REM Section: Fellowships

Fellowships

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Call for Applications - Residential Research Fellowship - The Education Research Collaborative (ERC) at TERC

The Education Research Collaborative (ERC) at TERC, a not-for-profit research and development institution in Cambridge, MA, invites applications for a two-year residential research fellowship. The fellowship program is focused broadly on transformative research on teaching and learning in formal and informal settings that intentionally seek to enhance educational opportunities for children, youth and adults from historically non-dominant communities. We are particularly, but not exclusively, interested in work focused on the sciences, mathematics, and interdisciplinary studies (e.g., in the sciences, mathematics, humanities, arts). We strongly encourage applications from recent Ph.D.s or Ed.D.s from communities historically underrepresented in the sciences and mathematics, and whose research links matters of cultural, linguistic and racial equity and justice with learning and teaching. A major component of this fellowship is to foster a scholarly learning community, which includes a mentoring relationship with ERC senior staff, collaboration with ERC projects, and a research/writing seminar.

The Program
Fellows will be chosen for residence during 2009-2011. Fellows will work directly with a mentor, affiliate with ongoing ERC projects, according to their interests, share data and writing in an ongoing fellows seminar, and share their emerging work with the broader ERC and TERC community.

Stipend and allowances
Fellows will receive an annual stipend of $60,000, with additional funds to cover travel, participation in professional conferences, and research-related expenses.

Eligibility
Applicants must be within 3 years of receiving their Ph.D. or Ed.D. degree. The degree must be completed by July 2009. Applications should detail the significance of the applicants research with respect to the education of children, youth or adults from historically underrepresented communities. The application package should include: 1) a two-year plan of research; 2) a statement of the relationship of the research to the applicants ongoing career goals; 3) a self-assessment of the applicants current research competencies and areas where growth is sought; 4) a CV; 5) three letters of reference; and 6) two examples of the applicants academic writing. Letters of reference may be sent separately. All documents should be sent in hard copy.

Call for Applications - Postdoctoral Fellowship 2009-20011 - The National Poverty Centers Research and Training Program on Poverty, University of Michigan

The National Poverty Centers Research and Training Program on Poverty and Public Policy at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan, offers one- and two-year postdoctoral fellowships to American scholars who are members of groups that are underrepresented in the social sciences (e.g. members of racial and ethnic minority groups, individuals from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds, etc.).

Fellows will conduct their own research on a poverty-related topic under the direction of Sheldon Danziger, Henry J. Meyer Distinguished University Professor of Public Policy and Director, National Poverty Center. Funds are provided by the Ford Foundation. Applicants must have completed their Ph.D.s by August 31, 2009. Preference is given to those who have received their degree after 2003. Application deadline is January 9, 2009. Contact: Program on Poverty and Public Policy, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, 735 South State St., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109. Applications can be downloaded from:
http://fordschool.umich.edu/research/poverty/fellowship_opps.php