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Fellowships & Grants

The office maintains a fellowship database to assist students researching extramural fellowships. The database is compiled from a variety of sources, including the Annual Register of Grant Support and

The Grants Register. Fellowships are sorted by field and by level (pre and postdoctoral). The database is updated regularly and can be viewed during office hours, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to noon, and 1 to 4 p.m.

The Graduate Fellowships Office also provides an annual calendar with descriptions of major extramural and University fellowship awards and competition deadlines. Links to additional resources you may find helpful, including research and funding databases on the Web and grant proposal advising, are listed below. Please check back on our site often for the most up-to-date fellowship information. You can contact the fellowships office at:

Graduate Fellowships Office
Graduate Division
318 Sproul Hall #5900
Berkeley, CA 94720-5900
Phone: 510-642-0672
http://grad.berkeley.edu/financial/fellowships_office.shtml

Conference Travel Grants (PDF)
Awards to allow students to attend professional conferences. Applicants must be in the final stages of their graduate work and planning to present a paper on their dissertation research at the conference they are attending.

1) The Roselyn Lindheim Award provides $8000 to one or two qualifying students. Applications are due in early March in 19 Earl Warren Hall. Students should submit one or two letters of recommendation from faculty. The award recognizes a work-in-progress of a graduate student that best exemplifies and furthers Professor Lindheim's unique vision and innovative work in shaping community, architectural and/or public health environment that promote quality of life and wellness. The award provides support for creative work on the relationship of the greater physical and social environments. This may include doctoral dissertations, masters theses, major projects or professional reports. The work-in-progress should reflect an interdisciplinary team approach in which professionals and clients participate to create an environment that best serves the needs of the users. The award is intended to assist the student in furthering the work-in-progress and in disseminating the results to a wide audience. The work-in-progress can be research or service oriented, and must be completed within one year of receiving the award. In recognition of Professor Lindheim's commitment to the need for multidisciplinary approaches to the design of humane and health-promoting environments, the award is open to highly qualified continuing students pursuing graduate degrees in either the College of Environmental Design or the School of Public Health or both concurrently, as well as to other exceptionally qualified students. The Award Committee expects that applicants will demonstrate familiarity with Professor Roselyn Lindheim’s writings and will address how the applicant’s project relates to her work. An excellent reference is a paper entitled Environments, People, and Health? by Roselyn Lindheim and S. Leonard Syme which appeared in the Annual Review of Public Health, 1983, 4:335-59. Copies are available from the Student Services Offices, 19 Warren Hall.

2) Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS)
Research and Travel Grant Competition (Yearly)
http://clas.berkeley.edu/Research/graduate/pastindex.html

The Center for Latin American Studies is pleased to announce a new competition for UC Berkeley student research grants. CLAS grants provide funding in support of research conducted on Latin American topics from all disciplines. There are four types of graduate and undergraduate grants: 1) summer field research; 2) mini-grants; 3) travel to the Latin American Studies Association meetings; 4) working groups.

a) CLAS Summer Field Research: The competition is open to all registered UC Berkeley graduate students. The grant will provide travel support for summer field research in Latin America and the Caribbean. Awards are limited to monetary support for round-trip economy airfare between the U.S. and one Latin American or Caribbean country. The award amount is determined by the faculty selection committee. Due to the competitive nature of the program, awards may be below the exact airfare amount.

• All travel must be completed by August 31
• Applications materials may be obtained after February 1* at the Center for Latin American Studies, 2334 Bowditch Street. (Completed applications will include the application form, a three to four page narrative, two recommendations forms, a graduate-level transcript and a foreign language certification.)
• Deadline: early-mid March *(confirm dates on website)
  

b) Mini-grants: This new CLAS initiative includes small grants for graduate and undergraduate students across disciplines. Proposals that support dissertation or thesis research are encouraged.

Special Initiative (2003: The Future of U.S.Mexico Relations)

During the fall semester 2002 CLAS launched the U.S.Mexico Futures Forum* in collaboration with the International Studies Department at the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM). The goal of the Futures Forum is to generate fresh perspectives on a critical set of issues that will be important for each country and central to their relationship. Graduate and undergraduate research projects that respond to this initiative are especially encouraged and will be given priority. Graduate award: up to $2,000; Undergraduate award: up to $750

• Grant Period: April 1 - November 1 *(Check dates to be sure)
  
• Application: To request an application please email Jean Spencer, CLAS Outreach Coordinator, at jean_s@berkeley.edu.
  
