STUDENT MEDIA GRANT PROGRAM
SMGP Proposals are accepted between Sept. 15th - Nov 15th, 2021
This year, we are accepting proposals from students within The Texas A&M University System (https://www.tamus.edu/universities/)
The new application period is September 15th - November 15th, 2021 and we expect to announce winners in January 2022. We will continue monitoring the COVID-19 situation and adjust our program if needed. Students must abide by their university's travel rules when completing their programs.
Texas A&M University's Travel Guidance may be found here: TAMU TRAVEL GUIDEANCE FOR STUDENT INDEPENDENT PROGRAMS
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About SMGP:
ConDev's Student Media
Grant Program awards funds to
current students or recent graduates from within the Texas A&M University System interested in conducting field work in conflict-affected areas of
the world. Grantees can work on a
variety of research or extension programs that will allow them to chronicle critical
issues being faced by communities, such as:
- Peace and reconciliation
- Poverty and food insecurity
- Forms of violence (gender, school, domestic, political, etc)
- Migration/refugee crisis
This grant was inspired by Howard G. Buffett’s use of photography to document the nexus of conflict and development in “Fragile: The Human Condition.” This grant is funded by the Howard G. Buffett Foundation Chair on Conflict and Development at Texas A&M University.
SMGP Program Areas:
Our
Student Media Grant Program has recently been adjusted
to better align with our cross-cutting themes which are central to our
operations, and to be more collaborative with the ConDev research portfolio. ConDev’s research focuses largely on mitigating conflict
related to four program areas, which are based on their potential to combat key
drivers of international conflict:
1. Food
security 2.
Youth
Employment 3.
Natural
Resources 4. Local Institutions
Through SMGP, grantees will need to demonstrate a 3-month engagement
(minimum) with international development issues through extension activities,
internships, student research, or other programs and create media content to document
that engagement. Students may use photography, videos, blogs, social media and
other forms of photojournalism to document how their program contributed to development
issues.
All work produced by Student Media Grant winners will be used by the Center on Conflict and Development at Texas A&M University and the Howard G. Buffett Foundation to advance advocacy and public awareness of critical issues facing international development. All other organizations or individuals wishing to use any of the work produced by Student Media Grant winners will require previous approval from the authors.