key informants and four ethnographic interviews with each household in the sample. The National Geographic Society is inviting proposals from experienced project leaders in the areas of conservation, education, research, storytelling, and technology for its Exploration Grants Program. Our funding opportunities aim to further understanding of our planet and empower a global community to generate solutions for a healthier and more sustainable future. `:hixEEXhh*5qb"ZDpf.1H>r3Y ;H-yMP VK_!&-LGH\T\5/A#'hp,@&a}:f\$]I4%sC8]Z9i>-lmP5LS$ Henrich, Joseph, Robert Boyd, Samuel Bowles, Colin Camerer, Ernst Fehr, Herbert Gintis and Richard McElreath 2001 In search of homo economicus: behavioral experiments in 15 small-scale societies. (Name relationship) c. Did you trade food, money, child care, or anything else with anyone this week? Projects can be up to two years long. S. Low, ed. e. What housework do you do (shopping, scrubbing, cooking, dishes, etc.)? my work. You must be 18 or older to apply for a National Geographic Society grant. Applications are now open for the National Geographic Society Grants Program to illuminate and protect the wonder of their world. hb``d``nc`e` B,@Q$]V%^W5p>9{0)9x\J[RYB{q5Qv4:s]VO77;r\0BCGDZ'd. 1999 Hydropolitics in the Third World. The Society encourages applications from around the world. A sample of 60 is small enough so that, with the help of a research assistant, I can do rigorous, in-depth study of the sample, and I also have enough observations to do inferential statistics to test the hypotheses. The Conservation Trust funds innovative and applied approaches to conservation with potential for global application. With whom did you spend your day? Familial support is also enhanced with compadrazgo ties, in which ceremonial parents establish relationships for mutual aid with their fictive children (Isbell 1985 [1978]). There, a rapid increase in water demand caused by urban growth, groundwater scarcity, and topography that drains water away from the city have intensified pressures on the municipal water distribution system (Laurie and Marvin 1999). Secret Discount Link Attachment D Mineral Deposits/Districts Templates (Click here for zip file), Attachment E Borehole Template (Click here for Excel file), NGGDPP Data Management Plan Template (Click here for Word document), Final Technical Report Template (Click here for Word document), Abstract Template(Click here for Word document). b. The proposal is based on a clear and reasonable research plan. As part of NG Next, they are committed to upholding the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion across all they do and everywhere we work. Visitors are advised to use it at their own discretion. London: Zed Books. household members. All applications must be submitted through our online application system. 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