The LFA Fellowship program selects, trains, and places promising young leaders ages 21-30 in two-year paid fellowships in local community organizations as a means of strengthening America’s public institutions, revitalizing our local communities, and cultivating a new generation of transformational civic leaders. Our Fellows are catalysts for a much larger revitalization and are deeply committed to supporting their community’s flourishing. To be an LFA Fellow is to deeply commit to another way of moving through the world.
In our inaugural fellowship class, we were able to place 54 Fellows serving communities & regions they call home in 21 States. These Fellows were selected from more than 800 applicants at 200 Colleges & Universities across the nation.
Water Foundation Grant
Assessing the Microbial Risks and Potential Impacts from Stormwater Collection and Uses to Establish Appropriate Best Management Practices
Deadline: September 24, 2019
To assess the microbial risks and potential impacts from stormwater collection and onsite reuse to and help establish appropriate best management practices for stormwater harvesting/reuse and other stormwater control measures.
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The Getty Foundation
Getty Scholars Grants
Deadline: October 1, 2019
Getty Scholar Grants are for established scholars, or writers who have attained distinction in their fields. Recipients are in residence at the Getty Research Institute or Getty Villa, where they pursue their own projects free from academic obligations, make use of Getty collections, join their colleagues in a weekly meeting devoted to an annual research theme, and participate in the intellectual life of the Getty. Applications are welcome from researchers of all nationalities who are working in the arts, humanities, or social sciences.
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Robert Woods Johnson Foundation
Advancing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Policy and Law Research
Deadline: October 2, 2019
Policies for Action (P4A), a signature research program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is issuing a special call for proposals (CFP) to advance health equity by actively seeking new and diverse perspectives from the policy research field. This opportunity is designed to support researchers from multiple disciplines to better understand and find solutions that will promote health equity and foster action on policies and laws that ensure all people in America can attain and preserve good health and well-being.
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NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship Program in Education Research
Deadline: October 3, 2019
The Dissertation Fellowship Program seeks to encourage a new generation of scholars from a wide range of disciplines and professional fields to undertake research relevant to the improvement of education. These $27,500 fellowships support individuals whose dissertations show potential for bringing fresh and constructive perspectives to the history, theory, or practice of formal or informal education anywhere around the world. Fellows will also attend professional development retreats and receive mentorship from NAEd members and other senior scholars in their field. This highly competitive program aims to identify the most talented emerging researchers conducting dissertation research related to education. The NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship program will fund 35 promising young scholars for the 2020-2021 academic year. Click hereto learn about the current fellows.NAEd will host a webinar for interested applicants on Wednesday, September 4th, 2019 at 2:00pm ET. Register for the webinar and find the fellowship application form on the NAEd website: https://naeducation.org/naedspencer-dissertation-fellowship-program/
Institute for Research on Innovation & Science
Deadline: October 15, 2019
The Institute for Research on Innovation and Science (IRIS) seeks to fund researchers who will use the IRIS UMETRICS data to address questions about the social and economic returns to investments in research. IRIS seeks to enable fundamental research on the results of public and private investments that support discovery, innovation, and education on the campuses of U.S. universities. We accomplish that goal by: (1) collecting and curating data from universities around the country; (2) cleaning, integrating and protecting that data in our capacity as an IRB approved data repository; (3) partnering with the U.S. Census Bureau to link university data to restricted federal micro-data; and, (4) making the resulting datasets as broadly available to research users as the law and responsible research practice allow. The IRIS UMETRICS dataset is available to researchers within the secure IRIS Virtual Data Enclave (VDE) environment. This dataset is comprised of three collections: (i) core files in which researchers find university financial and personnel administrative data pertaining to sponsored project expenditures at IRIS member universities during a given year; (ii) auxiliary files which provide researchers with look-up and contextual information on institutions, awards, vendors and subaward recipients, and (iii) linkage files in which researchers find crosswalks between IRIS data and external datasets (e.g., publications, patents, and federal award data) at the individual and award level. Awards up to $20,000 to support innovative research using IRIS UMETRICS data will be disbursed to the recipient’s institution. Funds can be used for personnel (e.g., research assistance, salaries, or stipend if recipient is a student), equipment, supplies, travel (may include travel mandated by the award), and other expenses (e.g., professional development and training). Awards must include no more than 12% overhead or indirect costs to be paid as a part of the award total. Applicants with proposals for projects with longer timelines may be considered, but the monetary award is limited to a 15-month time period beginning January 2020 through March 2021.