• Deadline: end of February (check dates)
  
  

c) Latin American Studies Association Meeting Attendance - CLAS is pleased to fund a limited number of graduate students to attend the Latin American Studies Association meetings in Dallas, Texas this March. Preference will be given to students presenting papers, commenting on panels and those who have contributed to CLAS activities.

• Application: To request an application please email Jean Spencer, CLAS Outreach Coordinator, at jean_s@berkeley.edu
  
• Deadline: end of February (check dates)
  
  

Working Groups - CLAS funds Working Groups on issues related to Latin America and the Caribbean. A Working Group brings together groups of faculty and graduate students to discuss a common set of questions from a variety of disciplinary, theoretical and/or methodological perspectives. CLAS will provide up to $750 per year which may be used for photocopying materials, transcription and printing, costs related to meetings or visiting speakers (other budget categories specific to the program may be proposed). Proposals should include a one-page description of the project, activities planned, and background of the participants, as well as the name of a faculty advisor. A separate page should include the amount of funding requested and the categories of expense. Existing working groups applying to continue their projects should include a final report of activities previously funded by CLAS. Please submit proposals to Teresa Stojkov, Vice Chair of CLAS.

Deadline: early September for following Academic Year (check dates)
http://clas.berkeley.edu/Research/graduate/pastindex.html

3) Creating Healthier Communities Fellowship offers a deeply reflective and richly rewarding leadership development experience that serves as a powerful tool for organizations and communities to invest in their leaders. Highly collaborative in nature, the Fellowship guides participants through the process of generating new thinking, creating new knowledge, and enhancing interpersonal and professional effectiveness for those seeking to improve community health status.

The application deadline is early December (check exact date). Scholarship dollars may be available. For applications and brochures, please contact

Johanna Odette Infantine
Health Forum
Associate Director, Fellowship
180 Montgomery Street Suite 1520
San Francisco, CA 94104
PH: (415)248-8407
FAX: (415)248-0407
jinfantine@healthforum.com
www.healthforum.com

 

4) Institute for Labor and Employment: Call for Proposals for UC faculty grants and graduate student fellowships - Application deadlines: late January for Dissertation and En-route Master s/Pre-Dissertation Fellowships, and early February for Targeted Research Grants, Small Faculty Research Grants, and Collaboration and Dissemination Grants. Full details and application forms are available on their website:

Contact: Ruth Milkman, Director
UC Institute for Labor and Employment - UCLA
http://www.ucop.edu/ile

 

5) Human Rights Summer Fellowship: The Human Rights Center, University of California, Berkeley
http://hrc.berkeley.edu/

Each year, the Human Rights Center offers fellowships for students to work in coordination with non-governmental organizations on pressing human rights issues domestically or abroad. The fellowship includes a $3,000 stipend per fellow.

This year, the Human Rights Center will be offering ten summer Human Rights Fellowships in the following categories:

• The Human Rights Watch/The Human Rights Center Joint Summer Fellowship The Human Rights Center offers a joint summer fellowship with Human Rights Watch. The fellowship provides an opportunity for a student to work alongside Human Rights Watch staff in Asia obtaining and/or analyzing documentation on critical issues that range from environmental degradation to state oppression.
• Human Rights and Photography Summer Fellowship*: This is the first year that the Human Rights Center is offering a student an opportunity to spend a summer studying and working with Gilles Peress, a critically acclaimed international photojournalist, in his studio in New York City. During the course of the fellowship, the student will learn how to employ the medium of photography to further illustrate and document human rights violations.
• Human Rights Summer Fellowships: The remaining eight summer fellowships will continue to be student-initiated, meaning that students have an opportunity to develop their own human rights project, detailing the parameters and goals of their summer projects and to choose their own community partners.
  

Application packets for the Human Rights Summer Fellowship are available in mid-January (check dates) and may be picked up at the Human Rights Center, 460 Stephens Hall or will be available online at http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/humanrights.

Completed applications will be due in mid-February (check dates) to the Human Rights Center.

A completed application includes: 1) completed application cover sheet; 2) resume/c.v.; 3) two faculty letters of recommendation; 4) letter of support from a non-governmental organization; 5) statement of purpose; and 6) four copies and the original of each of the above.

