Crafting a Strong Pitch

Applications are now being accepted for the 2023 Center for Social Science Scholarship
Summer Fellowships!

Download the application here.

Applications are now being accepted for the Center for Social Science Scholarship Summer Fellowship.  The purpose of this fellowship is to support significant social science research by tenure-track or tenured faculty in the UMBC College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences, resulting in a submittable product by December 2023.  Up to three fellows will receive a $6,000 award during the summer of 2023. 

By December 2023, each Fellow agrees to complete a submittable product, which can include an external grant or fellowship proposal, journal article, policy paper, book manuscript, or book chapter; upon completion, Fellows shall provide a copy of this submitted product to the Director of the Center for Social Science Scholarship. Fellows who are preparing an external proposal are expected to work with CS3's research administration staff for pre- and post-award assistance.

Interested faculty should complete and submit an application consisting of this downloadable 2-page cover sheet and proposal that adheres to the specified guidelines. The deadline for applications is FEBRUARY 15, 2023.

Applications will be reviewed and ranked by members of the Center for Social Science Scholarship Advisory Board, according to the following criteria:

• Quality of proposed research project;
• Significance of the project in its field;
• Publishing/funding potential of the work;
• Qualification of the faculty member to carry out the work, including the requisite expertise in the topic area and prior research productivity;
• Likelihood that the proposed work can be successfully completed with fellowship support and that it will result in a submittable product within the specified time period;
• Approval and recommendation of faculty member's department chair.

For more information, interested faculty may contact Christine Mallinson, Director, or Felipe Filomeno, Associate Director.  

Funds for this fellowship are provided by the Center for Social Science Scholarship, the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (CAHSS), and the UMBC Vice President for Research.

On this episode we hear about the work of the Domestic Violence Action Research Collective (DVARC). I speak with Dr. Nkiru Nnawulezi, Assistant Professor in the UMBC Department of Psychology, and Liz Odongo, Director of Grants and Programs at the D.C. Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

On Campus Connections, we hear about a UMBC dissertation from the Department of Psychology, written by doctoral graduate John Persampiere.

Anger-Reactivity and Treatment Violence Among Court-Mandated Partner-Violent Men

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About The Series

Fulbright Accelerator Workshop for CAHSS Faculty

Friday, February 24, 2023
Noon-1:00pm, Dresher Center Conference Room
PAHB, Room 216

Lunch will be available from 11:15-noon.
Please wear a mask during the workshop. Space in the workshop is limited due to room capacity, so registration is necessary.

REGISTER BY MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH.

Learn about the 2024-2025 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program and other exciting Fulbright opportunities at this workshop for CAHSS faculty, presented by the Institute of International Education (IIE), which develops and implements the Fulbright program.

MEMORANDUM

DATE:              2/3/2023

TO:                  Business Managers/Department Chairs/Center Directors/Faculty

FROM:            Michael T. Walsh, Director, Office of Sponsored Programs

RE:                  OSP Spring Break Deadlines: March 20, 2023-March 21, 2023

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Due to several recent inquiries on this topic, OSP is now publishing this special announcement concerning the OSP schedule for reviewing/approving proposals with deadlines to Federal, State, and Other Agencies that occur during UMBC's Spring Break this year. UMBC will be closed for a "University Holiday" on Monday March 20^th and Tuesday March 21^st and will re-open on Wednesday March 22^nd. Since UMBC is closed during these two days, OSP will also be closed and OSP personnel will not be available during the Spring Break holidays for consultation or proposal submission(s). 

Please note the following:

1.     All proposals with submission deadlines occurring on Monday March 20, 2023 and/or Tuesday March 21, 2023 must be fully routed, ready for submission, and releasedto the OSP office for final review and submission by 9 AM on Friday March 17, 2023.

2.      Thus, proposals that have a 3/20 or 3/21 submission date will be submitted on 3/17.  Therefore one must have their routing and proposal materials (SOW, budget, etc.) submitted to OSP no later than 9 AM on Tuesday March 14^th (three business days before the final submission date) for OSP review and recommendations.

This schedule is consistent with our current policy, which requires the submission of complete proposals to OSP at least three (3) business days before the agency submission deadline.

Proposals received after the OSP deadlines specified above will be reviewed on a first-come/first-serve basis and will be submitted only if time permits.  In keeping with the deadline enforcement policy of ORCA (Office of the Vice President for Research & Creative Achievement), any proposal not fully routed and ready for submission by 9:00 AM of the deadline date (3/17/23) will not be submitted to the agency. 

Best Regards,

Dr. Michael T. Walsh

Director

Office of Sponsored Programs