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Call for Applications to the Graduate Student Research Workshop on Poverty and Economic Mobility (Due 2/1/23)

Howard University’s Center on Race and Wealth and the Institute for Research on Poverty at UW-Madison seek applications for their Graduate Student Research Workshop on Poverty and Economic Mobility. This week-long workshop, held at Howard University in Washington, D.C., is aimed at pre-proposal doctoral students in the social sciences studying topics related to poverty or inequality in the United States who are from groups that are underrepresented in academia. Workshop participants will be eligible for consideration to receive one of four $5,000 student research awards to support their dissertation work. The application deadline is February 1, 2023 at 11:59 pm CT and there is an informational webinar on Thursday, December 1, 2022 at 10:00am CT.

Call for Applications: NextGenPop Undergraduate Program in Population Research (2/1/2023)

Consider this great opportunity with NextGenPop!

NextGenPop is an undergraduate program in population research that aims to increase the diversity of the population field and nurture the next generation of population scholars. The program includes a 2-week, in-person, on-campus summer experience and subsequent virtual components focused on research and professional development. This summer 2023, 15 undergraduate students will be hosted by Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, June 4 – 18. Participants will receive a $1,000 stipend as well as funds to cover all travel and living expenses. Classroom instruction and hands-on applications will address contemporary social and policy issues in population research, including race and income inequalities, health disparities, immigration, and family change. For more information, see the attached flyer, website, and application. Please consider applying or sharing with others who might be interested!

*New* NIH: HEAL Initiative: Preventing Opioid Misuse and Co-Occurring Conditions by Intervening on Social Determinants (R01 – Clinical Trials Optional)(Closes: 2/2/2023)

Through the HEAL Initiative, NIH requests applications for studies designed to develop and test sustainable, scalable interventions to prevent opioid misuse, opioid use disorder, and co-occurring mental health conditions by intervening directly on social determinants of health (SDOH). This initiative aims to build an evidence base for preventive interventions that address inequities, social risks and/or social disadvantage. Interventions targeting social determinants may be structural (e.g. policy, regulatory, or systemic-wide changes) or designed to alter outcomes of individuals affected by contextual risk factors, and may be implemented in conjunction with psychosocial interventions designed to address behavioral risks.

Bullitt Environmental Fellowship Opportunity! (Due 4/1/2023)

The application for graduate students attending school in British Columbia, Washington State, and Oregon to apply for the 2023 Bullitt Environmental Fellowship will open on January 1st.  The Foundation awards this two-year, $100,000 Fellowship annually to one graduate student who has overcome adversity, can demonstrate strong leadership potential, and is focused on work to safeguard the natural environment by promoting responsible human activities and sustainable communities in the Emerald Corridor, stretching from Vancouver, BC to Portland, OR, west of the Cascade Mountains

Richard V. Reeves Presents “Of Boys and Men: Why is the Modern Male Struggling?”

Profound economic and social changes of recent decades have many losing ground in the classroom, the workplace, and in the family. While the lives of women have changed, the lives of many men have remained the same or even worsened. According to Richard V. Reeves, our attitudes, our institutions, and our laws have failed to keep up. Conservative and progressive politicians, mired in their own ideological warfare, fail to provide thoughtful solutions. The father of three sons, a journalist, and a Brookings Institution scholar, Reeves has spent 25 years worrying about boys both at home and work. His new book, Of Boys and Men (Brookings Institution Press, 2022), tackles the complex and urgent crisis of boyhood and manhood. In an in-person event hosted by CSDE and the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance, Reeves will discuss his new book with Scott Allard.

Richard V. Reeves is a senior fellow in Economic Studies, where he holds the John C. and Nancy D. Whitehead Chair and leads the Boys and Men Project. His research focuses on boys and men, inequality, and social mobility.

*New* NIH Funding Opportunity: Archiving and Documenting Child Health and Human Development Data Sets (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to support the archiving and documentation of existing data sets within the scientific mission of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) in order to enable secondary analysis of these data by the scientific community. The highest priority is to archive original data collected with NICHD funding.

For more information: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-22-261.html

*New* NSF Issues Call for Grants on Incorporating Human Behavior in Epidemiological Models

In a joint directorate collaboration (mathematical sciences and social, behavioral, and economics sciences) has re-issued a call for proposals to the IHBEM program. The Incorporating Human Behavior in Epidemiological Models (IHBEM) Program supports research that incorporates research on social and behavioral processes in mathematical epidemiological models. The program provides support for projects that involve balanced participation from the mathematical sciences and from the social, behavioral, and economic sciences.  For more information read the program solicitation.  CSDE is always ready and willing to support your grant preparation and submission. Contact Belinda Sachs or Steve Goodreau, if you’d like help with preparing an application.

Associate Dean of Research – New Mexico State College

The College of Health, Education, and Social Transformation (HEST) is part of New Mexico State University (NMSU), a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and Minority Serving Institution situated in the US-Mexico border region. Proudly, NMSU is New Mexico’s land-grant and space-grant institution. Embracing those NMSU’s distinctions, HEST values transformative interdisciplinary research to promote Equity, Inclusion and Diversity (EID) in health, education, and society. The HEST Associate Dean of Research is committed to maintaining NMSU’s Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, achieving R1 Carnegie Research Classification, and strengthening the impactful, transformative culture of research at HEST.

Primary Duties

1) Support research agendas of faculty, professional staff, departments/schools, and the college;

2) Develop grant proposals and secure grant funding;

3) Build research collaborations;

4) Coordinate research and outreach initiatives and partnerships across departments/schools, colleges, and external institutions/organizations;

5) Provide leadership for intra- and extramural activities involving federal and state agencies, non-governmental entities and community groups