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The Powell Research Grant

DMI has recently formed a research grant program, the “Powell Research Grant”, in honor of the past president, Earl Powell. The fund will be used to help sponsor professional research or academic student research. Academic student researchers (graduate or doctoral students working collaboratively with faculty advisors) can apply for financial and/or non-financial support for research projects from DMI.

Financial support may be awarded in 2007 in the form of research grants of $2,500 each. Non-financial support may be awarded and will take the form of access to data, contacts with DMI member executives, or access to interview or study DMI member firms, and is available to academic student researchers as well as academic researchers. Typically the grants will be awarded to students conducting doctoral research. Students may submit research proposals at any time. Research proposals should include the following:

• A one-page summary of the research

• A background section giving a brief review of the relevant literature and a statement addressing how the proposed research will be a new contribution to knowledge.

• A list of research questions or hypotheses describing the issues to be studied, the researchers initial insights or beliefs, and what should be learned from the study.

• A description of the research design and methodology

• A statement of the expected outcomes and new knowledge

• CV of the researcher and the advisor

DMI will review proposals each year in August and in January. Selected members of the DMI Research Advisory Committee, DMI Board of Directors, and DMI staff will review proposals. Proposals should be submitted in Word or PDF format to Thomas Lockwood, President of DMI. Proposals will be judged by potential contribution to theory and practice of design management, alignment with DMI research priorities, quality of the conceptual development and expected outcome, appropriateness of the research methodology, and qualifications of the researcher. No one approach or methodology is favored over another as long as appropriate to the objectives of the research. Work that is supported by a DMI grant will be available for publication by DMI at its discretion.

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