Fellowship Requirements

Students must be registered U.C. Berkeley students;

Preferences will be given to graduate students; With the exception of the Human Rights and Photography Summer Fellow, students may be graduating students but must be able to make a commitment to complete all the post-fellowship requirements; A completed Application Packet; Students applying for the Summer Human Rights Fellowships must: 1) clearly identify the human rights issue to be addressed; 2) identify a non-governmental organization with whom they will partner; 2) demonstrate their academic and scholarly interest in the issue to be addressed; for graduate students, the fellowship project should relate to their proposed dissertation topic, and; 4) demonstrate the relevance of their proposed project to the community in which the project will take place; Post-Fellowship Requirements: 1) participate in a fellowship debriefing upon return; 2) participate in a conference in the fall; 3) submit an informal mid-summer report and a formal final report.

What you can do now

• Clarify the human rights issues that interest you;
  
• Contact the non-governmental organizations that address the human rights issue in which you are interested, and;
  
• Discuss the fellowship with faculty who share your area of interest.
  
  
• For more information, please contact:
  Rachel Shigekane
  The Human Rights Center
  460 Stephens Hall
  (510) 642-0965
  rshig@uclink.berkeley.edu
  http://hrc.berkeley.edu/
  http://hrc.berkeley.edu/
  
  

6) American Association of University Women (AAUW
http://www.aauw.org/fga/fellowships_grants/american.cfm

Dissertation Writing Fellowship/Publication Grant:

Postdoctoral Research Leave Fellowship $30,000

Dissertation Fellowship $20,000

Summer/Short-Term

Research Publication Grant $6,000

If an application request deadline falls on a weekend or holiday, applications will be available until midnight Eastern time on the next business day. If an application postmark deadline falls on a weekend or holiday, applications may be postmarked the next business day.

American Fellowships support women doctoral candidates completing dissertations or scholars seeking funds for postdoctoral research leave from accredited institutions. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Candidates are evaluated on the basis of scholarly excellence, teaching experience, and active commitment to helping women and girls through service in their communities, professions, or fields of research.

Candidates may apply for only one of the awards described below. Former recipients of these awards are not eligible to apply for additional American Fellowships or publication grants.

Dissertation Fellowships are available to women who will complete their dissertation writing between July 1, and June 30. To qualify, applicants must have completed all course work, passed all required preliminary examinations, and received approval for their research proposal or plan by Nov. 15. Students holding any fellowship for writing a dissertation in the year prior to the AAUW Educational Foundation fellowship year are not eligible. Open to applicants in all fields of study, except engineering. (For engineering, see Selected Professions Fellowships.) Scholars engaged in researching gender issues are encouraged to apply. Fifty-one Dissertation Fellowships are available.

Summer/Short-Term Research Publication Grants fund women college and university faculty and independent researchers to prepare research for publication. Applicants may be tenure track, part-time, or temporary faculty or new or established scholars and researchers at universities. Time must be available for eight consecutive weeks of final writing, editing, and responding to issues raised in critical reviews. Funds cannot be used for undertaking research. Applicants must have received their doctorates by the application deadline. Scholars with strong publishing records should seek other funding. Six publication grants are available.

See website for more information: http://www.aauw.org/fga/fellowships_grants/american.cfm

7) University of California Dissertation-Year Fellowship (see website for complete application: http://www.grad.berkeley.edu/fellowships/pdf/uc_dissyear.pdf

The Office of the President will again fund the dissertation-year fellowship program on the Berkeley campus for the 2004-2005 academic year. Awards will carry a stipend of $15,000 and a travel allowance. If the dissertation is filed by May 20, 2005, an additional $2,000 stipend will be awarded. Each awardee is required to present two seminars on his/her dissertation research, one on the Berkeley campus and one on another UC campus or California State University campus. Graduate Division will cover registration fees.

Awardees will not be allowed to hold a research or teaching appointment, or any kind of employment.

Each department or group may submit two nominations for the award. Should a nominee receive an award, the department or group is obligated to provide information to the Graduate Division regarding the awardee’s progress toward the degree and employment each year. Mentors for this program are expected to discuss all matters of academic issues, advise on the dissertation to ensure completion by year end, assist the student in identifying opportunities to speak about the research, network to line up interviews for postdoctoral or employment positions, write letters of reference, accompany the student to the fall meeting, and alleviate obstacles that students might face at the next stage of the academic career.

