Featuring Jamil Scott from Georgetown University

"Mass Acceptance of Women in Politics in the U.S. States and its Consequences for Women Candidacies."

Join the Center for Social Science Scholarship for a virtual social science coffee hour

Bring your own beverage and stay connected with the social science community.  This will be a drop-in, open hour to share perspectives and chat with friends and colleagues. 

In this workshop, panelists will share their advice, tips, suggestions, and experiences on how to apply for fellowships in the social sciences and the benefits of participating in such fellowships. Panelists will speak for about 30 minutes, followed by Q&A. This event is geared toward faculty at all ranks, as well as advanced graduate students.

Topics to be covered include:

• Types of fellowships- policy, research, experience, etc.

• Career stage considerations 

• Pros and cons of different fellowships-- full time, part time, etc.

• Relationship of fellowship to scholarly productivity/advancement/promotion & tenure

• What to expect during a fellowship

• What to discuss with your department chair

Panelists:

• Nancy Kusmaul, Associate Professor of Social Work, 2019-2020 Health and Aging Policy Fellow and American Political Science Association Congressional Fellow.  Placed with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and Senator Ron Wyden.  

• Christy Chapin, Associate Professor of History, 2017-2018 Fellow with the Library of Congress John W. Kluge Center, and 2020-2021 Fellow with the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS)

• Rachel Brubaker, Assistant Director, Grants & Program Development, Dresher Center for the Humanities

This event will be recorded. Following the event, the recording will be available on CS3's YouTube channel.   

Applications are now being accepted for the 2021 Center for Social Science Scholarship
Summer Fellowships!

Download the application here.

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 2021.

Applications are welcome from any tenured or tenure-track faculty pursuing social science research in any CAHSS department. Fellows will receive a $6,000 award during the summer of 2021. Up to three fellowships will be awarded.

By December 2021, 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 consisting of this downloadable 2-page cover sheet and proposal that adheres to the specified guidelines. The deadline for applications is FEBRUARY 15, 2021.

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, Center for Social Science Scholarship.

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.

The Judith Shinogle Award Lecture

Featuring Kiki Malomo-Paris  

The School of Public Policy's annual Shinogle Award Lecture will be held Thursday, November 5th at 5pm, via Webex. 

On Tuesday, October 13 at 3 pm ET, the National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families will host a webinar for emerging scholars. Navigating the Job Market During COVID-19 will focus on providing advanced graduate students and early career investigators with strategies for navigating the job market amid this uncertain time.   This webinar will be moderated by a UMBC/Meyerhoff alum, Esther Gross (Statistics).

Attendees will hear from:

• Sandra Gasca-Gonzalez (Vice President at AECF Center for Systems Innovation)
• Kim Turner (Analytics Translator at Humana)
• Anthony Peguero (Professor of Sociology and Criminology at Virginia Tech) 

Register here to join.