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Call for Papers: Northwest Preparedness and Resilience Conference (04/30/26)

The Northwest Preparedness and Resilience Conference brings together an interdisciplinary group of regional practitioners, researchers and other partners working across a range of disaster-related fields. This year’s conference will take place on the University of Washington campus in Seattle on September 16-17, 2026.
Abstract submissions are now open for those interested in presenting at this year’s conference! We invite researchers and practitioners from all disaster science and preparedness-related disciplines to submit abstracts focused on topics related to preparedness and resilience. The deadline to submit abstracts is April 30, 2026, at 11:59pm PST. To submit an abstract proposal, please click here to access our abstract submission form.
Registration for this year’s conference will open this spring. Please stay tuned for additional information, which will be posted on the conference website. If you have any questions about the abstract submission process or the conference, please visit our website or contact our planning team at cdrc-conference@uw.edu.

Call for UW Student Research Proposals: Parvin E’tesami Student Support Fund (05/05/26)

The UW Middle East Center announces the 2025-26 competition for the Parvin E’tesami Student Support Fund. We invite applications from undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at the University of Washington in all disciplines, including international students, who are engaged in the study of the Middle East and North Africa and who will be enrolled at the University of Washington during the 2025-26 academic year. The application deadline is May 5, 2026. Apply now: https://forms.office.com/r/yYvSmDbfUs

The Parvin E’tesami Student Support Fund was made possible by a generous donation from Mr. Babak Parviz to provide broad-based support for students studying the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) at the University of Washington. E’tesami was a Persian-language poet whose oeuvre was preoccupied with vulnerable members of Iranian society in the early twentieth century. The fund is administered by the Middle East Center in the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies.

Awards: Up to $2,000 each

Eligibility: Open to undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at the University of Washington who demonstrate a serious academic interest in the Middle East and North Africa. Funding can support the following activities related to the study of the MENA: conference registration and/or travel; research or fieldwork expenses; language training; study abroad; and general living expenses while studying at UW.

Selection criteria: Selection will be based on the intellectual merit and feasibility of the proposed activity, academic achievement, and the applicant’s demonstrated ability to serve as a professional representative of Middle East and North Africa Studies at the University of Washington.

Apply now: https://forms.office.com/r/yYvSmDbfUs

Questions? Email mecuw@uw.edu

Call for Grant Proposals from Non-Profits: Social Justice through Philanthropy (05/06/26)

The University of Washington is currently inviting nonprofit organizations to submit grant proposals for a  practice-based UW course called Social Justice through Philanthropy, in which students develop critical thinking skills and practical knowledge regarding philanthropic giving in support of international issues.  The course represents a unique partnership between The University of Washington’s Law, Societies & Justice Department, and the Philanthropy Lab, a Texas-based foundation that promotes philanthropy education in universities and colleges throughout the United States. This year, Social Justice through Philanthropy will be providing $75,000 worth of grants to international NGOs doing human rights, development, and humanitarian work. The $75,000 will be awarded through one $30,000 grant, two $15,000 grants, and two $7,500 grants in order to support five organizations in total.

This year, the students in Social Justice through Philanthropy have decided to focus their giving to organizations and initiatives broadly promoting five of the Sustainable Development Goals: SDG 3, Good Health & Well-Being; SDG 4, Quality Education; SDG 5, Gender Equality; SDG 13, Climate Action; SDG 16, Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions. The deadline for proposals is May 6, 2026. To participate, please upload your application here as a single PDF file.

Please note that these goals will be interpreted broadly. For example, projects as diverse as providing communities with clean water and sanitation through to increasing agricultural production for food security could be included under SDG 3: Good Health & Well-Being. Similarly, initiatives supporting democracy and press freedom through to organizations promoting refugee rights could be included under SDG 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions. In short, organizations are encouraged to apply and creatively make the case that they connect to one or more of the SDGs listed above.