Eligibility criteria for these awards include the following:

1. Demonstration of high potential and promise.

2. Citizenship or permanent residency in the United States.

3. Exhibition of one or more of the following characteristics (describe on application form):

• Demonstration of strong academic achievement despite challenges such as educational, cultural, or social obstacles.
  
• Contribution to diversity within a discipline or in the graduate community at large. This can include actively working to increase representation of underrepresented students attending college, or to improve the retention rate of underrepresented students. Another example might be representation of life and perspectives that are underrepresented in a particular discipline.
  
• Evidence of an intention to use the doctoral degree toward serving educationally underrepresented segments of society.
  

4. Advancement to candidacy for the Ph.D. at the time of nomination and evidence that the applicant can file the dissertation during the award year.

5. Attendance of both mentor and student at the UCOP meeting to be held on September 24, 2004, at the Hilton Hotel in Oakland.

To support each nomination, please submit:

1. A letter from the department or group chair supporting the nomination and confirming eligibility.
   
2. A letter from the dissertation adviser describing the substance of the dissertation project and why it is significant.
   
3. The Report on Progress in Candidacy in the Doctoral Program Form signed by the student’s dissertation adviser assessing the student’s work to date and the student’s ability to complete the dissertation by May 2005.
   
4. A completed copy of the UC Dissertation-Year Fellowship Application.
   
5. The student’s detailed outline of the dissertation.
   
6. Time line for finishing the dissertation; for example, By December 2004, all but the conclusion will be completed.
   
7. A one-page summary of the dissertation in nontechnical language.
   
8. A copy of the latest chapter completed or other substantive work as evidence of progress on the dissertation.
   
9. An unofficial copy of the UC Berkeley graduate transcript showing advancement to candidacy date.
   

After judgments on academic qualifications are made, preference will be given to students who have received the least amount of previous support from fellowships, traineeships, or research assistantships.

The deadline for receipt of nominations at the Graduate Fellowships Office, 318 Sproul Hall, is 4 p.m., Wednesday, MARCH 3, 2004. ABSOLUTELY NO EXTENSIONS GRANTED. Announcement of awards will be made in April 2004

check website for deadlines in subsequent years: http://www.grad.berkeley.edu/fellowships/fellowships deadlines.shtml

Eligibility criteria for these awards include the following:

1. Demonstration of high potential and promise.
   
2. Citizenship or permanent residency in the United States.
   
3. Exhibition of one or more of the following characteristics (describe on application form):
   

• Demonstration of strong academic achievement despite challenges such as educational, cultural, or social obstacles.
• Contribution to diversity within a discipline or in the graduate community at large. This can include actively working to increase representation of underrepresented students attending college, or to improve the retention rate of underrepresented students. Another example might be representation of life and perspectives that are underrepresented in a particular discipline.
• Evidence of an intention to use the doctoral degree toward serving educationally underrepresented segments of society.
  

For each nomination, please submit the following documentation:

1. A letter from the department or group chair supporting the nomination and confirming eligibility.
   
2. A letter from the proposed mentor describing their plans for mentoring the student and past mentoring experience.
   
3. A letter from the student describing his or her academic progress to date, the nature of the research project in which she or he will be involved and its importance to the student’s academic career, and how this award would help the student achieve her or his goals.
   
4. A completed copy of the Mentored Research Award Application.
   
5. Unofficial copies of all graduate transcripts.
   

Since the program is intended to promote entry into research early in their academic program, priority among academically qualified nominees will be given to third and fourth year students. If you choose to nominate advanced students who are already engaged in research, the nomination letter should give strong justification for the need for the award.

