Journalism History Offers Grants to Stimulate Diversity Research

Journalism History, the journal of the History Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), is offering microgrant funding to encourage research relating to the intersection of diversity and media history. Proposed topics should incorporate any of the following or an intersection of the following with media history: race/ethnicity, gender/sexuality, class, religion, disability, mental health, and/or rural populations. Submissions related to public relations and advertising diversity history are also welcome.

To apply, write a one-page description of your research project proposal that includes a brief description of your budget. The maximum grant request is $1,250.

The firm deadline for submissions is January 19, 2024. Decisions will be announced by February 1. Research must be completed by December 31, 2024, and submitted as a journal article to Journalism History. Winning grant recipients will be invited to give a presentation of their research at a History Division event.

Submissions and questions can be emailed to Journalism History Publications Committee Chairwoman Maddie Liseblad at madeleine.liseblad@csulb.edu. Please put “History Grant” in the subject line.