Research Grants: November 2011 Archives

Deadline: December 1, 2011

Length: One year

The Doctoral Student Research Award promotes research that contributes to a better knowledge and understanding of Canada, its relationship with the United States, and its international affairs. The grant is designed to give doctoral students an opportunity to conduct part of their research in Canada. We welcome efforts to integrate the research findings into the applicant's conference presentations.

We support projects representing a wide range of disciplines in the social sciences and humanities (see list of recent grant awards: http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/washington/studies-etudes/recipients-destinaires.aspx?lang=eng#doctoral-doctorat). We are particularly interested in projects that focus on policy, especially in these priority areas: North American economic competitiveness, energy and environment, security, and Arctic issues. 

Applications will be considered in accordance with the procedures, guidelines and conditions described below. Over the past three years, applicants have had a 24 percent success rate.

 

http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/washington/studies-etudes/doctoral-doctorat.aspx?lang=eng

Deadline: December 1, 2011

Length: One year

During the academic year, selected fellows study at their universities and carry out research under the supervision of an academic mentor and in consultation with ETS research scientists and psychometricians. During the summer, fellows are invited to participate in the Summer Internship Program for Graduate Students, working under the guidance of an ETS mentor.

The goal of this program is to increase the number of well-trained scientists in educational measurement, psychometrics and statistics.

Each fellow's university receives the following:

  $19,000 to pay a stipend to the fellow

  $8,000 to defray the fellow's tuition, fees and work-study program commitments

  A small grant for the purchase of equipment or software if needed to facilitate work on the fellow's research project

Each fellow who also participates in the Summer Internship Program in Research for Graduate Students receives the following:

  $5,000 compensation

  $2,500 relocation and housing allowance

At the time of application, candidates must be enrolled in a doctoral program, have completed all the coursework toward the Ph.D., and be at the dissertation stage of their program. Dissertation topics in the areas of psychometrics, statistics, educational measurement or quantitative methods will be given priority. At the time of application, candidates will be asked to provide a statement describing any additional financial assistance such as assistantship or grant commitment that he/she will have during the fellowship period.

Selection is based on:

  Strength of the applicant's academic credentials. Applicants need to demonstrate superior academic ability and achievement as well as exceptional promise in the field of measurement, psychometrics or statistics.

  Suitability and the technical strength of the proposed research project. The project must relate to research currently under way at ETS. The preferred arrangement is that the proposed project be the applicant's doctoral thesis. Nondissertation projects may be considered provided that the applicant is doing significant independent work and is not receiving alternative funding for this work.

ttp://www.ets.org/research/fellowships/gulliksen

Deadline: November 15, 2011

Length:  One year

Applications are now being accepted for the 2012 Committee on Institutional Cooperation and Smithsonian Institution Predoctoral Fellowship Program.

Fellowships are offered by the Committee on Institutional Cooperation and the Smithsonian Institution to provide opportunities for graduate students to conduct research in association with members of the Smithsonian professional research staff, and to utilize the resources of the Institution. These one-year fellowships are offered to support research in residence at Smithsonian Institution facilities. Fellowships carry a stipend of $30,000. All fields of study that are actively pursued by the museums and research organizations of the Smithsonian Institution are eligible.

Application Instructions

To be considered for the CIC/SI Fellowship, applicants must complete the CIC/Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Application form.

A PDF of the completed application must be submitted electronically by November 15, 2011 at 5 PM to the graduate fellowship office at the student's home institution.

http://www.cic.net/Home/NewsAndPubs/News/11-10-18/CIC_and_Smithsonian_Institution_Announce_Predoctoral_Fellowship.aspx

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