[Plsgs] FW: March 2012 GradFunding Newsletter

[Georgina Lambert]

From: Grad & Postdoc Funding Opportunities
[mailto:GRADFUNDING at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU] On Behalf Of Shelley Hawthorne
Smith
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Subject: March 2012 GradFunding Newsletter

 

March 2012 GradFunding Newsletter

Dissertation Support

 

This March GradFunding newsletter includes the following:

1.      Introduction to dissertation support

2.      Current funding opportunities (internships, general funding
opportunities, dissertation support, and post-doctoral opportunities)

3.      Upcoming workshops

 

An Introduction to Dissertation Support

The dissertation writing stage can be difficult in many ways for graduate
students (and everyone in their immediate vicinity). This newsletter will
give an overview of where to find financial help, for other kinds of
assistance please contact your adviser, friends, family, priest, rabbi, or
psychologist. 

 

1.      How do I begin finding financial assistance?

o   Start by sitting down and asking yourself what you need to successfully
write your dissertation. Consider all of the resources you need. For
example, you might need books, time, space, money for rent, responses from
your advisers, cooperation from a local nonprofit, to recruit research
subjects, to get access to a lab, etc. 

 

o   Next, consider all the help that you have or could get. Perhaps you have
contacts who can help you get the lab access you need or you might have a
study carrel in the library. 

 

o   Then look at what you lack.

 

o   The goal here is to show yourself that you do not need money per say to
write a dissertation; you need resources. Chances are that money will you
obtain the resources you lack, but dissertation funding (unlike fellowships
available to graduate students earlier in their careers) rarely covers
living expenses; rather than funding you as a researcher, the money usually
funds your work. Instead, when you apply for dissertation funding, you need
to show how the funds will help you successfully write a dissertation. 

 

2.      What are the big names in dissertation funding?

 

*	Internal UA Funding: See opportunities at:
http://grad.arizona.edu/financial-resources/ua-resources/meritorious-awards
*	National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants
(NSF DDIG): The deadlines come up through directorates. For an informational
workshop on applying to NSF DDIGs, see workshop information at the end of
this email. 
*	American Association of University Women: The AAUW provides
dissertation support for women:
http://www.aauw.org/learn/fellowships_grants/american.cfm
*	PEO: Local PEO chapters can nominate women for dissertation
fellowships. If you have a connection to a PEO chapter in your hometown,
then inquire about the possibility of a nomination from them.
*	Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship: If you can contribute to
the Ford Foundation's mission to increase the diversity of American
universities and colleges, consider their fellowship:
http://sites.nationalacademies.org/pga/fordfellowships/
*	National Academy of Education/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship: For
dissertations focused on improving education:
http://naeducation.org/NAEd_Spencer_Dissertation_Fellowship.html
*	Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program: Yes.
According to reliable rumors, the Fulbright-Hays lives on and this year's
competition will be announced soon! The Fulbright-Hays funds international
research in non-European countries. Please contact Shelley Hawthorne Smith
(ssmith at grad.arizona.edu) if you are interested in this opportunity.

 

3.      What other resources are there for dissertation funding?

*	Columbia University School of Social Work has a wide-ranging list of
funding sources for all disciplines:
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ssw/phdprogram/financial/dissertation_funding.htm
l

 

o   Boston College has a long list of dissertation support sources (keep
scrolling down for a list organized by deadlines):

http://www.bc.edu/research/osp/funding/external/dissuport/

 

4.      Consider updating your IRIS and COS alerts (please be getting these)
for "dissertation and research" funding. You can also search these sites - a
cursory dissertation and research search on IRIS produced almost 700
results. 

 

5.      Where can I get help applying for dissertation funding?

The Writing Skills Improvement Program's Summer Graduate Writing Institute
is an excellent resource for many writing projects, including applying for
dissertation funding:

http://wsip.web.arizona.edu/gwi.htm

 

6.      What if I do not succeed in obtaining funding?

Stay tuned for next month's edition of GradFunding!