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Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council
Deadline: October 15, 2019
Insight Grants support research excellence in the social sciences and humanities. Funding is available to both emerging and established scholars for research initiatives of two to five years. Stable support for long-term research initiatives is central to advancing knowledge. It enables scholars to address complex issues pertaining to individuals and societies, and to further our collective understanding. Insight Grants support research proposed by scholars and judged worthy of funding by their peers and/or other experts. Insight Grant research initiatives may be undertaken by an individual researcher or a team of researchers working in collaboration.
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Princeton University
Laurance S. Rockefeller Visiting Faculty Fellowships
Deadline: November 4, 2019
The University Center for Human Values at Princeton University invites applications for Laurance S. Rockefeller Visiting Faculty Fellowships for the academic year 2020-21. Fellows devote an academic year in residence at Princeton to research and writing about topics involving human values in public and private life. This full-time visiting program is open to scholars in all disciplines provided their research plans qualify. In recent years fellows have been drawn from fields including philosophy, political theory, literature, history, classics, economics and law, but this list is not meant to be exhaustive.
For more specifics.
NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship Program in Education Research
Deadline: November 20, 2019
The Postdoctoral Fellowship Program supports early-career scholars working in critical areas of educational scholarship. Fellows will receive $70,000 for one academic year of research, or $35,000 for each of two contiguous years, working half time. Fellows will also attend professional development retreats and receive mentorship from NAEd members and other senior scholars in their field. Applicants must have had their PhD, EdD, or equivalent research degree conferred between January 1, 2014, and December 31, 2018. This fellowship is non-residential, and applications from all disciplines are encouraged. The NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship program will fund 30 early-career researchers for the 2020-2021 academic year. Click hereto learn about the current fellows.
And please don't miss out on these Internal Opportunities:
September 25: Deadline for initial draft proposals for the Technology Catalyst Fund, with final proposals due October 16, to advance innovations originating from UMBC research to more commercially viable technologies.
Every year, the Department sends two students to represent UMBC at this conference. The Department covers registration fees and transportation to West Point, while the conference organizers provide room and board while there. If you are interested, please send a brief (one paragraph) letter of interest, including why you would like to go, what makes you qualified to represent the Department and your GPA to: Dr. Brian Grodsky, bgrodsky@umbc.edu. All applications must be received by September 18.
For more information, see below:
On behalf of Colonel Suzanne Nielsen, the head of the Department of Social Sciences, I would like to extend an invitation to University of Maryland, Baltimore County to send two student delegates to participate in the 71st annual Class of 1971 Student Conference on U.S. Affairs (SCUSA 71), hosted by the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York. SCUSA 71 meets from the evening of Wednesday, October 30th until noon on Saturday, November 2nd.
The largest and oldest conference of its type, SCUSA is an important means through which we promote civil-military engagement among future leaders from around the world. In addition to 60 cadet delegates, approximately 200 undergraduate students from over 100 universities and 20-30 countries attend SCUSA each year. Conference highlights include an opening senior panel discussion on the evening of October 30th, a keynote address banquet on November 1st, four roundtable sessions, and a closing session on November 2nd at which delegates will present recommendations for U.S. foreign policy developed during their roundtable sessions. Our keynote speaker this year is Ambassador Kay Bailey Hutchison, current U.S. Ambassador to NATO, and former United States Senator. Other recent keynote speakers have included Ambassador Susan Rice, Ambassador Douglas Lute, Dr. Richard Haass, Secretary Madeleine Albright, Ambassador Thomas Pickering, and Lieutenant General (Ret.) Brent Scowcroft.
The Conference theme this year is “Advancing the National Interest: The Intersection of Domestic Politics and American Foreign Policy.” The United States and its democratic allies and partners face important challenges to effective governance, as turbulent domestic politics constrain the ability of national leaders to develop effective policies—at home and abroad. While globalization has improved the world’s overall standard of living, the benefits have been uneven. Even within developed countries, some citizens have had their economic status threatened by international market forces, while others have come to perceive threats to valued aspects of their identity. The resulting political divisions have made it more difficult for elected policy makers to make the compromises essential to effective governance. To succeed in this environment, American policy makers will have to recognize and account for new political, economic, and social dynamics as they define and pursue the national interest. At the 71st annual Class of 1971 Student Conference on U.S. Affairs, delegates will analyze multifaceted, thought-provoking challenges that affect the world we know today. Working with colleagues from around the globe, SCUSA 71 delegates will tackle relevant problems and formulate feasible ways that the United States can convert present challenges into future opportunities.
