Grant to Return Indigenous Knowledge to Pacific Islands Communities (GRIKPIC) The ASAO Board is committed to making available to host Pacific Islands communities the information gathered from research there, and in forms appropriate and usable at the village level. This goes beyond the normal practice of providing copies of theses and dissertations and subsequent academic publications to in-country libraries or government agencies, although these may be useful for in-country scholars. Rather, it involves the preparation and delivery of materials targeted specifically for the village audience and to meet local needs. It is hoped that ASAOÕs official acknowledgment and support will help raise the profile of and validate this practice in academia. This organizational imprimatur is especially important for junior scholars, who might otherwise not be accorded credit for such activities or publications in their formal tenure and promotion reviews. The board delegated a special committee to explore and propose a program for encouraging and supporting such return of materials, and at the February 2006 meeting the board approved the following plan. Application procedure and eligibility criteria: Applicants must be ASAO members for at least two years prior to submitting a proposal, and preference will be given to junior scholars. Examples of eligible projects include but are not limited to dictionaries, oral histories, biographies, photo books, interviews, and recordings of storytelling events and performances. The applicant is responsible for ensuring that the material being published is appropriate for the audience to whom it is being given. Proposals of up to 1,000 words (4 double-spaced pages) must include descriptions of:
Application review process: A four-member GRIKPIC panel appointed by the ASAO Board will review applications received by the deadline of December 10 for awards to be given at the following yearÕs annual meeting. The panel will forward their recommendations to the Board for consideration. Project completion: Upon the completion of the project, the awardee must submit a report including how award funds were used; provide a presentation at the following ASAO annual meeting; and provide a copy of the materials to the ASAO archives as well as one or more copies to the national or university library in the country of the community involved. Funding: Awards will be given in any year that at least one project meets criteria outlined above and is approved by the panel and the Board. Award amounts (whether for one or more projects) will total no more than US$1,000 per year. Please note that financial donations may be made to ASAO in support of the GRIKPIC project (as with the Pacific Islands Scholars Fund [PISF]); all donations to ASAO are tax-deductible in the United States, since ASAO is a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation. Submit applications by December 10, 2012, to: Paige West <cw2031@columbia.edu> Previous Awards
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