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Research Opportunities

The Bob Graham Center for Public Service’s research opportunities seek to invigorate the civic culture of Florida and the nation by using research to study contemporary issues facing our local to global communities. By creating space for students and faculty to work as citizen scholars, Bob Graham Center research creates an academic community driven by civic engagement, public leadership, effective public policy, and public service.

  • The Civic Scholars Program is a paid opportunity for students new to research to learn research methods, and how to apply them to the study of contemporary issues in the public sphere.
  • The Haskell Faculty Research Award funds faculty that apply their research to the public sphere for dissemination in a non-academic publication, and mentor an undergraduate student in the research process.
  • The Reubin Askew Scholarship is an advanced research opportunity funding an undergraduate student’s research on issues related to civic engagement, public leadership, or public service at the local, state, national, or global level.