The deadline for receipt of nominations at the Graduate Fellowships Office, 318 Sproul Hall, is 4 p.m., Wednesday,

8) UC Graduate Division links to fellowships and current deadlines

9) The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans:  A two-year grant for graduate students: applicants must be *New Americans* (resident alien, naturalized as a U.S. citizen, or the child of two parents who are both naturalized citizens); have a bachelor's degree, be in their final year of undergraduate study, or enrolled in the first or second year of a graduate program; and may not be older than 30 years of age as of November 1, 200. Website: www.pdsoros.org

10) NSF Graduate Fellowships:  Awarded for study in mathematical, physical, biological, and social sciences; engineering; science education; and in the history and philosophy of science. For U.S. citizens, nationals, and permanent residents at or near the beginning of graduate study. Three years of support. Website: https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/grfp/

11) Robert Wood Johnson Health and Society Scholars Program
Designed to build the nation's capacity for research, leadership, and action to address the broad range of factors affecting the health of populations, this program each year supports up to 18 outstanding individuals (who have completed doctoral training) for two intensive years at one of six prominent universities. The participating universities are Columbia, Harvard, UCSF/UC Berkeley, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Annual stipend support is $77,000 in year one and $80,000 in year two, plus other resources. Information on the program is available online  http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org, as is the call for applications  http://www.rwjf.org/files/applications/cfp/cfp-Health&societyscholars0506.pdf. Applications are accepted only through the program's online system.

12) Center for Aids Prevention Studies (CAPS) Innovative Research Awards & Fellowships

http://cfar.ucsf.edu/cfar?page=sr-00-01
http://www.caps.ucsf.edu/CAPS/about/fellows/

13) CAPS Research Position
http://www.caps.ucsf.edu/CAPS/jobs/

14) School of Public Health Center for Public Health Practice http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~cphpweb/career/fellowships.html

15) Lee Adel Flemming Graduate Fellowship

16) Max Factor Family Foundation Fellowship

17) Association of Schools of Public Health
http://www.asph.org/document.cfm?page=752

ASPH has a number of fellowship programs available

18) Centers for Disease Control
http://www.cdc.gov

A variety of public health training programs are available

19) Guggenheim Foundation Dissertation Fellowships (Harry Frank)
http://www.hfg.org/df/guidelines.htm

Welcomes proposals from researchers into any of the natural and social sciences or humanities that promise to increase understanding of the causes, manifestations, and control of violence, aggression, and dominance.

20) Howard Hughes Medical Institute
http://www.hhmi.org/

HHMI mission is to support the efforts of scientists and educators, colleges and universities, museums, and biomedical research organizations.

21) The National Academies Fellowship and Postdoc Opportunities
http://www.nationalacademies.org/grantprograms.html

The National Academies offer several different fellowships in science, engineering and medicine.

22) National Institutes of Health
http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/index.cfm
http://grants1.nih.gov/training/nrsa.htm

These websites provide grant funding opportunities, research contracts, training opportunities and information regarding the NIH Loan Repayment Program.

23) CRISP (Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects) is a biomedical database system containing information on research projects and programs supported by the Department of Health and Human Services. Most of the research falls within the broad category of extramural projects, grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements conducted primarily by universities, hospitals, and other research institutions; and funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other government agencies. A relatively small number of research grants are funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), and the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ). CRISP also contains information on the intramural programs of the NIH and the FDA.

If you find a PI within the School funded by a research grant that is within your area of interest you might want to approach them.They may be willing to work with as a faculty mentor and write a supplement to their grant for student support.

http://crisp.cit.nih.gov/
http://crisp.cit.nih.gov/crisp/crisp_query.generate_screen

The Research Advocate weblog provides news from the Research Administration and Compliance Office at the University of California, Berkeley, including new contract and grant awards information similar to CRISP.

24) The Research Advocate weblog
http://news-rac.berkeley.edu/2007/05/new-research-advocate-blog.html
provides news from the Research Administration and Compliance Office at the University of California, Berkeley, including new contract and grant awards information similar to CRISP.

25) The NEW AID Foundation
http://www.newaid.org/

SEARCH ENGINES

Association of Schools of Public Health:  http://www.asph.org/document.cfm?page=752

College Board: http://www.collegeboard.org

COS Funding Opportunities:http://fundingopps.cos.com/

FASTAID: http://www.fastaid.com

Fastweb: http://www.fastweb.com

FedMoney: http://www.fedmoney.org

Fellowships for Graduates
http://career.berkeley.edu/Infolab/FellowGrad.stm

Finaid.org: http://www.finaid.org

GrantsNet: www.grantsnet.org

MACH25: http://www.collegenet.com/mach25

The National Academies
http://www7.nationalacademies.org/fellowships/othlists.html

School of Public Health: http://sph.berkeley.edu/resources/links_new.html#phy

Science/AAAS: http://www.science.com

U.S. Department of Education: www.ed.gov

U.S. News: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/dollars/dshome.htm

Grants.Gov

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do

Key word Search:  Public Health

*Funding sources and deadlines are subject to change. Check online for most current information.

