As the National Research Center on Poverty and Economic Mobility, the Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison invites applications from continuing Ph.D. and master’s degree students who are from groups that are underrepresented in academia for its 2024–2025 Professional Development Training Series on Poverty and Economic Mobility Research. IRP is offering this virtual quarterly training series from fall 2024 through spring 2025 to 10 students. The training is virtual and will take place from Fall 2024 to Spring 2025. Learn more and apply by April 30th here.

You are invited to submit proposals for presentations and posters for the British Society for Population Studies’ 51^st Conference, to take place at the University of Bath, 9-11 September 2024. The conference promises rich opportunities to share knowledge and meet fellow demographers working in university, government and other practical settings, as well as space for early-career researchers to develop networks in the field. Submissions are due by April 30th.

The Center for Retirement Research at Boston College announced two funding opportunities to study retirement and disability policy. The first is a Dissertation Fellowship Program, which will award one doctoral candidate with a fellowship of $28,000. The second is Sandell Grant Program, which will award one junior or non-tenured scholar with a one-year grant of $50,000. The deadline for both programs is April 30th, 2024.

Submissions for the 2024 IAPHS (Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science) Pre-Conference Workshops to be held on September 10, 2024 are now open! Workshops are often led by diverse interdisciplinary scholars and should seek to engage audiences in important population health topics using a focused skill-oriented interactive experience. Workshops will be 2 hour or 4-hour time blocks. Prior workshops have addressed topics such as advancing health equity methods, network policy mapping, and best practices for communicating race/ethnicity in public health. Submit your abstract by April 26, 2024 with applicants notified of the outcome by May 3, 2024.

Each year, the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies awards over $50,000 in scholarships and fellowships to students at UW. The awards are available to students at multiple stages of education and experience, from incoming freshman to senior graduate students. Individual award amounts range from $1,000 to $10,000. Students at any of the three University of Washington campuses are eligible to apply. The deadline to apply for scholarships is Monday, May 6th.