 

Internships


 


U.S. Embassy Policy Specialist Program (EPS)


IREX is pleased to announce the competition for the 2012-13 U.S. Embassy
Policy Specialist Program (EPS). The U.S. Embassy Policy Specialist Program
provides funding for U.S. scholars and professionals to travel to Eurasia
and serve U.S. Embassies or USAID Missions as policy specialists on a
research topic proposed by the Embassy/Mission.  Eligible countries for the
2012-13 EPS program include Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Ukraine.  Researchers are
able to directly contribute to the formation of U.S. public policy by
conducting research on topics vital to the policy-making community, as well
as increase their understanding of current regional issues and develop and
sustain international networks. The fellowship provisions include:
logistical support, international airfare, visa support, in-country housing
and workspace, a living expenses stipend and emergency evacuation insurance.
EPS applicants must have a graduate degree at the time of application and
must be U.S. citizens.

Deadline: March 14

Link:
http://www.irex.org/application/us-embassy-policy-specialist-program-eps-app
lication


 


Public Service Fellows Program
The Public Service Fellows Program at the Partnership for Public Service is
an opportunity for undergraduate students, graduate students and recent
graduates to participate directly in transforming the way government works
while developing valuable professional skills. 
At the Partnership, fellows are integral to the day-to-day operations,
programs and activities of our organization. We value the contributions of
fellows and work to provide relevant and useful experiences in return.
Fellows are assigned substantive and meaningful work to support our wide
variety of programs, events, and projects to help revitalize the federal
government by focusing on the people working in it. Fellows' duties vary
across the Partnership's internal teams but often include event planning and
execution, conducting research, writing and preparing correspondence, and
conducting outreach to external partners, such as government agencies and
colleges and universities. 


Deadline: varies

Link: http://apps.ourpublicservice.org/fellows/default.aspx

 

Los Alamos National Laboratory MBA Summer Internship Program

Put your training and expertise to work at Los Alamos National Laboratory as
a summer intern in the Technology Transfer Division. MBA candidates have an
opportunity to mine the Laboratory's technologies to identify promising
inventions, evaluate their commercial potential, and help transfer these
inventions to the private sector. We match experienced scientists and
engineers with the nation's future business leaders to help us realize our
vision. Interns have a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in
high-tech entrepreneurship and commercialization by working closely with
Laboratory innovators and regional entrepreneurs to nurture licensing
opportunities, partnerships with industry, and startup businesses based on
Laboratory technology and expertise.

Deadline: March 16

Link: http://www.lanl.gov/source/orgs/tt/internships.shtml

 

US Department of Energy Minority Educational Institutional Student
Partnership Program 

The Minority Educational Institution Student Partnership Program seeks
students pursuing degrees in a variety of academic fields including, but not
limited to: Engineering, Sciences, Social Sciences, and Business. Interns
gain 10 weeks of substantive professional and technical career experience
while working side-by-side with an assigned mentor who is a subject matter
expert in the U.S. Depart of Energy. Mentors will help students tailor their
practical work experience to the larger context of their professional
interests.

Deadline: March 31

Link: http://www.doeminorityinternships.org/about.php

 

General Funding Opportunities

 

UA Institute of the Environment: Enviro-Energy-Water Awards

The Institute of the Environment, Water Sustainability Program, and
Renewable Energy Network offer numerous grants to faculty and graduate
students for research, equipment, travel, speakers, and workshops. See
website for descriptions of specific opportunities.

Deadline: varies (many are on March 30)

Link: http://www.environment.arizona.edu/fundingopps

 

Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Scholarships
The mission of CHCI Scholarship Program is to provide critical financial
assistance that will increase graduation rates among Latino students in
post-secondary education. CHCI's scholarship opportunities are afforded to
Latino students in the United States who have a history of performing public
service-oriented activities in their communities and who demonstrate a
desire to continue their civic engagement in the future. There is no GPA or
academic major requirement. Students with excellent leadership potential are
encouraged to apply. One-time awards of $5,000 are made to graduate
students. 

Deadline: April 16

Link: http://www.chci.org/scholarships/

 

The Graham Foundation: The Carter Manny Award 

Since the Carter Manny Award's establishment in 1996, over $500,000 has been
awarded in recognition of outstanding doctoral students whose work
represents some of the most innovative and advanced scholarship on
architecture and its role in the arts, culture, and society. The Carter
Manny Award supports dissertation research and writing by promising scholars
whose projects focus on fields of inquiry supported by the Graham
Foundation: architecture; architectural history, theory, and criticism;
design; engineering; landscape architecture; urban planning; urban studies;
visual arts; and other related fields. The award is intended to assist
students enrolled in graduate programs in architecture, art history, and
other programs in the fine arts, humanities, and social sciences.

