CENTER FOR RESEARCH IN ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY
University of Kansas
Kauffman Foundation Research Grants
and Pre-proposal and Literature Review Grants
MISSION
The KU Center for Research in Entrepreneurial Activity (CREA) promotes
high caliber research on entrepreneurial activity in Kansas and the surrounding
region that will contribute both to scholarly understanding of the issues surrounding
the extent and nature of entrepreneurial activity and suggest policy actions and
interventions to encourage entrepreneurial initiatives.
Kansas and the Great Plains are not generally viewed as hotbeds of innovation and
entrepreneurship. But the region is quite diverse, and the overall lack of innovative
activity conceals some concentrations of entrepreneurship, and some areas that might
potentially contribute to future entrepreneurship.
The Center will encourage research that places regional entrepreneurship in its
broader national and international perspective, while also examining variations
in entrepreneurial activity within the region. There is clearly a need for both
better and more precise facts about what kinds of activities are taking place in the
region, and for research into both the inducements for and obstacles to greater
levels of entrepreneurship.
The directors of the Center are:
George Bittlingmayer
Wagnon Distinguished
Professor of Finance
School of Business
bittlingmayer@ku.edu |
Joshua Rosenbloom
Professor, Department of Economics & Director, Center for Economic
and Business Analysis,
Institute for Policy & Social Research
jrosenbloom@ku.edu |
PROGRAMS
The primary activity of the center is to provide funding for University of Kansas Faculty.
Through the generosity of the Kauffman Foundation, the Center has been able to establish
two grant programs:
- Research grants are intended to support work intended for a top journal or other
prominent academic outlet, or to lead to a proposal for additional funding from another
external agency to support projects of a larger scope than those funded by the Center.
The grants will typically provide support for summer salary and other needs relevant
for a major research project (e.g., research assistance, data, or travel), the average
award will be approximately $30,000.
- Pre-proposals or literature reviews are intended to allow a scholar to survey and
get acquainted with an area but without the expectation of a research publication. The
pre-proposals or literature reviews will receive funding of $2,000.
In addition the Center supports events that will promote scholarly interchange and the
dissemination of information arising out of research projects conducted by researchers
at the University of Kansas and elsewhere.
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Interested faculty at the University of Kansas are invited to apply for funding from the
Center to support their work. Applications for both research grants and pre-proposal
support will be accepted on a rolling basis. Application materials and instructions may be
downloaded using the links provided below.
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Institute for Policy & Social Research
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