Please download and complete this form to apply for some or all of the $1,000 that the MTSU Office of Communication Research awards each academic year through its Scholar Account program:

Application (.doc format)

After you complete the form, please save it as a Word or .pdf file, and email it to MTSUOCR@gmail.com. The application deadline is 5 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 31, 2022. Funds will be awarded within two weeks, and may be claimed any time between the award date and 365 days afterward.

The program reimburses account recipients for research-related expenses, up to the amount awarded. The program is open to College of Media and Entertainment faculty members and to graduate students currently enrolled any of the college’s graduate degree programs. Reimbursable expenses must stem from the production of media-oriented research, whether quantitative or qualitative in nature, and must be documented with valid receipts. Examples of such expenses include, but are not limited to, travel, equipment, supply, subscription, and software costs. While the Office of Communication Research recognizes creative activity as equal in value to research, funding creative activity is not a part of the office’s mission, and applications regarding creative activity expenses will not be considered.

Applications from tenure-track faculty and from graduate students will receive priority consideration over applications from tenured faculty, and activity likely to lead to peer-reviewed publication or presentation will receive priority over activity less likely to do so.

For more information or answers to questions about the award, please contact Dr. Ken Blake, director of the Office of Communication Research, at Ken.Blake@mtsu.edu.

Last updated: Aug. 12, 2021