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AEJMC

AEJMC
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
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The US association for journalism and mass communication research. The Annual Conference lives on the association's community site; peer-reviewed papers go through an online submission portal.

Grants

4
AEJMC Emerging Scholar Grants
AEJMC
Communication sc.
Funding programme of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication: the AEJMC Emerging Scholars Program awards research and teaching grants to up to two research or teaching proposals to encourage innovative and timely… read more
Next deadline: 01.10.2026
Deadline: Per the page, accepting July 1 — October 1, 2026; deadline for submitting proposals is Oct. 1, 2026, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Funding amount: $3,500 (up to two grants; plus $500 toward conference travel expenses)
Target group: Current AEJMC faculty members; per the call, the program is looking for proposals from junior faculty members teaching full-time who have not yet achieved tenure, likely at the assistant professor level; media professionals who have recently transitioned to full-time work in the academy are also welcomed to apply. Graduate or undergraduate students are not eligible.
Career stage: R2 R3
Apply from: no restriction
Added: 03.08.2026
Website: community.aejmc.org
Add to calendar: 2026-10-01
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Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-08-03
AEJMC Senior Scholar Grants
AEJMC
Communication sc.
Funding programme of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication: the AEJMC Senior Scholars Program awards up to two grants to senior scholars to fund innovative and timely research projects in journalism and mass… read more
Next deadline: 01.10.2026
Deadline: Per the page, accepting July 1 — October 1, 2026; deadline for submitting proposals is Oct. 1, 2026, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Funding amount: $5,000 (up to two grants; plus $750 toward conference travel expenses)
Target group: AEJMC members; per the call, the program is looking for proposals from senior faculty members teaching full-time (preferably tenured). Members holding an endowed professorship or an endowed chair are not eligible to apply.
Career stage: R3 R4
Apply from: no restriction
Added: 03.08.2026
Website: community.aejmc.org
Add to calendar: 2026-10-01
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Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-08-03
Lionel C. Barrow Jr. Award for Distinguished Achievement in Diversity Research and Education
AEJMC
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Next deadline: unclear
Deadline: see website
Funding amount: see website
Target group: see website
Career stage: see website
Added: 23.08.2026
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Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-08-23
The Research Grant to Support Innovative News Audience & News Engagement Studies
AEJMC
Communication sc.
Research grant of AEJMC and News Engagement Day: the Research Grant to Support Innovative News Audience & News Engagement Studies encourages the exploration of the news audience and news engagement in new ways to answer never before asked… read more
Next deadline: 01.05.2027
Deadline: Per the awards listing, accepting December 1, 2026 — May 1, 2027; the call linked there is still the 2026 one (Proposals Due: May 1, 2026).
Funding amount: $3,000
Target group: Per the 2026 call, all current AEJMC members are invited to submit a proposal; the page states no career-stage restriction.
Career stage: see website
Apply from: no restriction
Added: 03.08.2026
Website: community.aejmc.org
Add to calendar: 2027-05-01
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Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-08-03

Awards

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Eleanor Blum Distinguished Service to Research Award Award
AEJMC
Communication sc.
Honour of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication: the Blum Research Award was created to recognize people who have devoted substantial parts of their careers to promoting research in mass communication. read more
Next deadline: 15.12.2026
Deadline: Accepting nominations October 1, 2026 — December 15, 2026.
Funding amount: see website
Target group: Nomination only: the page lists the award under “Calls for AEJMC Award Nominations”; people who have devoted substantial parts of their careers to promoting research in mass communication are nominated. Per the page, “AEJMC membership is required for application of AEJMC Awards.”
Career stage: see website
Apply from: no restriction
Added: 03.08.2026
Website: community.aejmc.org
Add to calendar: 2026-12-15
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Krieghbaum Mid-Career Award Award
AEJMC
Communication sc.
Honour of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication: the Krieghbaum Mid-Career Award honors AEJMC members who have shown outstanding achievement and effort in all three AEJMC areas: teaching, research and public… read more
Next deadline: 15.03.2027
Deadline: Accepting nominations December 1, 2026 — March 15, 2027.
Funding amount: see website
Target group: Nomination only: the page lists the award under “Calls for AEJMC Award Nominations”; mid-career members are nominated. Nominees must be AEJMC members in good standing at the time of the nomination and during the preceding two years. Per the page, “AEJMC membership is required for application of AEJMC Awards.”
Career stage: R3
Apply from: no restriction
Added: 03.08.2026
Website: community.aejmc.org
Add to calendar: 2027-03-15
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Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-08-03
Nafziger-White-Salwen Dissertation Award Award
AEJMC
Communication sc.
Prize of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication: the award recognizes excellence in Ph.D. dissertation research that demonstrates potentially significant impact and importance in the field of journalism and… read more
Next deadline: 15.10.2026
Deadline: Accepting nominations September 1, 2026 — October 15, 2026.
Funding amount: see website
Target group: Nomination only: the page lists the award under “Calls for AEJMC Award Nominations”; excellence in Ph.D. dissertation research in journalism and communication research is nominated. Per the page, “AEJMC membership is required for application of AEJMC Awards.”
Career stage: R1 R2
Apply from: no restriction
Added: 03.08.2026
Website: community.aejmc.org
Add to calendar: 2026-10-15
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Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-08-03
Paul J. Deutschmann Award for Excellence in Research Award
AEJMC
Communication sc.
Honour of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication: the Paul J. Deutschmann Award for Excellence in Research recognizes a body of significant research over the course of an individual's career. read more
Next deadline: 15.12.2026
Deadline: Accepting nominations October 1, 2026 — December 15, 2026.
Funding amount: see website
Target group: Nomination only: the page lists the award under “Calls for AEJMC Award Nominations”; a body of significant research over the course of an individual's career is nominated. Per the page, “AEJMC membership is required for application of AEJMC Awards.”
Career stage: see website
Apply from: no restriction
Added: 03.08.2026
Website: community.aejmc.org
Add to calendar: 2026-12-15
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Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-08-03
Tankard Book Award Award
AEJMC
Communication sc.
Honour of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication: the Tankard Book Award recognizes the most outstanding book in the field of journalism and communication and honors authors whose work embodies excellence in… read more
Next deadline: 15.01.2027
Deadline: Accepting nominations October 1, 2026 — January 15, 2027.
Funding amount: see website
Target group: Nomination only: the page lists the award under “Calls for AEJMC Award Nominations”; the most outstanding book in the field of journalism and communication is nominated; the page states no career-stage restriction. Per the page, “AEJMC membership is required for application of AEJMC Awards.”
Career stage: see website
Apply from: no restriction
Added: 03.08.2026
Website: community.aejmc.org
Add to calendar: 2027-01-15
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Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-08-03

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Conferences

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Deadline: 01/04/2026
AEJMC 2026 Annual Conference
AEJMC
Communication sc.
Date: 05/08/2026 – 08/08/2026
Place: New Orleans, US
Registration deadline: see website
Submission: Peer-reviewed papers via the online paper submission portal (the deadline was 1 April)
Added: 02/08/2026
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