PEL was launched with time-limited research funding. We've proven the concept. Now we need partners to help us sustain and scale what we've built. As a partner, you would help":
Sustain and build our operations by investing in current and future staff
Continue, strengthen, and expand the initiatives we’ve already launched
Expand and maintain student fellowships and paid positions
Offer free, accessible programming for people and organizations often left out of traditional university spaces
Cultivate experiential learning opportunities
Provide funding opportunities, particularly in this scarce funding environment
Launch new programs like the Summer Institute for Global South Scholars
Establish PEL as a national model for public ethnography
Ways to Support & Partner
Offer a one-time or recurring donation
Like all research centers, securing consistent funding is necessary to maintain our team and programs. Monetary contributions ensures that the lab can keep running.
When you click the Donate button, you will be redirected to the American University’s contribution portal. Donations to the lab route through the AU Department of Anthropology. All gifts are tax-deductible through American University.
Become a Principal Benefactor
Major contributions help the lab prioritize long-term planning. Benefactors can support general lab operations, directly sponsor specific projects, or endow student fellowships.
Interested? Email us: publicethnographylab@gmail.com
Hire the lab for training or consulting
Our experts can help you answer pressing questions or bring ethnographic skills in-house. Email us at publicethnographylab@gmail.com to discuss proposals, packages and quotes.
Sponsor research projects
Have a project you’d like the lab to run? Want to create a research-practice partnership or provide student training? Send us an email at publicethnographylab@gmail.com.
Year 1 Impact: Building at velocity
In 12 months, we launched a full portfolio of programs and built a foundation for growth.
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Journal readers
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Podcast listeners
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Students trained