Please see below for a curated list of upcoming funding opportunities. If you are working on a particular project and would like additional assistance in finding funding opportunities, please email: socialscience@umbc.edu.
Program: Fellowships and Internships
Agency: American Philosophical Society
Next Deadline: February 1, 2019
The American Philosophical Society invites applications for predoctoral, postdoctoral, and short-term research fellowships from scholars at all stages of their careers, especially Native American scholars in training, tribal college and university faculty members, and other scholars working closely with Native communities on projects in Native American and Indigenous Studies and related fields and disciplines. These funding opportunities are supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Native American Scholars Initiative (NASI). Fellows will be associated with the APS’s Center for Native American and Indigenous Research (CNAIR), which promotes greater collaboration among scholars, archives, and Indigenous communities.
Seefor details: https://www.acls.org/programs/publicfellowscomp/
Email: libfellows@amphilsoc.org
Program: Fellowship for Recent PhDs (Postdoc)
Agency: Mellon
Next Deadline: February 8, 2019
The Department of Anthropology and East Asian Studies at Oberlin College invite applications for a full-time non-continuing faculty position as a Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in the College of Arts and Sciences Appointment to this position will be for a term of two years, beginning Fall 2019 and will carry the rank of Visiting Assistant Professor. The fellow will be housed in the Department of Anthropology. The position is suported by an endowment grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and challenge grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
The incumbent will teach courses in the general area of anthropology (cultural and/or linguistic), environment, and East Asia. The fellow will be expected to teach a 1-1 course load per year, including courses at the introductory, intermediate and advanced level, and to participate in programming through Oberlin College’s implementation grant through the Henry Luce Foundation’s Luce Initiative on Asian Studies and the Environment (http://languages.oberlin.edu/blogs/liase/).
Seefor details: http://careercenter.americananthro.org/jobs/11860367/mellon-postdoctoral-fellow-in-anthropology-and-environmental-east-asian-studies
Email: erhoffman@oberlin.edu
Contact: Erika Hoffman-Dilloway, Chair of Anthropology, Oberlin College
Program: Research Fellowship
Agency: Center for Social Science Scholarship/CAHASS Summer Faculty Research Fellowship
Next Deadline: February 15, 2019
The purpose of this fellowship is to support significant social science research in CAHSS, resulting in a submittable product by December 2019. Applications are welcome from any tenured or tenure-track faculty doing social science research in any CAHSS department. Fellows will receive a $6,000 stipend during the summer of 2019. By December 2019, each Fellow is expected to complete an external grant or fellowship proposal OR an article, policy paper, book, or book chapter. Fellows who are preparing an external grant or fellowship proposal agree to work with MIPAR for pre-award and post-grant management assistance.
Seefor details: https://socialscience.umbc.edu/summer-faculty-research-fellowship/
Email: mallinson@umbc.edu
Contact: Christine Mallinson, Director, Center for Social Science Scholarship
Program: Research Grant
Agency: Vice President of Research, UMBC
Next Deadline: February 15, 2019
The Strategic Awards for Research Transitions (START) provides funding for UMBC faculty to advance their scholarly and research endeavors, to compete more effectively for external support, and to pursue new areas of inquiry. Maximum START award is $25,000. Approximately 10 proposals will be awarded. Proposals selected for an award will be funded for the full amount proposed. Faculty may include a variety of costs in their proposed budget including costs associated with buying-out teaching time and travel expenses. See the following START Proposal Instructions & Guidelines for more information on allowable costs. Proposals with costs for buying-out teaching time must be approved by the applicant’s department chair/center director.
Seefor details: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdvj_e8v3K5wIk8AuEKQ_kVuUan2IB5w0qSBJU5GA0kxOvX7w/viewform
Email: donengel@umbc.edu
Contact: Don Engel, Assistant Vice President for Research
Program: Research Grant
Agency: Vice President of Research, UMBC
Next Deadline: February 22, 2019
The Summer Research Faculty Fellowship (SURFF) program supports non-tenured, tenure-track UMBC faculty pursuing research and scholarly projects during the summer, including projects in all departments. Fellowships may not be used to complete research leading to the Ph.D. or another terminal degree and are intended primarily as salary support.
