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*New* Apply for the CSDE Charles and Josephine Hirschman Graduate Student Research Funding Award (4/18/25)

Posted: 3/24/2025 (Funding)

CSDE is thrilled to announce the inaugural Charles and Josephine Hirschman Award for student research. CSDE students may apply for up to $2,000 in funds to directly support a research project. Funds may support activities such as the cost of conducting fieldwork, data purchases, the hiring of a translator or transcriber, or participant rewards in surveys. Be creative! All funds must be spent during the 2025-26 academic year and may not be used to pay tuition or your own salary. See details on eligibility and review criteria below.

Each applicant must provide

Apply here. A faculty advisor must approve of your application via this form.

Applications are due Friday, April 18, 2025.

Eligibility: Applicants must by UW graduate students who are affiliated with CSDE in at least one of the following ways:

1) are a current or former CSDE T32 fellow,

2) are currently enrolled at the UW and in the Graduate Certificate in Demographic Methods,

3) are currently enrolled at the UW and have completed the Graduate Certificate in Demographic Methods, or

4) are currently enrolled at the UW and have taken at least one of the following courses: of CSDE 513 or CSDE 533.

Applications will not be accepted without approval from a faculty mentor.

If awarded, funding is contingent upon proof of IRB approval or proof that the project is deemed not human subjects research.

Review Criteria: The Award Committee will review applications according to the NIH’s review criteria of significance, approach, innovation, investigators, and environment, as well as the impact of the award on your own personal research and professional goals. Our rubric contains more information.