Deadline: March 15

Link: http://www.grahamfoundation.org/newsletter/?blog_id=790

 

Clarke Prize for Excellence in Water Research

The Prize, which includes a medallion and $50,000 award, is one of only a
dozen prizes that honors scholarly and practical achievements in water
research.  It is awarded to outstanding individuals who are significantly
and actively contributing toward any of the following areas: the discovery,
development, improvement, and/or understanding of the issues associated with
water quality, quantity, technology, or public policy. Nominations are
reviewed based on the following criteria: active engagement in current
research endeavors, professional career accomplishments, demonstrated
excellence through research contributions.

Deadline: April 1

Link: www.nwri-usa.org/nominations.htm.

 

Herbert Carter Travel Award Program

The award provides up to $600 per year to Graduate Interdiscipinary Program
students for National or International travel to a professional meeting.
Applications will be reviewed by the Graduate Interdisciplinary Programs
Advisory Council (GIDPAC). The award is intended to offset some of the costs
associated with international or national travel expenses such as airfare,
and meals. These awards are meritorious and will be granted on the
competitive and innovative content of the statement submitted with the
application. Awards are contingent upon the availability of funds and the
number of applications per session. 

Deadline: May 18

Link: http://www.gidp.arizona.edu/node/71

 

National AMBUCS, Inc. Scholarships

National AMBUCS, Inc. is a nonprofit service organization consisting of a 

diverse group of men and women who are dedicated to creating mobility and
independence for people with disabilities. For over 50 years, National
AMBUCS, Inc. has been awarding scholarships to therapy students in a
bachelor's program or a graduate program leading to a master's or doctoral
degree in physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology,
or hearing audiology. Awards range from $500 to $1,500 annually. There is
one two-year award in the amount of $6,000. Approximately $150,000 is
awarded annually. 

Deadline: April 15

Link: http://www.ambucs.com/scholars/

 

The Manuscript Society Maass Research Grant

The Manuscript Society is pleased to announce the availability of The
Manuscript Society Maass Research Grant to support scholars whose research
relies heavily on manuscripts. Applicants must be pursuing a graduate degree
at an accredited college or university that holds institutional membership
in The Manuscript Society and be formally sponsored by that institutional
member. (An institution qualifies as a member if its library subscribes to
Manuscripts.) The grant is to be used for expenses related directly to
research using original manuscripts. Applicants must hold the bachelor's
degree and be formally enrolled in an accredited college or university in an
advanced degree program, with preference given to doctoral students.
Applicants must demonstrate that their research involves considerable work
with original manuscript material. The grant is to be used solely for
research purposes, e.g., travel to manuscript repositories, photocopy
expenses, user fees, and may not be used for tuition expenses.

Deadline: June 1

Link: http://www.manuscript.org/2009maassgrant.html

 

Environmental Research and Education Foundation

Scholarships are awarded by EREF to recognize excellence in master's,
doctoral or post-doctoral waste management research and education.
Applications will be considered from those who will be this year or are now
a full-time master's student, doctoral student or post-doctoral researcher,
and have a clearly demonstrated interest in solid waste management research.
Scholarships recognize graduate students pursuing excellence in solid waste
management research and education.  Recipients are chosen based on
credentials and potential contributions to the solid waste industry and its
scientific community.  Doctoral and post-doctoral scholarships are awarded
up to $12,000 per year, paid monthly, and can be extended for up to 3 years
from the initial award date.  Master's scholarships are awarded up to $5,000
per year and can be extended for up to 2 years from the initial award date.
Scholarship renewal is dependent upon satisfactory progress as determined by
the student's academic advisor. 

Deadline: May 12

Link: http://erefdn.org/index.php/scholarships/index

 

Dissertation Support 

 

Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants in the Directorate for Biological
Sciences (NSF) 

The National Science Foundation awards Doctoral Dissertation Improvement
Grants in selected areas of the biological sciences. These grants provide
partial support of doctoral dissertation research to improve the overall
quality of research. Allowed are costs for doctoral candidates to
participate in scientific meetings, to conduct research in specialized
facilities or field settings, and to expand an existing body of dissertation
research. A student must have advanced to candidacy for a Ph.D. degree
before the submission deadline to be eligible to submit a proposal. A
statement that the student has advanced to candidacy for a Ph.D., signed and
dated by the department chairperson, graduate dean, or similar
administrative official is required (see "Proposal Preparation and
Submission Instructions"). The proposal must be submitted through regular
organizational channels by the dissertation advisor(s) on behalf of a
graduate student who is at the point of initiating or is already conducting
dissertation research. See the end of this newsletter for details on an
informational workshop.

