Apply now for the ICPSR Summer Program Diversity Initiative Scholarships

When: Fri, Feb 01 2019 12:00am - Sun, Mar 31 2019 11:59pm 

The application deadline for all 2019 ICPSR scholarships is Sunday, March 31, 2019. Please check back in early February 2019 for more information about how to apply.

The Gates Foundation award will provide $148,500 in funds to help graduate students from underrepresented groups enhance their methodological skills at the 2019 ICPSR Summer Program, with the aim of increasing the likelihood of their academic success as they pursue careers in the social and behavioral sciences.

The Summer Program’s Diversity Initiative was launched in early 2018 with support from the University of Michigan and the U-M Institute for Social Research. The Diversity Initiative originally sought to promote quantitative skills among incoming graduate students from underrepresented groups through scholarships to the Summer Program. In 2018, the Summer Program provided support for 15 students to attend one or both four-week sessions.

The Gates Foundation award allows the Summer Program to build upon these existing scholarships by supporting both incoming and continuing graduate students from underrepresented groups. In 2019, the Diversity Initiative will provide scholarships to 15 incoming and 15 continuing graduate students, as well as offer funds to cover their travel, lodging, and incidental expenses while attending the Summer Program.

Link: Diversity Scholarship