AEJMC-NED Grant for Innovative Research on the News Audience & News Engagement
AEJMC-NED Grant for Innovative Research on the News Audience & News Engagement supports researchers studying news audiences and engagement to answer unasked theoretical and real-world questions.
Funder: Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
Due Dates: May 1, 2027 (Proposal deadline)
Funding Amounts: $3,000 for the winning research proposal
Summary: Supports innovative research on news audiences and news engagement that addresses previously unasked theoretical and real-world questions.
Key Information: Applicants must be current AEJMC members.
Description
The AEJMC-NED Research Grant supports new approaches to studying news audiences and news engagement. Offered through the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication in connection with News Engagement Day, it encourages researchers to answer previously unasked theoretical and real-world questions relevant to the present and future. Originality in how researchers investigate audiences and engagement is the program’s central priority.
Paula M. Poindexter, a past AEJMC president, founder of News Engagement Day, and professor of journalism and media at the University of Texas at Austin, established the grant in 2025. The award supports conducting research, with applicants also required to plan for presenting and publishing their results. Research must align with AEJMC’s ethical use of AI policy.
