The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) in the Administration for Children and Families Grant

OPRE Grant Announcements

The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) in the Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has recently published a discretionary research funding announcement titled "Early Care and Education Research Scholars: Child Care Research Scholars," which is summarized below.   If you have questions regarding this grant announcement, please email the OPRE grant review team at ChildCareScholars@icfi.com<mailto:ChildCareScholars@icfi.com> or call 1-877-350-5913.

Child Care Research Scholars Grant

The full announcement for "Early Care and Education Research Scholars: Child Care Research Scholars" is available online at: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/HHS-2013-ACF-OPRE-YE-0577. These grants are meant to build capacity in the research field to focus research on questions that have direct implications for child care policy decision-making and program administration and to foster mentoring relationships between faculty members and high quality doctoral students.
Who is eligible to apply? Funds for Child Care Research Scholars are available to support dissertation research on child care policy issues by advanced graduate students from relevant disciplines.
Eligible applicants include doctoral level graduate students enrolled in accredited public, State-controlled, and private institutions of higher education. The institution must be fully accredited by one of the regional accrediting commissions recognized by the Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. Additionally, eligible applicants must have a faculty mentor, who has a Ph.D. or equivalent in the respective field, and conducts research as a primary professional responsibility in their university/institution.

What is the funding award limit and project period?  Applicants may apply for project periods up to 24 months with two 12-month budget periods. Up to $25,000 may be awarded for each budget period. For information about previous Child Care Research Scholars, see http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/cc/ccr_scholars/index.html.
What types of research are supported? Proposed projects must represent high-quality research (including research using different methodologies, designs, or secondary data analysis) and must address applied research questions that will inform and improve child care policies and practice. Topics of current interest for this announcement include, but are not limited to (please see announcement for further details):


  *   Understanding the child care needs of diverse low-income families and/or improving child care programs and policies for various subpopulations;
  *   The effects of alternative State/Territory/Tribal- and local-level child care subsidy policies and practices on children and families served (e.g., access to subsidies, the accessibility and quality of care, parental employment and self-sufficiency, children's school readiness);
  *   Issues related to Tribal child care, including maintaining culture, language, and traditions through intergenerational approaches to child care and intergenerational approaches that utilize older adult volunteers;
  *   Features of child care that are most critical to support children's development and family well-being;
  *   Factors that play a role in parents' decisions about work, child care, and subsidy access;
  *   Identification and examination of family-level processes that might be influenced by child care or child care subsidy use or might moderate the relationships between care and children's development;
  *   Identification and examination of context-level factors that influence availability of and access to quality child care in rural United States, and solutions that might moderate the relationship between context and children's development in rural U.S.;
  *   Issues related to the participation of various minority groups in different types of early care and education programs and how these types of care/programs meet the needs of children and their families in these groups;
  *   Cost-effective investments (e.g. professional development interventions, child care environment improvement strategies, service coordination models) to improve child care quality in all settings;
  *   Impact of changes in the early child care sector (e.g., unionization of workforce, expansion of universal preK) on the delivery and quality of child care and access to high-quality care by low-income, at-risk families;
  *   Issues and outcomes related to early childhood workforce development, including in-depth examination of promising training programs or other interventions to support caregivers in all settings, examination of promising new technologies to deliver caregiver education and training, efforts to improve data about caregivers, local and state-level strategies for the professional development of caregivers, evaluation of different early childhood credentialing and educational models and their associations with care, and comparison of benefits, compensation, and other efforts to reduce turnover;
  *   Factors promoting or hindering collaboration among child care providers and other early childhood systems;
  *   Issues related to the participation of home-based providers in professional development initiatives and other systemic approaches to improve quality of care received by low-income children (e.g., Quality Rating Improvement System (QRIS));
  *   Development/validation of measures/instruments to assess the characteristics of care or needs of caregivers, especially home-based providers; and
  *   Issues related to child care licensing, including improvement in State licensing standards and policies promoting the licensing of diverse programs.

When is the application deadline?  Letters of intent are due April 21, 2013 and applications are due May 21, 2013.
If you have questions regarding this grant announcement, please email the OPRE grant review team at ChildCareScholars@icfi.com<mailto:ChildCareScholars@icfi.com> or call1-877-350-5913.

Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program Short Term Projects

Application Deadline: June 13, 2013

CFDA Number: 84.021A

Funding Opportunity Number: ED-GRANTS-041713-003

The U.S. Department of Education and the International and Foreign Language Education (IFLE) office is pleased to announce a Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program opportunity.

Under the Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (GPA) Program, the funds will support overseas projects in training, research, and curriculum development in modern foreign languages and area studies for teachers, students, and faculty engaged in a common endeavor. Projects may include short-term seminars, curriculum development, or group research/study.  

Duration: Applicants may apply for a maximum grant performance period up to eighteen months in duration for short-term projects; proposed start and end dates should be September 1, 2013-March 31, 2015.  Educator groups may travel abroad anytime during this eighteen month period. The minimum time abroad is four weeks total.  

Eligible Applicants:  (1) IHEs, (2) State departments of education, (3) Private nonprofit educational organizations, and (4) Consortia of these entities.

Eligible Participants: An individual is eligible to participate in a Fulbright-Hays GPA Short Term Project if she/he is: (1) A citizen, national, or permanent resident of the United States; and Currently employed full-time in a United States school system, institution of higher education, local education agency or state education agency (not applicable to students); (2) And at least one of the following: a) A teacher in an elementary or secondary school (please see note below);  b) A faculty member who teaches modern foreign languages or area studies;  c) An experienced education administrator responsible for planning, conducting, or supervising programs in modern foreign languages or area studies at the elementary, secondary, or postsecondary levels;  d) A graduate student or junior or senior in an institution of higher education, who is a prospective teacher in the areas of social sciences, humanities and foreign languages. The student should meet the provisions set by his or her local and state education agencies.

Project Types: Short-Term Seminars, Curriculum Development, and Group Research or Study

Financial Provisions: The institutional award will pay for group travel and host country expenses, including: maintenance stipends based on fifty percent of the amount established by the U.S. Department of State; round-trip international travel; a local travel allowance for necessary project-related travel within the host country; purchase of project-related artifacts, books, and other teaching materials in the country of study; rent for instructional facilities in the country of study; clerical and professional services performed by resident instructional personnel in the country of study; and other expenses in the country of study deemed necessary for the project's success and approved in advance by the U.S. Department of Education.

Please note that the grant does not provide funds for project-related expenses within the United States. The GPA program will not provide funds for: 1) U.S.-based salaries and fringe benefits; and  2) U.S.-based activities such as pre-departure orientations and post-travel follow-up, although these activities are required.  

The application package will be available starting April 18, 2013 at http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=dYkcRxyYrlCfvkKLDQjkZy0nh7nZQ6y2pPkpGGjGyQZvpzgmjBdc!-189593869   For more information, please go to http://www2.ed.gov/programs/iegpsgpa/applicant.html

John L. Simpson Memorial Research Fellowship in International and Comparative Studies

This research fellowship is a memorial to John L. Simpson to support research in comparative studies that analyze similarities and differences among societies and states, with respect to social, cultural, political, and economic structures and policies, including patterns of these relationships in global and transnational systems. During his long, illustrious career, Mr. Simpson was awarded the two highest honors bestowed by the University: the Gold Medal for Outstanding Scholar in 1913 and, at Charter Day in 1960, a Doctor of Laws degree for his many years of distinguished public service. This included prominent participation in American relief efforts in Europe during and after World War I, service with a State Department mission to the Allied Control commission in Italy during the later stages of World War II, and early membership in the Belgian-American Educational Foundation, the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, and the Foreign Policy Association. Mr. Simpson served as President of the World Affairs Council of Northern California and was decorated by the French Legion of Honor and the Belgian Order of the Crown. Within the broad category of international/comparative studies, the Institute of International Studies has identified five topics that take priority.

Eligibility:  All UC Berkeley graduate students in good standing who will formally advance to candidacy (will have satisfied all requirements of the Ph.D except the dissertation) by the Fall of the fellowship term, may apply.  Funds will not be available until the student has advanced to candidacy.  Students must be currently registered with the Graduate Division or on approved travel status.  Students are eligible for support regardless of previous fellowships from other sources.  The award amount is at the discretion of the committee.  Request for tuition and fee costs as separate items will not be considered.  The John L. Simpson Memorial Fellowship may be used in conjunction with other grants, but during the term of the award, total income from all sources, excluding awards specifically earmarked for travel and tuition, cannot exceed $31,000.  Successful candidates will be consulted regarding other funding sources before the award is granted.  Under most circumstances, dissertation fellows are expected to be residents at Berkeley for the tenure of the award, except those who must conduct research away from the Bay Area.  

