NSF Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Informational PanelThinking of applying to National Science Foundation (NSF)'s CAREER Program? Please join us for a panel discussion with one of the NSF Program Directors from the Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR) and a few UMD CAREER awardees. Discover information about the program, interact with the panelists and find out how to become a successful applicant!See the attached flyer for more details on panelists!WHEN: Wednesday, March 11 @ 1:30PMWHERE: Maryland Fire & Rescue Institute (Parking available!)This event is open to multiple institutions and colleges in the area, limited space is available!! PLEASE RSVP!Please let me know if you have any questions!All the best,HanaHana Kabashi, MA, CRAResearch Development OfficeOffice of the Vice President for ResearchUniversity of Maryland, College Park301-405-4178
The new PAPPG will be effective for proposals submitted or due, and awards made, on or after June 1, 2020. Significant changes include:
You are encouraged to review the by-chapter summary of changes provided in the Introduction section of the PAPPG.
While this version of the PAPPG becomes effective on June 1, 2020, in the interim, the guidelines contained in the current PAPPG (NSF 19-1) continue to apply.
Additionally NSF has published a FAQ for the updates to the NSF current and pending. NSF will no longer accept Current and Pending document not prepared using an NSF approved generation tool. More details can be found in the attached document (please download FAQ document below).
Attention students!
Brookings Institution will be on campus hosting an Information Table this Thursday, February 20th from 12Noon to 2 PM in The Commons Main Street. Summer 2020 Internships are available plus full-time positions. Brookings has a partnership with UMBC for summer 2020 interns and will be on campus to promote those internships and other full-time roles. More information is provided below.
Intern at a Think Tank this Summer
Brookings Institution is Seeking Undergrads & Grad Students
The Brookings Institution is looking to hire UMBC Research Interns for this summer. The positions are full-time, paid ($15 per/hr) and are open to undergraduates and graduate students.
The Brookings Institution is a highly regarded, nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, DC. Its mission is to conduct in-depth research that leads to new ideas for solving societal problems at the local, national and global levels. It takes pride in being one of the world’s leading think-tanks.
Applications are now being accepted for the Center for Social Science Scholarship/CAHSS Summer Faculty Research Fellowship (SFRF). The purpose of this fellowship is to support significant social science research among tenure-track and tenured faculty in CAHSS, resulting in a submittable product by December 2020.
Applications are welcome from any tenured or tenure-track faculty doing social science research in any CAHSS department. Fellows will receive a $6,000 award during the summer of 2020. Up to three fellowships will be awarded.
By December 2020, 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 MIPAR for pre- and post-award assistance.
Interested faculty should complete and submit an application (linked above) by the specified deadline.
Applications will be reviewed and ranked by members of the Center for Social Science Scholarship Advisory Board, according to the following criteria:
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.
]]>Please see below for the Spring 2020 schedule for the Economics and Public Policy Seminar Series. All seminars are scheduled in Public Policy 367.
Casualties of Trade Wars
Benjamin Liebman, Saint Joseph's University
Tuesday, March 3, 2020. 1:00 pm
Reconsidering Gender Stereotypes with an Intersectional Lens
Jamil S. Scott, Georgetown University
Tuesday, March 24, 2020. 1:00 pm
The Excess Sensitivity of Long-Term Rates: A Tale of Two Frequencies
Jonathan Wright, Johns Hopkins University
Monday, March 30, 2020. 1:00 pm
The Role of Race and Immigration in Shaping Attitudes about Disaster Assistance in the United States
Isabella Alcañiz, University of Maryland
Tuesday, April 7, 2020. 1:00 pm
Seawalls and Stilts: A Quantitative Macro Study of Climate Adaptation
Stephie Fried, Arizona State University
Monday, April 20, 2020. 1:00 pm
Global Confidence Cycles
Monday, May 4, 2020. 1:00 pm
All are welcome to attend! A flyer is also attached.
The seminar series is sponsored by the Department of Economics, the School of Public Policy, the Center for Social Science Scholarship, the Office of the Dean of CAHSS, and the Office of the Vice President for Research.