The National Association of Broadcasters proudly announces its thirty-second year for the Program of Grants for research in Broadcasting. You should note that this year's program announcement contatins a change in the awards distribution that we hope will open up the competition and braoden the types of funded research. Although the pool of available funds will remain the same, this year more than $5,000 can be awarded if a project merits additional funds. Furthermore, an applicant may include a stipend in the proposal; however, overhead and benefit costs are still not allowable expenses. An application form may be obtained upon request. Both the announcement and the application form are also available on our homepage: http://www.nab.org/research/grants.htm. The projects should be completed within twelve months from the time the award is announced and must address problems of significance to the U.S. commercial broadcast industry. The research proposed may be theoretical or applied byt should have important practical implications. The completed proposals will be independently reviewed by a committee of broadcast industry professionals and academic researchers. Winners will be announced at the 1998 Broadcast Education Association and academic researchers. There will also be a NAB/BEA joint convention session in which the 1997 grant winners will present the results of their completed research projects. Contact; Mark R. Fratrik, Ph.D.(Vice President) 1771 n Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036-2891 TEL)202-429-5300 ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.tcf.ua.edu/screensite