Application Details: 

The application for first-time applicants to the John L. Simpson Memorial Research Fellowship can be found here.

Please ask your recommender to e-mail the recommendation letter directly to iis.grants@berkeley.edu (subject line: “Recommendation Letter for Last Name, First Name; Bendix/Sharlin/Simpson”).  You and your recommender must also fill-out and SIGN the Faculty Waiver Form, found here and scan the form to iis.grants@berkeley.edu.  

 

 

Contact:  Please direct further inquiries to iis.grants@berkeley.edu.      

 

 

Data Science for Social Good Summer Fellowship

We’re training future data scientists to work on the world’s most challenging social problems.
Fellows will work in small teams with mentors from the Obama campaign analytics team and seasoned data scientists from academia and business on high-impact projects in education, healthcare, energy, transportation, and more.

We're looking for PhD, masters, and advanced undergraduate students in the computer science, statistics, and the computational and quantitative sciences. If you're an amazing software engineer with a serious interest in data science, we want to hear from you too.
You’ll need statistics, programming, and data skills - but you don’t need to be an expert in every area.
Most of all, we want people who are passionate about using data for social impact.

Application Deadline: April 1, 2013
Acceptance Notification: April 10-15, 2013
Fellowship Program: Early June - Late August 2013
You'll need a resume, 1 to 2 letters of recommendation, and statement of interest highlighting experience with data science projects and passion for social impact.

Greater Good Dissertation Research Awards

To galvanize young researchers in the study of gratitude, the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley will grant up to seven awards for dissertation-level research projects with the greatest potential to advance the science and practice of gratitude. Eight excellent researchers received $10,000 awards in the first cycle of this program.

Preference will be given to innovative projects that have clear scientific or translational impact. Awardees will receive up to $10,000 for one year to support the conduct of their dissertation research. No more than 15 percent of the total costs ($1,500) may be allocated to Facilities & Administrative (F&A)/Indirect Costs.
Please read on for details. If you have any questions about the application process or the awards themselves, please consult our Dissertation Research Awards FAQ; if you don’t see your question there, please email it to gratitude@berkeley.edu.

This Dissertation Research Award program is part of a larger project, Expanding the Science and Practice of Gratitude, funded by a grant from the John Templeton Foundation.
Timeline

• Application Window: February 1 – April 5, 2013
• Winners Announced: April 29, 2013
• Funding Starts: June 1, 2013

Job offer: Post-doctoral research fellowship (3 yrs) in the politics of development/state-building

Post-doctoral Research Fellowship (3 yrs) in the Politics of Development/State-building

http://www.murdoch.edu.au/About-us/Careers-at-Murdoch/

Asia Research Centre
 

·         Fixed term contract – 3 years.

·         $68,052 to $92,319 including employer superannuation contributions and an opportunity to salary package.

Dr Caroline Hughes and Dr Shahar Hameiri at the Asia Research Centre are offering a three year Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship in the area of politics of development and/or state-building to assist in the research and delivery of an Australian Government funded research project that is investigating the politics of public administration reform in the context of state-building in the Asia-Pacific.

The work will involve collaborating with Dr Hughes and Dr Hameiri in the conduct of the project described below. The successful candidate will also have the opportunity to develop and pursue their own research project.

Project: The Politics of Public Administration Reform: Capacity Development and Ideological Contestation in the Context of International State-building.

Summary: Why do expensive international aid programs often fail to achieve public administration reform in fragile states? Prevailing explanations focus on civil servants’ lack of technical skills, or resistance from vested local interests benefiting from poor governance. In contract, this study focuses on the role of public administrations in managing societal conflict. Ideologies of bureaucratic organisation and functioning emerge to justify modes of governance that legitimise particular distributions of power and resources. Understanding the political economy of state power and its implications for ideologies of public authority can inform donor efforts to promote reform, by identifying mutually beneficial tactical alliances with local actors.

The successful applicant will have a PhD in Political Science or a closely cognate field, a high level of written and oral communication skills, and demonstrated interpersonal skills. Applicants should have a demonstrated capacity to undertake independent research and a record of refereed research publications, relative to opportunity.

