SSRI Announcements, Week of 12/15/08
Dear colleagues:
Here are the announcements of events, initiatives, funding opportunities, and other news for the week of December 15-19, 2008, from the Social Science Research Institute and its units: the Children, Youth, and Families Consortium, Population Research Institute, Survey Research Center, SLIC, and Smart Spaces Center.
To be included in this weekly announcement, items must be received by 5 p.m. on Friday; distribution will occur the following Monday. Please send items to Terry Noll (tmg3@psu.edu). Thank you!
These weekly announcements may also be found on both the SSRI and CYFC websites, under Latest News.
Funding Opportunities
Congressional Research Awards: Proposal deadline February 1, 2009
The Dirksen Congressional Center invites applications for grants to fund
research on congressional leadership and the U.S. Congress. A total of
up to $30,000 will be available in 2009. Awards range from a few hundred
dollars to $3,500. The competition is open to individuals with a
serious interest in studying Congress. The Center encourages graduate
students who have successfully defended their dissertation prospectus to
apply and awards a significant portion of the funds for dissertation
research. Applicants must be U.S. citizens who reside in the United
States. Please visit the Center website
for full information.
Program officer, Frank Mackaman, fmackaman@dirksencenter.org
Events
January 14, 2009: Distinguished Lecture Series on Network Science &
Research presents a talk by Mark Newman, University of Michigan, on
"Networks and Influence"
3:30 p.m., 113 IST, Cybertorium
Presentation will be broadcast live via streaming video.
January 16, 2009: Friday Teas with FRDC
"Pathways to Prevention: Influencing the Parenting Attitudes and
Behaviors of Non-Resident African American Fathers as Protection against
Adolescent Risk Behaviors," by Dr. Cleopatra Caldwell, Associate
Professor of Health Behavior & Health Education, University of Michigan
12:15 - 1:15 p.m., The Living Center, 110 Henderson; light refreshments
provided.
Other Announcements
The NIH Center for Scientific Review (CSR) has updated the descriptions
of its chartered review panels (study sections). NIH encourages
applicants to submit a cover letter with their applications to suggest
which study sections(s) they think could best review their applications.
View updated descriptions
View resources
Read the NIH CRS notice
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