Stata is a full-featured statistical programming language for Windows, Mac OS X, Unix and Linux. Come learn how to how to import and export data from different formats into Stata.
Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: LIB 259
Have you ever wondered how to maximize your research time? Have you wished that you could magically wake up to a perfect Works Cited page? This workshop is designed to save you research time and make it easier ...
Date: Wednesday, October 2, 2019
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: LIB 259
Is writing the literature review a stumbling block? This workshop will help you to learn how to begin and advance your literature review, and how to connect your ideas to the literature in the field.
Date: Wednesday, October 9, 2019
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: LIB 259
An academic research poster is a visual communication tool that allows you to present your research in a clear, concise, graphic format.
Date: Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: LIB 259
Have you ever wondered if there is a better way to organize your citations? Have you used citation software in the past but have some lingering questions?
Date: Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: LIB 259
Learn how to utilize the full range of features included in the web-accessible citation manager. This hands-on workshop will focus on setting up an account, importing and transferring references & sharing references.
Date:Monday, October 28, 2019
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: LIB 259
With the rising cost of textbooks, the use of open educational resources (OER) can significantly increase student learning and success.
Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2019
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: LIB 259
Avoid accidental plagiarism by learning how to properly cite your sources and create killer bibliographies.
Date: Wednesday, November 6, 2019
Time: 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: LIB 259
What are some of the best strategies and tips for writing a social science literature review? Calling all social science students!
Date: Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: LIB 259
Feeling stuck with your final paper? Bring what you’ve got so far (even if it’s just the assignment description), and walk out of this workshop prepared to finesse your academic writing.
Date: Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: LIB 259 ]]>Amy Bhatt, Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies, sheds light on what can be done to close the gender pay gap in the U.S.2019’s Best & Worst States for Women’s Equality (WalletHub)
Jason Chang '19, Geography and Environmental Systems, is beginning his first year of teaching and will teach second grade at a charter school in Woodlawn. ‘The first day is about promise’: Maryland students return to school excited for new challenges (The Baltimore Sun)
Erle Ellis, Geography and Environmental Systems, and Lucas Stephens, former postdoctoral fellow and current senior research analyst at the Environmental Law & Policy Center, share results of a survey of over 200 archaeologists from around the world about how early humans began to have an impact on the earth. Humans Dominated Earth Earlier Than Previously Thought (The New York Times)
Jeff Halverson, geography and environmental systems, looks back at the devastating storm that rocked Nelson County 50 years ago. Why the disaster of the century hit Nelson County (WVTF)
President Freeman Hrabowski and Joshua Michael '10, Political Science, Assistant Director of UMBC's Sherman STEM Teacher Scholars Program, explain UMBC's partnerships with city schools to boost math skills. What’s going on with Maryland’s math PARCC scores? (Baltimore Sun)
Kimberly Moffitt, American studies, discusses how adults can help engage children in discussions about race, identity, and cultural competency. It Takes A Village — And A Diversity Course — To Drive Out Hate In Anne Arundel County (WAMU)
Kindel Nash, education, discusses how including families in the process of learning to read can increase children's reading skills. Noted are education doctoral students Joshua Michael and Kris'tina Ackerman for their contributions to the research for this article.
Parents can help kids catch up in reading with a 10-minute daily routine (The Conversation) (My Plainview)
Donald Norris, Public Policy, and Laura Mateczun, Ph.D '20, Public Policy, discuss their cybersecurity research, and what local governments can do to prioritize cybersecurity and protect their data. UMBC: prioritizing cybersecurity critical for local governments (The Baltimore Sun)
Baltimore County executive John “Johnny O.” Olszewski, Ph.D. ’17, public policy, is making changes in Baltimore County government. A change agent in a place where change comes slowly (Maryland Matters)
Tiffany Robinson ’97, Political Science, was appointed by Governor Larry Hogan as Maryland’s new Secretary of Labor.
Sean Woolums ’20, financial economics, is entering his second year as a member of the Maryland Youth Advisory Council, which provides perspective to lawmakers. Three area teens appointed to Youth Advisory Council (TheBayNet.com)
Briana Yancy ' 19, Geography and Environmental Systems, is a new member of the Chesapeake Conservation Corps. She will spend the year working at the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to improve the environment and local communities. A new class of Conservation Corps members welcomed at Camp Letts (The Baltimore Sun)
Noorzehra Zaidi, HIstory, recently published a piece in the Conversation about the Shiite holiday Ashura.