It is essential that applicants can demonstrate skills in qualitative research techniques, including elite interviewing and experience of fieldwork in developing countries, preferably in Asia or the Pacific. Of particular interest will be applicants who can demonstrate a commitment to publishing their research in international journals.

For further information about this position please contact Dr Shahar Hameiri by phone on +61 (0) 8 9360 6228 or by email at s.hameiri@murdoch.edu.au. Application procedures and a position description with detailed selection criteria is available from the web links shown below.

Full project description and information about research at the Asia Research Centre, Murdoch University, are available in this Dropbox link: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/17cnix3gyyyyj01/kbQiamoXbS.

All applicants are required to address the selection criteria within their application. Please send applications to recruitment@murdoch.edu.au.
 

Closing date:  Sunday 7th April 2013

Abigail Reynolds Hodgen Publication Funds

This endowment was established in 1937 to assist with the publication of manuscripts by women graduate students or women faculty (members of the Academic Senate) in the Social Sciences.

Awards are up to a maximum of $5,000 . Proposals are restricted to those that require funding for publication costs only.

Proposals need not be more than one or two pages. They should include the manuscript title, a brief description of the project, and a budget breaking out the different items on which funds are to be spent.

Examples of previously approved proposals:

• Permission/copyright charges for illustrations
• Hiring a UC Berkeley GSR to assist with editing and indexing a book manuscript
• Hiring a cartographer to prepare maps for an article to be submitted to a journal
• Hiring a copyeditor
• Reprint and printing costs
• Printing supplies, photocopying, mail costs
• Attendance at a conference to "workshop" a book chapter or paper that has been accepted for publication

Examples of denied proposals:

• Computer purchases
• Travel to perform research
• Stipends to applicant
• Attendance at a conference to present a paper that has not yet been accepted for publication

It is strongly recommended that budgets be reviewed by Department managers. Budgets involving UC Berkeley payroll (e.g., a GSR) must estimate benefits costs (which include fee remission costs as appropriate).

Requests should be addressed to Dean Carla Hesse and submitted via email by the Department Chair with his/her brief endorsement to Associate Dean Cathryn Carson (clcarson@berkeley.edu). The due date is April 5, 2013. Awards should be expended by June 30, 2014. If an extension is needed on the timeframe for expenditure, Budget Officer Helen Workman (hworkman@berkeley.edu) will consider it on a case-by-case basis.

Scholarships to Attend 2013 ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods of Social Research

The Hanes Walton, Jr. Award for Quantitative Methods Training provides scholarships for recipients to attend the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) Summer Program in Quantitative Methods of Social Research. Scholarship recipients will receive a waiver of Program Scholar fees to attend the four and/or eight week ICPSR Summer Program. The scholarships are designed to encourage faculty and graduate students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), as well as women and minority graduate students and faculty at other institutions, to attend the Summer Program. There will be one award per category: (1) Graduate Students in PhD programs who have acquired ABD status; and (2) Tenure-Track & Non-Tenured Faculty.

The National Conference of Black Political Scientists (NCOBPS) will also provide scholarship recipients with a travel stipend of up to $500.

Deadline to apply is April 15, 2013.

For an application or additional information, contact Dr. Tyson King-Meadows at tkingmea@umbc.edu or consult the NCOBPS website (www.ncobps.org).

Travel Grants ASMEA

TRAVEL GRANTS 2013
6th Annual ASMEA Conference

Tides of Change: Looking Back and Forging Ahead
in the Middle East & Africa

November 21-23, 2013 
Key Bridge Marriott Hotel * Washington, D.C.

We are pleased to announce a new travel grant of up to $500 to professors and students who wish to attend our upcoming 6th Annual Conference. 

To apply for the ASMEA Travel Grant:

•           Applicants must be engaged in ongoing study of the Middle East or Africa and enrolled in a Ph.D. program (preferably with M.A. complete), or serve in a post-doc capacity, or serve as a visiting/ adjunct/ assistant professor teaching a minimum of two courses per semester

•           Each grant may be used to cover hotel, conference registration, transportation, and related costs.

•           Applications must be accompanied by a paper proposal for the conference. Paper proposals must be relevant to the regions of study and represent new and un-published research. Students may submit research poster proposals.

•           Professors/post-docs must submit a brief letter of reference from their department chair. Students must submit proof of enrollment.

•           Applicants must be members of ASMEA at the time the award is made.