OTHER RESOURCES/SERVICES/PROGRAMS:

During the course of your studies at Berkeley, most of you will teach as GSIs. Those of you who have never taught before may see this as a somewhat daunting opportunity; those of you who have taught before may wish to further sharpen your pedagogical skills. The GSI Teaching and Resource Center is an academic unit in the Graduate Division established for the purpose of helping you prepare for the teaching you will do at Berkeley and in future careers. We provide orientation conferences, pedagogical workshops, individual consultations, and a host of other programs that are meant to help you develop as a teacher while you are at Berkeley. Research shows that junior faculty who have worked on their teaching during graduate school have an easier time balancing the requirements of teaching and research and staying on track with their research as they pursue tenure.

Learning to teach has become a very important aspect of graduate education both nationally and at Berkeley. The GSI Teaching and Resource Center works with faculty, departments, and staff to ensure that you receive the support and guidance you need to succeed as an instructor.

Please feel free to contact us at gsi@uclink4.berkeley.edu if you have questions or need assistance with your teaching. We invite you to visit our center in 301 Sproul Hall or on the Web at
http://www.grad.berkeley.edu/gsi

Linda von Hoene, Director
GSI Teaching and Resource Center
301 Sproul Hall
Graduate Division
University of California, Berkeley
510.642.4456
gsi@berkeley.edu

GSI/GSR Opportunities
http://www.grad.berkeley.edu/appointments/

Job placement-Career Center
http://career.berkeley.edu
http://career.berkeley.edu/phds/PhDIntern.stm

OTHER FUNDING OPTIONS:

FOR STUDENT PARENTS: Student parents may be eligible for a "parent grant" based on income by filling out the FAFSA (government financial aid reporting) form. These grants are (or at least were the year I received one) $3,000 per semester for two semesters. Even though you go through the financial aid process as if you wanted loans, you will be allocated a maximum loan amount and a parent grant, in which case you can turn down the loan offer and just take the parent grant--no strings attached and no money to return! This is not something I learned about through the school of public health, by the way, but I believe that going through theFAFSA process will automatically trigger the grant if you are eligible).

APHA STIPEND: The school of Public Health offers a stipend for those attending APHA, coordinated through GRAPHS, the student organization. The stipend might be minimal if many students apply (i.e. $100). Students give a few hours to the SPH booth at APHA in return for this support.

Paid PhD Summer Internships at RAND

RAND, a leading non-profit, think-tank, is looking for Berkeley grad students to serve as summer interns at their Santa Monica facility. The internships carry a stipend of $800.00 a week plus round-trip travel expenses. RAND recruits from virtually all social science and scientific disciplines, and is especially interested in students from economics, political science, psychology, sociology, mechanical engineering (aeronautics), and materials science.

You can find additional information on their website at www.rand.org. RAND is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and encourages participation of minority group members.

RAND, located in Santa Monica, California; Washington, D.C., and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decision making through research and analysis. Their professional staff conducts research on social, economic and business issues, both in the U.S. and overseas, and on national security issues for the military services and the Department of Defense. RAND researchers assist public policymakers at all levels and private sector leaders in many industries in efforts to strengthen the nation's economy, maintain its security and improve its quality of life. They are interested in meeting students working on or completing graduate degrees in health sciences, operations research, education, economics, statistics, behavioral sciences, physical sciences, engineering, and computer science.

POST-DOCTORAL OPPORTUNITIES:

The Program provides a one-year fellowship for up to six Community Health Scholars each year, beginning each fall. The training sites are the schools of public health at The Johns Hopkins University, the University of Michigan and the University of North Carolina. Each fellowship will provide a salary of $50,000 including fringes plus a research fund of $10,000 to support a participatory community-based research project (salary-related information may have been updated -see their website). Each of the three training sites has faculty with expertise in community-based scholarship and close relationships with community-based organizations suitable for the development of participatory community-based research projects.

Fellowships are intended to provide an opportunity for current and potential faculty members to refine their scholarly foundation in Community-Based Public Health. The aim is to build on-the-ground understanding of community health determinants, as well as of community organization and development, indigenous leadership identification and asset mapping, coalition building, competency in working in cross-cultural settings, and related competencies.