Deadline: November 9, 2012

Link: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11569/nsf11569.htm

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Aging Research Dissertation Awards to Increase Diversity 

The National Institute on Aging (NIA) announces the reissuance of Funding
Opportunity Announcement (FOA) that provides dissertation awards in all
areas of research within NIA's strategic priorities to increase diversity of
the scientific research workforce engaged in research on aging and
aging-related health conditions. NIH recognizes a unique and compelling need
to promote diversity in the NIH-funded biomedical, behavioral, clinical and
social sciences workforce. NIH expects efforts to diversify the workforce to
lead to the recruitment of the most talented researchers from all groups;
improve the quality of the educational and training environment; balance and
broaden the perspective in setting research priorities; improve the ability
to recruit subjects from diverse backgrounds into clinical research
protocols; and to improve the Nations capacity to address and eliminate
health disparities.

Deadline: rolling, see website

Link: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-11-291.html

 

Wenner-Gren Anthropology Dissertation Fieldwork Grants

Dissertation Fieldwork Grants are awarded to aid doctoral or thesis
research. The program contributes to the Foundation's overall mission to
support basic research in anthropology and to ensure that the discipline
continues to be a source of vibrant and significant work that furthers our
understanding of humanity's cultural and biological origins, development,
and variation. The Foundation supports research that demonstrates a clear
link to anthropological theory and debates, and promises to make a solid
contribution to advancing these ideas. There is no preference for any
methodology, research location, or subfield. The Foundation particularly
welcomes proposals that employ a comparative perspective, can generate
innovative approaches or ideas, and/or integrate two or more subfields.

Deadline: May 1

Link: http://www.wennergren.org/programs/dissertation-fieldwork-grants

 

SHAFR Dissertation Completion Fellowship

SHAFR invites applications for its dissertation completion fellowship. SHAFR
will make two, year-long awards, in the amount of $20,000 each, to support
the writing and completion of the doctoral dissertation in each academic
year. These highly competitive fellowships will support the most promising
doctoral candidates in the final phase of completing their dissertations.
SHAFR membership is required. Applicants should be candidates for the PhD in
a humanities or social science doctoral program (most likely history), must
have been admitted to candidacy, and must be at the writing stage, with all
substantial research completed by the time of the award. Applicants should
be working on a topic in the field of U.S. foreign relations history or
international history, broadly defined, and must be current members of
SHAFR. 

Deadline: April 1

Link: http://www.shafr.org/members/fellowships-grants/

 

 

Postdoctoral Opportunities 

 

Institute of Current World Affairs Fellowship Program

The ICWA fellowship program aims to nurture deep expertise in foreign
countries and cultures by supporting a Fellow who carries out a program of
self-designed, independent study abroad for a minimum of two years. We do
not support degree programs at universities. Candidates are encouraged to
browse the ICWA archives on this website to see the kind of projects that
the Institute had previously supported. Areas of particular interest to the
Institute include the Arab Middle East, Southeast Asia, especially
Indonesia, but candidates may seek fellowships in any country. Most fellows
are supported from the Institute's endowment. Fellows with appropriate
topics may receive support from specifically endowed funds, including: John
O. Crane Memorial Fellowship for fellows in Central and Eastern Europe or
the Middle East; John Miller Musser Memorial Forest & Society Fellowships
for fellows with graduate degrees in forestry or forest-related specialties
to broaden their understanding of the relationship of forest resource
problems to humans, including policy makers, environmentalists, farmers,
scientists, and forest-product industrialists. 

Deadline: August 1

Link: http://www.icwa.org/FellowshipProgram.htm

 

NASA Postdoctoral Program

The NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) offers unique postdoc research
opportunities to highly talented national and international individuals to
engage in ongoing NASA research programs at a NASA Center, NASA
Headquarters, or at a NASA-affiliated research institution. These one- to
three-year Fellowship appointments are competitive and are designed to
advance NASA's missions in space science, earth science, aeronautics, space
operations, exploration systems, and astrobiology.

