New Faculty Research Grant(NFRG) seeks to promote scholarship through achievement by untenured broadcast and electronic media faculty. A cash grant of $1,000 for research projects as described below is given to the winner.
Initial funding for this grant was provided by Rebecca Hayden, winner of BEA’s Distinguished Education Service Award in 1993, and long-time editor/publisher of broadcast and media books at Wadsworth Publishing Co. The grant honors the memory of Sydney W. Head (1913-1991) and Harrison B. Summers (1894-1980), two key pioneers in broadcast education. Over time it is hoped that the scope of funded research will encompass technology, law and policy, audience studies, international and foreign systems, production and a variety of other media areas.

Kenneth Harwood Outstanding Dissertation Award - For 54 years, the Broadcast Education Association has been an association of university professors and industry professionals who teach and prepare students for professions in broadcasting and related emerging technologies. The BEA seeks nominations for the 21st Annual Kenneth Harwood Outstanding Dissertation Award. Established by Kenneth Harwood, Professor at the University of Houston and a former President of the BEA, the award offers $1,000 for the outstanding Ph.D. dissertation in broadcasting and electronic media. The award was established through gifts started by Professor Harwood and a donation from a friend of BEA.

Nominees must have been awarded the Ph.D. degree between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2011. Dissertations nominated for the award without the support of the dissertation director or department chair will not be considered.

BEA2012 Call for Papers - Enter Paper competions and win some cash