Organizations are welcome to use any common format for their proposals so long as they include the following basic key components: Executive Summary, Background/Problem Statement, Goals & Objectives, Method/Activities, Work Plan & Timeline, Organizational History & Experience, and Budget & Justification. Proposals do not need to provide extensive supporting documentation (i.e. audits, staff resumes, board member lists, etc.) beyond proof of IRS 501(c)(3) status. Budgets should be made for the $30,000 grant.

You will also be asked to indicate dates when a representative from your organization can come to the class on the University of Washington campus in Seattle to meet the students and provide a fifteen-minute presentation and answer questions. We encourage all organization to apply, including organization who have received grants from the Social Justice through Philanthropy course in the past (i.e. everyone is eligible). Your participation is essential for students to learn about diverse the type of work organizations on the ground carry out every day to promote human rights, development, and humanitarian assistance and to gain hands-on experience as by making important philanthropic decisions regarding how to address important global issues.

IPUMS Workshops and Events at PAA (05/06/26 – 05/08/26)

IPUMS will be exhibiting at the PAA 2026 Annual Meeting. Stop by their booth to talk with IPUMS research staff. Share any powered by IPUMS work on the PAA program so we can highlight your session and bring some specialty IPUMS swag for you. IPUMS also invites you to connect at these PAA events:

  • Advances and Resources in Linking Full Count Census Data from IPUMS: Wednesday, May 6; 9:00am-2:00pm | America’s Center Room 103
  • Harmonizing Geographic U.S. Census Data Across Time: Resources from IPUMS NHGIS: Thursday, May 7; 6:30-7:30pm | Marriott St. Louis Grand – Room L1
  • The Future of DHS: Supplemental and Alternative Data Sources: Friday, May 8; 6:00-7:30pm | Marriott St. Louis Grand – Room L6

Event Details

  • Advances and Resources in Linking Full Count Census Data from IPUMS Wednesday, May 6; 9:00am-2:00pm | America’s Center Room 103This PAA workshop will include presentations designed to lower barriers to utilizing linked, full count census data for demographic and health research, with a specific emphasis on data availability and access, linking methods, and analytical considerations when working with linked data. To register for the workshop, add it to your PAA registration.
  • Harmonizing Geographic U.S. Census Data Across Time: Resources from IPUMS NHGIS Thursday, May 7; 6:30-7:30pm | Marriott St. Louis Grand – Room L1This session will introduce participants to two resources from IPUMS NHGIS for investigating change across time in geographic areas. Time series tables link together comparable summary statistics from multiple years for several geographic levels, down to census tracts and block groups. Geographic crosswalks support the allocation of data from one year’s geographic units to another’s, allowing analysts to construct geographically standardized data from 1990 through 2024 for a wide range of subjects and levels.
  • The Future of DHS: Supplemental and Alternative Data Sources Friday, May 8; 6:00-7:30pm | Marriott St. Louis Grand – Room L6Learn about the current status and future prospects for the IPUMS Demographic and Health Surveys, and hear about research opportunities using the IPUMS DHS and other international data from IPUMS, including contextual population and agricultural census data from IPUMS IHGIS (which can be easily linked to IPUMS DHS data) and other resources for combining global microdata from IPUMS DHS, IPUMS MICS, and IPUMS International.

Request for Proposals: Advancing Well-Being in the Arts and Economic Mobility (LOIs due 05/12/26)

As a part of its Advancing Well-Being in the Arts Initiative’s Field Studies program, Wallace is interested in funding a small set of research studies that investigate aspects of how community-based arts organizations contribute to the economic mobility of their communities. “Communities” may include organizational staff, artists, audiences, program participants, local constituents served, and/or others as defined in proposals. For this RFP, the Wallace Foundation broadly defines and understands economic mobility, and pathways to economic mobility, as emerging through access to training and preparation, expanded social and professional networks, high quality jobs, as well as to basic needs such as safe neighborhoods, housing, health care, and food. However, we are eager to learn, through the studies to be funded, how arts organizations themselves conceptualize, define, and support economic mobility in their communities. To be invited to submit a full proposal, you must submit a 3-4 page letter of interest by May 12. Learn more here.