To be eligible for a fellowship applicants must (1) be committed to a scholarly career as a faculty member specializing in community health; (2) be highly regarded as a health professional by those responsible for their education and training; (3) have completed all formal requirements for their professional and post-professional training (e.g., internships or residencies) by July, 2003, and (4) be a United States citizen. Scholars will not be permitted to hold other training fellowships during their tenure in this Program. Deadline for completed applications is early December for a post-doc position starting in fall of the following year.

For further information and a copy of their application view our web site at www.sph.umich.edu/chsp

Or contact the National Program Office at:

Saundra Bailey, Program Administrator
Community Health Scholars Program
Univ. of Michigan, School of Public Health,
109 Observatory, M4142
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029
voice: 734-647-3065
fax: (734) 936-0927
e-mail:saundrab@umich.edu
http://www.sph.umich.edu/chsp

2) Health and Society Scholars Program
http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/

3) Chancellor's Post-Dochttp://facultyequity.chance.berkeley.edu/fellowships/chancellors_postdoc.html

4) UC Office of the President post doc through the university...these are very prestigious and give you an advantage in later applying to cal for faculty positions...not to mention else where!

5) Alcohol Research Group (ARG) Post-Doctoral Program
http://www.arg.org/training/post_doctoral_fellowship.php

6) The Paul B. Cornely PostDoctoral Program in Ethnicity, Culture and Health - The Center for Research on Ethnicity, Culture and Health is accepting applications for the two-year Paul B. Cornely Postdoctoral Fellowship residential training program sponsored by the University of Michigan School of Public Health. The Cornely Program is designed for Ph.D. level scholars who are members of racial and ethnic groups historically underrepresented in public health. This fellowship is restricted to U.S. citizens. This program is designed to facilitate the acquisition or enhancement of research skills that can be directed to addressing racial/ethnic health disparities. Cornely Fellows will spend the majority of their time preparing manuscripts for publication. The Cornely Fellow will work closely with a U-M SPH faculty member who shares his/her research interests. Another objective of the Fellowship is to increase the racial and ethnic diversity of academic public health faculty. The fellowship package includes a stipend of $40,000, health benefits and support for travel to one professional meeting per year. Outstanding applicants who are within three months of receiving the Ph.D. degree will also be considered. Applications should include a curriculum vitae, official transcripts, a 3-page statement of research interests, a 1-page personal statement of career goals in public health, and three letters of recommendation. Applications must be received by mid-JANUARY in order to ensure a start date no later than September 1 of that year.

Mail applications to:

Harold W. Neighbors, Ph.D., Director
Center for Research on Ethnicity, Culture and Health
611 Church Street, Room 219
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-3028
Fax #: (734) 998-6908

Inquiries send E-mail to:

Lynda Fuerstnau, Program Coordinator
Center for Research on Ethnicity, Culture & Health (CRECH)
School of Public Health, University of Michigan
611 Church, Rm. 217, Ann Arbor, MI 48104-3028
Phone: 734-647-6665; Fax: 734-998-6908
ljfirsti@umich.edu
http://www.crech-test.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=79

7) Post-doctoral Fellowship at the Urban Health Institute

The Johns Hopkins University Urban Health Institute (UHI), a university-wide center committed to improving the health and well-being of the residents of East Baltimore, is proud to announce two new post-doctoral fellowships for research training in urban health research. These post-docs are available from the month of August and may be either one- or two-years in duration.

Candidates must have completed a recent PhD, DrPH or MD degree in any field of public health, medicine, nursing or the social sciences. Based on background and interests, post-docs may affiliate with UHI faculty at the Bloomberg School of Public Health, School of Nursing, School of Medicine or Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences of the Johns Hopkins University. These appointments may involve work in any of the schools’ research centers, including the Center for Adolescent Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, the Center for STD Research, the Center for the Prevention of Youth Violence, Center for Health Disparities Research, and others. The goal of this post-doctoral fellowship is to facilitate training for and promote future faculty leaders in the field of urban health research. Post-docs will have access to available data sets involving urban populations and will be encouraged to carry out scholarly research and publication. Post-docs will also develop their own research proposals and begin to conduct their own independent research as the foundation for their career development. They will have the opportunity to work with nationally known experts in several areas of urban health research, including addressing chronic diseases in community settings, preventing and addressing the effects of community and family violence, prevention of maternal child health problems, the use of informatics to reduce health disparities and others. Since the work of the center is strongly community-based, post-docs will learn and develop the techniques of community-based participatory research as well as have the opportunity to obtain further training in other research methods (e.g. neighborhood analysis, community-based clinical trials, combining qualitative and quantitative methods). Stipend and benefits are based on NIH recommended scales.

