The current program emphasizes: research methods appropriate to the study of aging and the aged, including survey research, secondary data analysis, longitudinal analysis, qualitative methods, and evaluation research; the substantive, theoretical, and methodological issues in examining the determinants of successful aging (including physical, psychological, social, religious and spiritual, socioeconomic, racial (ethnic and cultural diversity); a […]
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What We Mean by “Start Early”
At GradFund we often tell students about the benefits of “starting early” when it comes to working on fellowship and grant applications, but what does that really mean? How early is early enough? Read on for a sample month-by-month breakdown of what you should be doing to give yourself the best chances for writing a […]
Poverty Research Grants
Annually, the NPC provides funds to young scholars to conduct innovative research around a specific area of interest. Preference is given to non-tenured researchers with full-time academic appointments and researchers using new approaches and innovative methods. Recipients are required to present their work at the national research conference in the following year, to place the […]
William L. Clements Library-Peckham Fellowship on Revolutionary America
The Peckham Fellowship supports research on American history between 1764 and 1783. The fellowship provides $10,000 for a project involving a residence of two months or more at the Library. This is a post-doctoral fellowship requiring a Ph.D. or equivalent qualifications. Applications must be received by November 1 for residence in the following calendar year.
A. Regula Herzog Young Investigators Fund
Junior researchers, including Research Scientists, Research Investigators, Research Associates, Postdoctoral Fellows and Predoctoral Students are eligible. Applicants must be affiliated with the Survey Research Center or one of its projects. Past year applications due April 27. Applicants with a commitment of $4,000 in matching funds from an SRC research program will be given priority. However, […]
Michigan Society of Fellows
The Michigan Society Fellows is a 3-year postdoctoral position. Each Fellow has an appointment as Assistant Professor in an affiliated department of the University and an appointment as a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Society of Fellows. The current annual stipend is $52,000.
William L. Clements Library-Earhart Foundation Fellowship on American History
One Earhart Foundation Fellowship offers $10,000 for scholarly research on any aspect of American history prior to 1900, with an expectation of a residence of two months or more at the Clements. This is a post-doctoral fellowship requiring a completed Ph.D. or equivalent qualifications. Applications must be received by November 1 for residence in the […]
William L. Clements Library-Jacob Price Visiting Research Fellowship
Price Fellowships offer support for short-term research at the Clements Library by graduate students and junior faculty on any topic of American history that is supported by the collections. Grants are for $1,000 and require a minimum visit of one week. Applications must be received by January 15 for research to be undertaken in that […]
Postdoctoral Fellowship Research & Training Program on Poverty and Public Policy
Purposes are: *To provide outstanding American minority scholars and other scholars who are members of a group that is underrepresented in the social sciences the opportunity to spend a year or two conducting research and pursuing extensive training in residence at the National Poverty Center at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. * […]
Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning Fellowships
Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan offers fellowships in the areas of architectural research, material fabrication, design instruction and social justice. Each fellowship includes teaching related to the individual’s areas of interest, resources for the development of work, and an opportunity to share the outcome of the fellowships with […]