Seefor details: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSepKI-Tviyhh_98XV9ujlEyn6GlDDZiQCzlgm3Edyo78gjFAw/viewform
Email: donengel@umbc.edu
Contact: Don Engel, Assistant Vice President for Research
Program: Research Fellowship
Agency: Institute for Humane Studies
Next Deadline: March 1, 2019
The Institute for Humane Studies is offering to fund four semester-long sabbaticals for the study, research, and teaching of classical liberal ideas.
Areas of interest include free/open markets, individual rights, private property, peace, prosperity, self-determination/autonomy, decentralization, limited government, privacy, free speech, the cultural drivers and consequences of classical liberal ideas, and related themes.
IHS traditionally works with academics in the fields of economics, political science, philosophy, history, and law. Scholars in other disciplines are welcome to apply. The awards (of $42,000 each) will be offered in the 2018-2020 academic years and sabbaticals must be taken during the prescribed time periods.
Awards are not limited to tenured faculty. Faculty at any stage of their career may apply.
Email: questions@ihs.org
Contact: Leigh McAfee, Director of Donor Relations
Program: Research Grant
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: March 6, 2019
The Future of Work at the Human-Technology Frontier (FW-HTF), one of the Big Ideas, is one mechanism by which NSF is responding to the challenges and opportunities for the future of jobs and work. The overarching vision is to support convergent research to understand and develop the human-technology partnership, design new technologies to augment human performance, illuminate the emerging socio-technological landscape, understand the risks and benefits of new technologies, understand and influence the impact of artificial intelligence on workers and work, and foster lifelong and pervasive learning.
Seefor details: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2019/nsf19541/nsf19541.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click
Email: saugust@nsf.gov
Contact: Stephanie E. August, Program Director
Program: Fellowship for Recent PhDs
Agency: Mellon/ACLS
Next Deadline: March 13, 2019
ACLS invites applications for the ninth competition of the Mellon/ACLS Public Fellows program. This year, the program will place up to 21 recent PhDs from the humanities and humanistic social sciences in two-year term staff positions at partnering organizations in government and the nonprofit sector. Fellows will participate in the substantive work of these organizations and receive professional mentoring. Fellows receive a stipend of $68,000 per year and have access to individual health insurance, a relocation allowance, and up to $3,000 to be used toward professional development activities over the course of the fellowship term.
Seefor details: https://www.acls.org/programs/publicfellowscomp/
Email: publicfellows@acls.org
Contact: Matthew Goldfeder, Director of Fellowship Programs
Program: Research Grant
Agency: CAHSS Dean’s Research Fund
Next Deadline: April 8, 2019
The CAHSS Dean’s Research Fund (CDRF) provides a biannual competitive funding opportunity for up to $5,000 to support the research endeavors of CAHSS tenured and tenure-track faculty and lecturers. Funds will support developing or established scholarly and creative projects. Faculty on visiting or short-term appointments are not eligible to apply. Awarded funds will be available through the end of the following fiscal year. Items that are eligible for CDRF funding include: travel, equipment, supplies, books, research participant costs, UMBC undergraduate or graduate student support, and other items necessary for research endeavors. No faculty salary support or course releases may be funded through this initiative.
Seefor details: https://cahss.umbc.edu/cahss-deans-research-fund/
Email: dhart@umbc.edu
Contact: Donna Hart, Business Services Manager
Program: Fellowship
Agency: The Data Incubator
Next Deadline: April 1, 2019
The Data Incubator is a Cornell-funded data science training organization. We run a free advanced 8-week fellowship (think data science bootcamp) for PhDs looking to enter industry. A variety of innovative companies partner with The Data Incubator for their hiring and training needs, including LinkedIn, Genentech, Capital One, Pfizer, and many others. The program is free for admitted Fellows.
Fellows have the option to participate in the program either in person in New York, San Francisco Bay Area, Boston, Washington DC, or online.
Seefor details: https://www.thedataincubator.com/fellowship.html
Contact Form: https://www.thedataincubator.com/contact-us.html
***Humanities Scholars please contact Rachel Brubaker (rbruba1@umbc.edu) for additional funding opportunities.***
Program: The Data Incubator is an intensive 8 week fellowship that prepares masters students, PhDs, and postdocs in STEM and social science fields seeking industry careers as data scientists. The program is free for Fellows and supported by sponsorships from hundreds of employers across multiple industries. In response to the overwhelming interest in our earlier sessions, we will be holding another fellowship.
