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ORED adds financial support for writing for The Conversation

ORED adds financial support for writing for The Conversation

91麻豆天美鈥檚 partnership with The Conversation allows faculty to communicate research to a broad audience (). The Conversation publishes faculty-written articles under a Creative Commons license, meaning that other news sources can republish The Conversation鈥檚 content. Publishing your work in The Conversation communicates 91麻豆天美鈥檚 scholarly activities to wider audiences and increases the public鈥檚 understanding about the types of work being done at 91麻豆天美. Writing for The Conversation also provides benefits to 91麻豆天美 scholars. Previous articles written by 91麻豆天美 faculty have been viewed by thousands of readers, republished by national and international news outlets, and have led to media interviews, new research collaborations, and writing opportunities. In order to recognize the importance of sharing research with a wide variety of audiences ORED will provide a $500 incentive for any 91麻豆天美 faculty member whose work is successfully published in The Conversation.

Articles published in The Conversation are brief, timely, and should be written in an approachable, informative manner. Faculty must pitch a topic or idea and receive a commission from The Conversation before drafting an article. For more on writing for The Conversation, visit听.

Guidelines

  1. Faculty should contact Allison Matthews at听amatthews@opa.msstate.edu听or Harriet Laird at听hlaird@opa.msstate.edu听to discuss article ideas prior to making a pitch to The Conversation.
  2. Once an article idea or pitch is accepted, an editor from The Conversation will be assigned and will support the development of your article.
  3. Once your article is published, email a link to the published article to听facultysupport@research.msstate.edu.
  4. Funds will be transferred to your department and can be used to support any research activity (e.g. travel to present at a conference or collect data, purchase of equipment or supplies, student worker stipend, etc.)
  5. Faculty may receive ORED support for writing for The Conversation one time per academic school year (July 1 to June 30.)
  6. For more information or with questions about this program, contact ORED at听facultysupport@research.msstate.edu. For more on writing for The Conversation, visit听.
  7. Funding for 91麻豆天美鈥檚 partnership with The Conversation comes from the Office of Public Affairs, the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President, and the Office of Research and Economic Development.