•           The application deadline is April 30.

For questions about ASMEA, the travel grants, or the Annual Conference, please do not hesitate to contact us at 202-429-8860 or info@asmeascholars.org.

Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa
www.asmeascholars.org

Graduate Research Opportunities (GROW) - France

Summary:

* Programme: Graduate Research Opportunities Worldwide (GROW) of the U.S.
National Science Foundation (NSF)
* Partnership: French Ministry of Higher Education and Research (MESR)
* Duration: One visit of three to twelve months.
*  Support: $5000 travel allowance from NSF + €1,000-€1,500 living
allowance from MESR per month, depending on location of host institution
and stage of academic study.
* Eligibility: applicant must have completed at least one year of their
graduate program at the time of application. They must be enrolled at U.S.
institutions. The competition is open to Masters and PhD fellows.
* Website: http://www.nsf.gov/od/oise/grow-country-details-france.jsp

The call is open until 1st February 2013.

Mellon - Council for European Studies (CES) Dissertation Completion Fellowships

The Council for European Studies (CES) invites eligible graduate students to apply for the 2013 Mellon-CES Dissertation Completion Fellowships in European Studies.  Each fellowship includes a $25,000 stipend, paid in six (6) bi-monthly installments over the course of the fellowship year, as well as assistance in securing reimbursements or waivers in eligible health insurance and candidacy fees.  

Deadline: January 19, 2014

For more information: http://councilforeuropeanstudies.org/

GGSC Research Fellowships

Apply for a Research Fellowship from UC Berkeley’s

Greater Good Science Center!

The Greater Good Science Center studies the psychology, sociology, and neuroscience of well-being, and teaches skills that foster a thriving, resilient, and compassionate society.

Every year, the GGSC grants research awards to UC Berkeley undergraduate and graduate students whose work relates to our mission. We aim to attract scholars across a broad spectrum of disciplines including neuroscience, psychology, sociology, public health, social welfare, business, and more. 

We are interested in work that relates to themes like:

§  The biological underpinnings of empathy, pro-social emotions and altruism

§  Contexts and practices that promote well-being, both individually and interpersonally

§  The impact of pro-social states like compassion and gratitude on health at individual, local and global levels 

Application information can be found here.

Applications may be submitted online beginning March 1, 2013, and must be submitted by Monday, April 15th, 2013.

If you have questions, please email ggscfellowships@berkeley.edu.

Berkeley Social Justice Fellowship

We are now accepting applications for the Berkeley Social Justice Fellowship, which provides three $2,000 stipends for Cal sociology graduate students to conduct summer internships with social change organizations. This is an opportunity to hone practical research skills outside of the academy, collect data (ideally for a master's paper or article), and—hopefully—contribute to a social cause that you believe in. The application deadline is March 18.

We are somewhat flexible about the timing and duration of the internship, but we expect Fellows to work around 6-8 weeks, or 240 hours over a longer period of time.  All fellows must commit to a preparation meeting before the summer and a feedback meeting after to present their research and internship experience. 

HOW TO APPLY:

If you are considering applying, please send an email indicating your interest to rfelliott@berkeley.edu as soon as possible so that we can gauge interest in the Fellowship. Formal applications should be sent to the same address by 5 pm on Monday, March 18. The application consists of a CV or resume and a cover letter that explains: 

(a) Your interest in working for an organization of your choice;
(b) How this work will contribute to social justice;
(c) How this work will contribute to your career.

Additionally, you must submit a letter of support from your host organization detailing your specific duties as an intern, and how this will contribute to its mission and work. If you are interested in working with one of the organizations listed in the database and would like us to facilitate an e-introduction, let us know. If you are not able to secure the letter by the deadline, please let us know and we will consider granting extensions.  

Summer Graduate Seminar in Korean Studies at Seoul National University

The Center for Korean Studies is pleased to announce its first annual graduate student seminar to be held at Seoul National University (SNU). Approximately five continuing UC Berkeley graduate students with a research focus on Korea will be selected to travel to Korea where they will give presentations and receive feedback from faculty and fellow graduate students at SNU. This opportunity is possible thanks to generous support from the Academy of Korean Studies, and aims to nurture young scholars with interests in Korean studies, and promote ties between UC Berkeley and Korean universities.

Date and Location: Two days in mid to late June (likely June 14-15) at Seoul National University

Support: Participants will receive a stipend of $2,000 to cover round trip airfare, meals and hotel costs.