Submit applications, including a full curriculum vita, statement of research interests and goals and 2 letters of recommendation to:

Dr. C. E. Fox
Director, Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute
111 Market Place Suite 850
Baltimore, MD 21202 http://www.jhsph.edu/urbanhealth/_PDFs/postdoc.pdf

JHU is an affirmative action employer.

8) Institute for Labor and Employment Postdoctoral Fellowship Program.

Applications are again on the website; the deadline is early January (check exact date)

Contact: Ruth Milkman, Director
UC Institute for Labor and Employment - UCLA
http://www.ucop.edu/ile

 

9) Scholars in Health Policy Research Program Post-Doctoral Fellowships in Health Policy Research

UCB School of Public Health was awarded a 5 year, $5.4 million renewal by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to continue offering post-doctoral fellowships in the field of health policy research. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, based in Princeton, New Jersey, is the nation’s largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to health and health care. This funding brings the total amount awarded through the Foundation’s Scholars in Health Policy Research Program to the School of Public Health to over $13.8million. Last year the program was able to bring six scholars from leading Universities including Berkeley, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Princeton, and Yale to campus to engage in health policy research at the School of Public Health.

The Scholars in Health Policy Research Program is a national program supported by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation with training sites at UCB/UCSF, the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and a new site at Harvard University. The goal of this unique program is to foster a new generation of creative thinkers and researchers whose work will inform future health policy discussions. Since 1992, thirty-eight fellows have been trained at the Berkeley site, which is the product of collaboration between UCB’s School of Public Health and UCSF’s Institute for Health and Aging and Institute for Health Policy Studies. Each year, the UCB/UCSF training site selects outstanding recent doctoral graduates from the disciplines of economics, political science and sociology to be awarded two-year fellowships. Fellows are given offices on campus and are mentored by faculty members at both UCB and UCSF. According to Stephen Shortell, Dean of the School of Public Health, the program is an outstanding example of the School’s commitment to interdisciplinary training and research and to the contributions made by our colleagues in economics, political science, public policy and sociology across the campus.

The program website is located at
http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~rwj

Interested applicants are encouraged to contact the foundation directly at:

Scholars in Health Policy Research Program,
Boston University School of Management
595 Commonwealth Ave., Rm. 546B
Boston, MA 02215-1704
Phone: 617-353-9220
Fax: 617-353-9227
e-mail: rwjf@bu.edu

10) American Association of University Women (AAUW) Postdoctoral Research Leave Fellowship
http://www.aauw.org/fga/fellowships_grants/american.cfm

Postdoctoral Research Leave Fellowship: $30,000
Dissertation Fellowship: $20,000
Summer/Short-Term
Research Publication Grant: $6,000

Applications available: Aug. 1-Nov. 15, 2003
Application POSTMARK deadline: Nov. 15, 2003

Fellowship year: July 1, 2004-June 30, 2005

If an application request deadline falls on a weekend or holiday, applications will be available until midnight Eastern time on the next business day. If an application postmark deadline falls on a weekend or holiday, applications may be postmarked the next business day.

American Fellowships support women doctoral candidates completing dissertations or scholars seeking funds for postdoctoral research leave from accredited institutions. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Candidates are evaluated on the basis of scholarly excellence, teaching experience, and active commitment to helping women and girls through service in their communities, professions, or fields of research.

Candidates may apply for only one of the awards described below. Former recipients of these awards are not eligible to apply for additional American Fellowships or publication grants.

Postdoctoral Research Leave Fellowships offer one-year support for women who will have earned a doctoral degree by Nov. 15, 2003. In all, 20 postdoctoral fellowships are available in the arts and humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences; one is designated for a woman from an underrepresented group in any field. Limited additional funds may be available when matched by the fellow's institution.

See website for more information: http://www.aauw.org/fga/fellowships_grants/american.cfm