The NASA Postdoctoral Program consists of two components:  the NASA
Postdoctoral Research Program and the NASA Postdoctoral Management Program.
The NASA Postdoctoral Management Program is an adjunct to the NASA
Postdoctoral Research Program and is designed to provide valuable research
management experience for some of the research program Fellows.  Together,
the two components will be operated to provide some of the most talented new
and senior Ph.D.'s with opportunities to participate in NASA mission-related
activities as guests at NASA Centers, Headquarters, and other NASA-approved
sites. 

Deadline: July 1                

Link: http://nasa.orau.org/postdoc/description/index.htm

 

National Center for Responsible Gaming Post-doctoral Fellowship

The Postdoctoral Fellowship Grant is intended to help ensure that a pool of
highly trained scientists is available to address the research needs of the
field of gambling disorders. Eligible applicants are within five years of
completing their terminal research degree or within five years of completing
medical residency. Applicants may request up to $43,000 in direct costs for
a period not to exceed 12 months.

Deadline: May 1

Link:
http://www.ncrg.org/research-center/apply-ncrg-funding/postdoctoral-fellowsh
ips

 

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
for Foreign Researchers

The fellowship's purpose is to provide opportunities for young postdoctoral
researchers from other countries to conduct, under the guidance of their
hosts, cooperative research with leading research groups in universities and
other Japanese institutions. The program allows such researchers to advance
their own research while contributing to the progress of research in Japan
and the counterpart countries. All fields of the humanities, social sciences
and natural sciences are included under this program. Eight subcommittees
(Humanities; Social Sciences; Mathematical and Physical Sciences; Chemistry;
Engineering Sciences; Biological Sciences; Agricultural Sciences; Medical,
Dental and Pharmaceutical Sciences) are set up to conduct the panel reviews.
Based on the document review scores, applications are referred for panel
review, through which a specified number of applicants are selected in each
of the eight fields.

Deadline: May 2012

Link: http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-fellow/postdoctoral.html#long

 

Claude Leon Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships (South Africa)

The Claude Leon Foundation is offering Postdoctoral Fellowships commencing
in 2013 for research in the faculties of Science, Engineering and Medical
Sciences to be conducted at universities in South Africa. The Fellowship
will be awarded for two years and will be worth R175,000 per annum. The
Fellowships are open to South African and foreign nationals.

Deadline: May 31

Link: http://www.leonfoundation.co.za/?page_id=15

 

German Historical Institute Fellowships

The GHI awards short-term fellowships to German and American doctoral
students as well as postdoctoral scholars in the fields of German history,
the history of German-American relations, and the history of the role of
Germany and the USA in international relations. These fellowships are also
available to German doctoral students and postdoctoral scholars in the field
of American history. We especially invite applications from doctoral
students and postdoctoral scholars who currently do not receive funding from
their home institutions. The fellowships are usually granted for periods of
one to six months but, in exceptional cases and depending on the
availability of funds, they can be extended by one month. The research
projects must draw upon primary sources located in the United States. The
GHI will not provide funding for preliminary research, manuscript
composition or the revision of manuscripts. It will give clear priority to
those postdoc projects that are designed for the "second book".

Deadline: April 15

Link: http://www.ghi-dc.org/

 

 

Upcoming Workshops

Arizona Humanities Council Grants & Programs Workshop

Arizona Humanities Council invites you to attend our upcoming Grants &
Programs Workshops in Tucson. The workshops are free of charge, and open to
anyone interested in learning more about the Arizona Humanities Council, its
available resources, or how to write a competitive AHC grant proposal. 

Date: March 20

Time: 10:30 - 12:00

Location:: 1288 W. River Road, Tucson (Tucson Chinese Cultural Center)

Link: http://www.azhumanities.org/workshops1.php

 

NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant Workshop

Are you considering applying for an NSF DDIG? This workshop will give an
overview of the process including a presentation from Sponsored Projects.
DDIG awardees and DDIG reviewers will give tips to improve the success of
your application. 

Date: Friday, March 30

Time: 12:00

Location: Agave Room of the Student Union

Please rsvp to Shelley Hawthorne Smith (ssmith at grad.arizona.edu) if you plan
to attend. 

 

This newsletter is compiled by Shelley Hawthorne Smith under the direction
of Georgia Ehlers in the Graduate College Office of Fellowships and
Community Engagement. 

 

 

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