Call for Proposals: 2007 KAUFFMAN SYMPOSIUM ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION DATA

                         CALL FOR PROPOSALS

            Small Grants Research Projects for Data Sets
                          presented at the

             2007 KAUFFMAN SYMPOSIUM ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP
                         AND INNOVATION DATA

             Research funding will be awarded in amounts up
             to $10,000 for individual scholars and up to
                   $20,000 for groups of scholars.


               Deadline: January 15, 2008, by 5:00 p.m.
                         Central Standard Time

                  Sponsored and Administered by the
                  Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation


     The 2007 Kauffman Symposium on Entrepreneurship and
     Innovation Data ( http://www.ssrn.com/link/2007-Kauffman.html )
     brought together representatives from more than 30 new or
     newly-updated data sets that can be used for research into
     entrepreneurship and innovation. To further the goals of
     the Symposium, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is
     pleased to announce a small grants program for researchers
     interested in analyzing one or more of the data sets
     presented at the Symposium.


     RESEARCH FUNDING CATEGORIES:

     Research funding will be awarded in amounts up to $10,000
     for individual scholars and up to $20,000 for groups of
     scholars. There are three entrepreneurship and innovation
     funding categories:

     Dissertations: for doctoral students wishing to use one of
     the data sets to write dissertations

     Database Improvements: for scholars willing to improve the
     understanding of the data sets by merging across data sets

     Policy Analysis: for scholars interested in advancing
     understanding of a particular aspect of entrepreneurship or
     innovation policy

     Each individual data set has different requirements for
     access and the Kauffman Foundation does not imply or
     guarantee access. Proposals will be considered on their
     scholarly merit and fit to the funding priorities listed.
     Conditional awarding of grants will be made for proposals
     that seek to utilize a data set for which the researchers
     have not yet gained permission for use, but final awarding
     of grants will not be made until researchers have secured
     proper approval from all organizations providing data for
     the project.


     SUBMISSION PROCEDURE:

     Researchers will be required to: (1) report on research
     progress, and (2) present working papers as a part of the
     Kauffman Foundation's working paper series with SSRN, which
     does not preclude publication in journals.

     Research proposals should consist of the following:

     - Identification of the category into which the proposal
       falls.
     - A description of the proposed work (up to ten pages).
     - The CV of the researcher(s).
     - An itemized budget, including additional funding and a
       narrative justification.

     Authors should use Arial typeface with a twelve-point font
     and one-inch margins. The deadline to apply for research
     funding for this small grants program is January 15, 2008,
     by 5:00 p.m. Central Standard Time.

     Proposals should be e-mailed to:

     Email:         MAILTO:ereedy@kauffman.org

     as PDF or Microsoft Word documents.


     FURTHER INFORMATION:

     Attendance at the Symposium is not a prerequisite for
     application to this small grant program, but all proposals
     must propose to use one of the data sets presented at the
     Symposium. Funding is open only to students pursuing doctoral
     degrees and scholars associated with an accredited U.S.
     institution of higher education or non-profit organization.
     All grant funds are required to be used for direct project/
     program expenses. No portion may be used for indirect expenses.
     Additional details about the Kauffman Foundation's funding
     guidelines are available at:

     http://www.kauffman.org/grants.cfm?topic=fundingguidelines

     Questions should be addressed to:

     CONTACT:       E.J. Reedy
                    The Kauffman Foundation
     Email:         MAILTO:ereedy@kauffman.org
     Tel:           (816) 932-1078
Posted 11/15/07