BRIDGS Emergent Scholar Fellowship
Bringing research and innovation into the debate on guns in society
The Center for the Study of Guns in Society (CSGS) is pleased to announce the Bringing Research & Innovation into the Debate on Guns in Society (BRIDGS) Emergent Scholar Fellowship.
Housed in the Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics, CSGS focuses on empirically driven approaches to the multifaceted significance of guns in society. The BRIDGS Emergent Scholar Fellowship recognizes graduate students engaged in topics including, but not limited to:
- the culture and politics of armed self-defense
- gun violence and gun trauma
- guns, identity, and inequality
- gun markets and the gun industry
- social movements surrounding gun rights and/or gun control
- comparative/transnational approaches to guns in society
- the intersection of guns, conservation, and environmental justice
- related topics grounded in qualitative or quantitative social science approaches
You can view our flyer here.
Eligibility
Graduate students studying in the US at US institutions from disciplines within and related to the social sciences and/or humanities are encouraged to apply. While there are no restrictions with respect to stage of graduate studies, fellows should be prepared to share a work-in-progress during the Spring virtual workshop.
Benefits
- Workshop: In Spring 2025, BRIDGS Fellows will virtually meet monthly to present and discuss their work-in-progress and network with senior scholars. CSGS Director Jennifer Carlson will lead virtual meetings and invite senior scholars within the field of gun studies.
- Symposium: In January 2026, BRIDGS Fellows will be invited to the ASU CSGS Guns in Society Annual Symposium.
- Support: BRIDGS Fellows will receive a $1,000 Fellows honorarium for the Spring workshop and a $500 travel honorarium for the Symposium.
Apply
Send the following to the Center for the Study of Guns in Society (csgs@asu.edu) by the November 1, 2024 deadline.
- Updated CV,
- a cover letter describing your interests in the fellowship and the area of gun studies,
- a one-page extended abstract of the working paper you anticipate presenting,
- the contact information for two references (no letters, please)
We anticipate decisions by December in order to convene the fellowship in January 2025.