Applicants should submit the following materials as a single PDF document by email to Dylan Davis at the Center for Korean Studies, (cks@berkeley.edu) by Monday, April 1, 2013.

1.       Application Cover Sheet PDF format

2.       A current curriculum vitae

3.       A detailed research/study proposal. Note: Research focus should primarily involve Korea (max. 2 pages)

4.       A list of all financial assistance received during graduate study, including fellowships from ALL sources (extramural fellowships as well), research assistantships, teaching appointments, and grants

5.       A complete list of all support including the amount of fund requested for the coming academic year, with notes on the status of the requests

6.       Two letters of recommendation, emailed separately to CKS (cks@berkeley.edu).

7.       A current transcript (unofficial copies OK) from UCB together with a list of any courses currently in progress

Please contact Dylan Davis at cks@berkeley.edu with any questions you may have.

The Department of Politics and Public Policy at De Montfort University PhD Studentships

The Department of Politics and Public Policy at De Montfort University is delighted to announce two full PhD studentships investigating urban governance in an age of crisis and austerity, covering fees and stipend. The successful candidates will work with a team of internationally renowned researchers in critical governance and public policy. The studentships are an outstanding opportunity for two ambitious and talented graduates to contribute to our exciting research on crisis and austerity governance and join a thriving group of doctoral students.  

The first studentship, with Professor Jonathan Davies, explores the challenge of Understanding and Transforming Crisis Governance. The successful candidate will research the changing forms and functions of governance at the state-civil society interface, under conditions of crisis and/or austerity. 

The second studentship, with Professor Colin Copus, explores City leadership in Times of Austerity.  The research will focus on the processes, forms and structures local political leaders (and mayors) and chief executives develop to work with public and private bodies in tackling problems of economic regeneration and urban growth under austerity. 

For further details of these scholarships please visit http://www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/schools-and-departments/leicester-business-school/phd-studentships.aspx.  Applications are invited from UK and EU students who have a good MA/MSc degree, or are projected to achieve one.  The scholarships are available for up to three years full-time study starting October 2013 and provide a bursary of £13,770 pa in addition to university tuition fees.

 CLOSING DATE:  Friday 15^th March 2013

To download an application pack, please visit the Graduate School Office website Completed applications should be returned to researchstudents@dmu.ac.uk

ASMEA Travel Grant

*6th Annual ASMEA Conference*

/Tides of Change: Looking Back and Forging Ahead
in the Middle East & Africa/

*November 21-23, 2013 *
Key Bridge Marriott Hotel * Washington, D.C.

We are pleased to announce a new travel grant
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of up to $500 to professors and students who wish to attend our upcoming
6th Annual Conference.

 *To apply for the ASMEA Travel Grant:*
.   Applicants must be engaged in ongoing study of the Middle East or
Africa and enrolled in a Ph.D. program (preferably with M.A. complete),
or serve in a post-doc capacity, or serve as a visiting/ adjunct/
assistant professor teaching a minimum of two courses per semester
.   Each grant may be used to cover hotel, conference registration,
transportation, and related costs.

 . Applications

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must be accompanied by a paper proposal
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for the conference. Paper proposals must be relevant to the regions of
study and represent new and un-published research. Students may submit
research poster proposals.
.   Professors/post-docs must submit a brief letter of reference from
their department chair. Students must submit proof of enrollment.
.   Applicants must be members of ASMEA at the time the award is made.
.   The application deadline is April 30.

For questions about ASMEA, the travel grants, or the Annual Conference,
please do not hesitate to contact us at 202-429-8860 or
info@asmeascholars.org <mailto:info@asmeascholars.org>.

UC Dissertation Fellowship & Faculty Seed Grant Opportunity

Applications Submissions Open: Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Application Deadline: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 by 5:00pm

UC/ACCORD All Campus Consortium on Research for Diversity announces a
call for proposals in two categories. UC/ACCORD was established to
engage UC scholars in research that will support and inform efforts to
replace prevailing patterns of schooling inequality and disparities in
access to higher education with equitable conditions and outcomes for
children from all sectors of our diverse state. UC/ACCORD is
interested in increasing the number of graduate students and faculty
within the UC system who are working in areas that inform its goals.
It also supports scholars who have been working in this area for whom
additional funding can support a better connection with UC/ACCORD
activities.

