Graduate Student Grants
Science and Technology Policy Fellowship
Deadline: May 1, 2012
(From the ASPH Friday Letter)
The Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship program of the National Academies – consisting of the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council – is designed to engage its fellows in the analytical process that informs U.S. science and technology policy. Fellows develop basic skills essential to working or participating in science policy at the federal, state or local levels. The fall 2012 session will be held August 27 through November 16. Graduate and professional school students and those who have completed graduate studies (degree awarded) within the last five years are eligible to apply. Areas of study may include any social/behavioral science, medical/health discipline, physical or biological science, any field of engineering, law/business/public administration, or any relevant interdisciplinary field. Click here for more information.
Women’s Philanthropy Institute at the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship
Deadline: April 29, 2012
(From the Philanthropy News Digest)
The Women’s Philanthropy Institute at the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University is accepting applications for a one-year doctoral dissertation fellowship of $2,500 for the academic year 2012-13. The fellowship will be awarded to a scholar whose primary research focus is in the area of women’s philanthropy or gender differences in philanthropic behavior and giving. The fellowship is intended to support research and dissertation writing. Click here for more information.
Gerontological Social Work Pre-Dissertation Initiative
Deadline: May 1, 2012
The Association for Gerontology Education in Social Work (AGESW) will provide support for a cohort of ten doctoral students who have completed the first year of doctoral studies. The goal of this program is to support dissertation and career development in gerontological social work research and education. Recipients will receive more than ten hours of programming delivered by nationally recognized experts in gerontological social work research and teaching designed to prepare participants for an academic career in gerontological social work. The Program will be delivered at the 2012 Gerontological Society of America (GSA) conference in San Diego. Awardees will be selected by the AGESW Pre-Dissertation Advisory Council. Click here for more information.