If there are other questions, we encourage you to contact us at mediahub@ssrc.org at any stage in the process. We will be happy to help.

1. Creating an Account on the Hub

To submit an application to the Small Grants project, you need to create an account on the Hub. Click on the “new user” link on the bottom left of the page. After creating an account and logging in, proceed to the Collaborative Grants section of the website to begin.

2. Start Your Proposal

From the Collaborative Grants section, click on the “Submit a New Project” button to begin the proposal process. You may wish to draft your submission offline and cut-and-paste your responses afterwards, since after submission you will not be able to go back and revise your proposal.

Name of Applicant

This may be the primary investigator or other principal organizer of study.

Submission Type

You can select either Small Grant or Research Bounty from this drop-down menu. Make sure that Small Grant is selected.

Short Description of Research

Describe in 100 words or less how the research will be used to advance public-interest change in the media/communications arena. This is a public statement, and thus viewable by others on the site.

Proposing organization

In 200 words or less, describe the organization proposing the research, including its mission, constituency, geographical scope of work, and annual budget.

Proposed Submission Research Partner

The name, institutional affiliation(s) and research experience of the academic partner. If there is more than one academic partner, include all of them here.

Upload Research Partner CV

We will accept curriculum vitae in Adobe PDF or Rich Text Formats only. If there is more than one research partner or principal investigator, you can upload them together as a single PDF or RTF document.

Topics(s) of the Proposed Project

Choose the relevant topics associated with the proposed research. If your topic is not listed, and none of the others seem relevant, you may add it by typing it in the “Create New Topic” text box at the bottom of the list and clicking “Create.” This should add your new topic to the list of user-created topics, which you can then tick to select.

Location of the Proposed Project

Choose the location associated with the proposed research. More than one location can be selected. Note that this is the location of the research, not the location of the researchers or the organization.

Short Public Description

Please provide a short description of the research, which will be published on the site, viewable by all.

Long Description

This is the main section where you describe the proposed work in 1,000 words or less. The description should answer the following:

• What is the political/social change this project aims to achieve and how will it accomplish that aim?
• What is the collaborative process and who are the people involved: at what stages, in what ways will they participate?
• How is this project needed/innovative in relation to the existing/previous research and advocacy on the issue?
• What is the timeline for project activities?
• What is the final project you will share with SSRC upon completion of the study?
• How will you assess and evaluate the process and success of this project?
• How do you see other organizations potentially using the findings and products of the research project?

Deadline

This project is designed to support short-term, tactical research. Please set a deadline for the completion of this work.

Confidential Information

You may provide confidential information here that we will share only with the selection committee. For proposals requiring a high degree of confidentiality, you may use this field for the majority of the project description. Maximum length: 1000 words.

Proposed Bounty or Grant Award Amount

This will be shared only with the selection committee.

Budget Breakdown

Include all relevant costs associated with the proposed research. This information will be shared only with the committee. Budget items should include:

• other funding support – amount and source, including in-kind contributions
• personnel and consultants costs
• relevant travel
• relevant advocacy group costs
• Dissemination, outreach costs

Save and Submit

Be sure and click on the “Save and Submit” button to save your work! If you think there are errors or amendments that need to be made, contact us at mediahub@ssrc.org.