While UC/ACCORD will consider all research proposals that are
consistent with the goal of making a college education possible for
all of California's students, and increasing diversity within its
institutions of higher education, this call focuses on three research
categories.

1) Critical transitions in the lives of underrepresented students.
2) Critical conditions for enhancing college opportunities for
underrepresented students.
3) Critical issues related to making higher education accessible to
all Californians.

Awards are available for:
A) One Year Dissertation Fellowships
B) Faculty Research Seed Grants

For more detailed descriptions of the grants program, application
procedures and additional information, consult the UC/ACCORD website
at: www.ucaccord.org <http://www.ucaccord.org>

UC/ACCORD
Box 951521
1041 Moore Hall, UCLA
Los Angeles, CA 90095
ucaccord@ucla.edu

The Bucerius Ph.D. Scholarship Program in Migration Studies

Call for Applications

“Settling Into Motion” – The Bucerius Ph.D. Scholarship Program in Migration Studies

The ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius requests applications for 6 – 8 Ph.D. Scholarships in migration studies.

The Bucerius Ph.D. scholarship program in migration studies “Settling Into Motion” offers six to eight scholarships for Ph.D. theses addressing migration in changing societies. For 2013, research applications on “Transformation of Migration and Societies” are specially welcome. Qualified Ph.D. students of – in a broad sense – social sciences can apply until 11 April 2013.

Please find further information as well as the online application on the program´s website: www.settling-into-motion.de.

Focus 2013

For 2013, research applications on “Transformation of Migration and Societies” are especially welcome.

Migration is not only an integral part of broader social transformations; it is also a process with its own internal dynamics and changing patterns: In addition to the long term or permanent displacement of domicile, shorter forms of spatial and social mobility are increasingly subject to academic research and animate the public discussion. These short-term movements – described as “circular”, “temporary” or “return” migration – are more conditional and are shaping societies in a different way as compared with the traditionally indented perpetual stay in a host country.

Which impact do different forms of mobility have on the social change in the sending and receiving societies? How do they transform social, economic and cultural dynamics in the traditional and new destination countries? How do cultural institutions and policies respond to and facilitate these changes? How should we understand the relationship between migration, mobility and social change?

Ph.D. students dealing with internal dynamics of migratory processes and their impact on societies are invited to apply for a scholarship. We encourage the following topics, but will also consider other approaches:

- Changing migration and mobility patterns

- Migration and social change

- Institutional challenges in sending and receiving countries

- Role of cultural production, policies, and institutions in mobility and social inclusion

Innovative approaches both in terms of subject matter and methodology will be highly encouraged.

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American Council of Learned Societies Public Fellows Position

Job Title: Media Impact Analyst

Organization: Center for Investigative Reporting

Location: Berkeley, CA

Stipend: $65,000 with health insurance for fellow

Start Date: Either mid-July or early September 2013

 

 

 

QUALIFICATIONS

• Ph.D. in the humanities or humanistic social sciences

• Strong collaborator, able to work independently and as part of a team

• Superb analytical skills

• Have an interest in and willing to be trained in technology-based data collection and software systems

• Excellent communicator

• Ability to write persuasively and engagingly

• Flexibility, initiative, and good problem-solving skills

• Diverse set of interests in media, evaluation and communication ecosystems, and infurthering the mission of the Center for Investigative Reporting

APPLICATIONS

Information on the ACLS Public Fellows Program: www.acls.org/programs/publicfellows

All applications must be submitted through the ACLS Online Fellowship Application system

(ofa.acls.org)

 

Application deadline

March 27, 2013

UC Davis Visiting Graduate Scholar

The Center for Poverty Research at UC Davis seeks applications from  graduate students who are interested in visiting the Center in order to expand their understanding of the causes and consequences of poverty. The Center anticipates hosting up to four graduate students during fall quarter 2013.

We seek applications from Ph.D.  students in a variety of disciplines, including economics, psychology, sociology, social work, public policy and graduate schools of law and education, with research interests in our core research areas:

• Labor markets and poverty

• The non-cash safety net, broadly construed to include education and  health policies

• Children and the intergenerational transmission of poverty

• Immigration and poverty, especially in connection with the above three areas

Visiting graduate student scholars will be expected to participate in our graduate course on poverty and public policy͕, our graduate student retreat, attend poverty related seminars and conferences, and engage with faculty to develop poverty related research ideas. Graduate Scholars are matched with both a faculty affiliate of the Center and a current graduate student. They will also be asked to write a policy brief that will subsequently be disseminated through the Center’s website, and will receive a stipend of $7,000 to cover living expenses while in Davis.