Who Should Apply: Anyone who has already obtained a masters or PhD degree or who is within one year of graduating with a masters or PhD is welcome to apply. Applications from international students are welcome. Everyone else is encouraged to sign-up for a future session.
Locations: In addition to the below in-person locations, we will have a remote online session:
Dates: All sections will be from 2019-04-01 to 2019-05-24.
Application Link: https://www.thedataincubator.com/fellowship.html?ch=rec&ref=rb103dda40373
Early Deadline: 2019-01-14.
Regular Deadline: 2019-01-21.
We are assessing and interviewing candidates who apply for the Early Deadline first and then based on remaining availability, will take candidates who applied for the Regular Deadline on a first-come first-serve basis.
Data Science in 30 minutes: Learn how to build a data-science project in our upcoming free Data Science in 30-minutes webcast. Signup soon as space is limited.
Learn More: You can learn about our fellows at The New York Times, LinkedIn, Amazon, Capital One, or Palantir. To read about our latest fellow alumni, check out our blog. To learn more about The Data Incubator, check us out on Venture Beat, The Next Web, or Harvard Business Review.
]]>This past summer, WTCI launched its newest professional development program for college students, Global Pathways for Students (GPS). Partially funded by visionary founder and former McCormick & Co. executive Jim Albrecht, GPS aims to connect 25 globally-minded college students to international corporations in the region. We are seeking your help to identify students who are goal-oriented, professional, open-minded and have a passion for global work, and ask that you share this opportunity with those who meet these criteria.
The GPS Program is designed to prepare Maryland college students for the competitive job market upon graduating. By leveraging our vast regional network, 25 top students from various universities around the region will have the opportunity to get their foot in the door of nine different globally-minded companies, jumpstarting their professional network. Concurrently, this cohort of students, deemed Albrecht Fellows, will strengthen their professional skills through a series of supplemental development workshops.
By participating in GPS, Albrecht Fellows enhance their network and global knowledge, become more marketable, and increase their likelihood of being hired upon graduation.
Candidate Pre-requisites:
· Must be a rising sophomore, junior, or senior
· Must be able to participate in full 10-day program, from Wednesday, May 29th to Friday, June 7th
· Program fee of $250 (Need-based scholarships are available)
Students can apply using the following link: http://www.wtci.org/gps/apply/.
Please join me in congratulating Dr. Phyllis Robinson, Professor of Biological Sciences, for being named as the Robert and Jane Meyerhoff Chair in the Department of Biological Sciences. This three-year appointment honors Dr. Robinson for her many valuable contributions to gender equity issues across UMBC as well as for her exceptional service to the Department, the College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences, and the University. Known for her efforts to increase the participation of women and minorities in science, Dr. Robinson co-founded the university’s Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) group and served as a Co-PI on the UMBC NSF ADVANCE Grant, which is nationally recognized as an exemplary model for institutional transformation programs. She was honored by the UMBC President’s Commission on Women in 2012 and recently received the 2018 Marilyn E. Demorest Faculty Advancement Award for her advocacy work at UMBC.
Dr. Robinson continues to be a dedicated mentor to undergraduate and graduate students as she explores her research interests in vision science, signal transduction, and neurobiology with grant support from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). She succeeded Dr. Lasse Lindahl as the program director of UMBC’s NIH-funded Maximizing Access to Research Careers Program, a preeminent undergraduate scholars’ program with over 100 alumni who have earned Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. degrees. A former Graduate Program Director, Dr. Robinson was recognized for excellence in mentoring by the University System of Maryland Board of Regents in 2002 and by the Leadership Alliance in 2006. Prior to joining the faculty of the Department of Biological Sciences in 1992, the Boston-native did postdoctoral work at Brandeis University, and received a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a B.A. in Biology from Wellesley College.
Over the past 26 years, the UMBC community has benefitted from Dr. Robinson’s many gifts that include her passion for research, her talent for mentoring, and her compassion for others. She is eminently qualified for the honor of being a Robert and Jane Meyerhoff Chair.
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