Please find the schedule for the Fall 2019 joint seminar of the Department of Economics, the School of Public Policy and the Center for Social Science Scholarship. The full list of talks can be found below. All seminars will take place in Public Policy 367.
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Taxes and the Fed: Theory and Evidence from Equities
Anthony Diercks, The Federal Reserve Board
Wednesday, September 18, 2019. 2:00 pm
Trade, Jobs, and Worker Welfare
Eunhee Lee, University of Maryland, College Park
Tuesday, October 1, 2019. 2:00 pm
Impacts of Prenatal Care on Early Childhood Health and Health Care Utilization
Lyudmyla Ardan (Sonchak), Susquehanna University
Monday, October 14, 2019. 1:00 pm
Counterfactual Dissimilarity: Can Changes in Demographics and Income Explain Increased Racial Integration in U.S. Cities?
Paul Carrillo, George Washington University
Tuesday, October 29, 2019. 2:00 pm
O Youth and Beauty: Children's Looks and Children's Cognitive Development
Daniel Hammermesh, University of Texas, Austin
Monday, November 4, 2019. 1:00 pm
Student and School Concentrated Poverty: What are the Long-Term Consequences for Academic and Career Outcomes?
Angela K. Henneberger, University of Maryland, Baltimore
Wednesday, November 6, 2019. 2:00 pm
Site of Resistance or Apparatus of Acquiescence? Tactics at the Bakery
José Ciro Martínez, University of Cambridge
Tuesday, November 12, 2019. 2:00 pm
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The Political Science Department is accepting applications to the 71st Annual Student Conference on U.S. Affairs (SCUSA) at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York. This is an excellent opportunity to get involved in international and security debates with a large number of students and experts from around the country.
Every year, the Department sends two students to represent UMBC at this conference. The Department covers registration fees and transportation to West Point, while the conference organizers provide room and board while there. If you are interested, please send a brief (one paragraph) letter of interest, including why you would like to go, what makes you qualified to represent the Department and your GPA to: Dr. Brian Grodsky, bgrodsky@umbc.edu. All applications must be received by September 18.
For more information, see below:
On behalf of Colonel Suzanne Nielsen, the head of the Department of Social Sciences, I would like to extend an invitation to University of Maryland, Baltimore County to send two student delegates to participate in the 71st annual Class of 1971 Student Conference on U.S. Affairs (SCUSA 71), hosted by the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York. SCUSA 71 meets from the evening of Wednesday, October 30th until noon on Saturday, November 2nd.
The largest and oldest conference of its type, SCUSA is an important means through which we promote civil-military engagement among future leaders from around the world. In addition to 60 cadet delegates, approximately 200 undergraduate students from over 100 universities and 20-30 countries attend SCUSA each year. Conference highlights include an opening senior panel discussion on the evening of October 30th, a keynote address banquet on November 1st, four roundtable sessions, and a closing session on November 2nd at which delegates will present recommendations for U.S. foreign policy developed during their roundtable sessions. Our keynote speaker this year is Ambassador Kay Bailey Hutchison, current U.S. Ambassador to NATO, and former United States Senator. Other recent keynote speakers have included Ambassador Susan Rice, Ambassador Douglas Lute, Dr. Richard Haass, Secretary Madeleine Albright, Ambassador Thomas Pickering, and Lieutenant General (Ret.) Brent Scowcroft.
The Conference theme this year is “Advancing the National Interest: The Intersection of Domestic Politics and American Foreign Policy.” The United States and its democratic allies and partners face important challenges to effective governance, as turbulent domestic politics constrain the ability of national leaders to develop effective policies—at home and abroad. While globalization has improved the world’s overall standard of living, the benefits have been uneven. Even within developed countries, some citizens have had their economic status threatened by international market forces, while others have come to perceive threats to valued aspects of their identity. The resulting political divisions have made it more difficult for elected policy makers to make the compromises essential to effective governance. To succeed in this environment, American policy makers will have to recognize and account for new political, economic, and social dynamics as they define and pursue the national interest. At the 71st annual Class of 1971 Student Conference on U.S. Affairs, delegates will analyze multifaceted, thought-provoking challenges that affect the world we know today. Working with colleagues from around the globe, SCUSA 71 delegates will tackle relevant problems and formulate feasible ways that the United States can convert present challenges into future opportunities.
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