Download the Call for Applications

Deadline is April 5.  

 

MDRC Fellowship

In the summer of 2013, MDRC will offer up to two doctoral fellowships to Ph.D. candidates who are pursuing independent, self-directed research on economic and social problems affecting low-income Americans. Dedicated to learning what works to improve the well-being of low-income families, MDRC has created this special financial assistance program for students enrolled in doctoral programs in economics, psychology, sociology, child development, child welfare, family relations, criminal justice, education, public policy, or related fields. Qualified minority students are strongly encouraged to apply.

We plan to offer up to two fellowships for this coming summer. Fellows could work in either MDRC’s West Coast office in Oakland, CA, or our New York City office. Each fellowship is expected to begin in early summer and last through August, though there is some flexibility in the timing. Recipients will work on their doctoral dissertations on topics of mutual interest — and will participate in the intellectual life of MDRC by attending seminars and project meetings and by working with key MDRC research staff. Our project work is conducted by five policy areas: Family Well-Being and Child Development, K-12 Education, Young Adults and Postsecondary Education, Low-Wage Workers and Communities, and Health and Barriers to Employment.

A stipend and office space will be provided to each fellow.

Specifics
Who: Any student enrolled in a doctoral program in economics, psychology, sociology, child development, child welfare, family relations, criminal justice, education, public policy, or related fields who has had a dissertation proposal or prospectus approved by his or her academic department.
Why: To pursue independent dissertation research on a policy issue related to low-income individuals, families, and communities while sharing in the intellectual life of MDRC.
How Much: One or two fellowships with stipends of up to $5,000 for the summer.
Timing: Applications should be submitted by Monday April 15, 2013.
To Apply
Visit the job description on MDRC’s Career page to fill out an on-line application.
Please submit the following as attachments to your on-line application:

• Résumé, including work and academic experience.
• A proposal (up to 2,000 words) that discusses the rationale for the research project you plan to pursue. Include a statement of the research question, the data you will be using, the analytic approach you are taking, its relevance to social policy, and the steps needed to complete the project.
• A copy of your graduate school transcript(s).
• Two letters of recommendation, including one from a sponsoring faculty member.

Original transcripts may be mailed to:
Genevieve Williams, Human Resources Department
MDRC
16 East 34th Street, 19th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Attention: Doctoral Fellowship Program

The Williams Institute Public Policy Research Fellowship

In 2013, the Williams Institute will offer two Public Policy Research Fellowships of recent graduate degree programs, including MA, MS, MPP, MPH, JD, and PhD.  The purpose of the fellowship is to support the public policy research of the Williams Institute on sexual orientation and gender identity issues.

Deadline to Apply: April 1, 2013

Click here for fellowship announcement.
Click here to see information on former Public Policy and Legal Fellows.

Eligibility
Applicants should have the following qualifications:
· A graduate degree in public policy, economics, psychology, sociology, public health, law, or a related field.
· Knowledge of LGBT issues, quantitative methods, strong research skills, and experience with quantitative and/or qualitative data analysis.
· An outstanding aptitude for independent public policy, social science, and/or public health research preferably demonstrated through research and writing as a graduate student or experience after graduate school.
· Strong academic records and communication skills.

 The Fellowship offers a salary of between $45,000 and $60,000 and full benefits for a 12-month appointment.  A post-doctoral fellow in this position will also have the opportunity to work with a Williams Institute faculty mentor on developing her or his own research projects consistent with the mission of the Williams Institute. 

To Apply

Rolling review of applications will begin February 14, 2013 with a final deadline of April 1, 2013.  The fellowship application package should include a cover letter summarizing your qualifications for the Public Policy Research Fellowship, a resume, graduate school transcript, and a writing sample.  Three letters of recommendation, including at least one from a recent professor, should be included with the application package, and each letter should be sealed in an envelope signed by the writer of the recommendation.

Send applications to:
Public Policy Research Fellowship
ATTN: Adelin Lo
The Williams Institute
Box 951476
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1476

For any inquiries, please email Adelin Lo at: lo@law.ucla.edu.