Funding Opportunities

Fulbright U.S. Scholar Core Program

Deadline: August 1, 2011

The competition for the 2012-2013 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Core Program is now open. The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program offers teaching, research or combined teaching/research awards in social work. Faculty and professionals in social work also can apply for "All Discipline" awards open to all fields. Here are a few of the awards for 2012-2013:

Botswana: Award 2009 - HIV and AIDS

Namibia: Award 2050 - Medicine and Bio-Chemistry, Engineering and Information Technology, Pre -Veterinary Science

Indonesia: Award 2098 - Social Science and Humanities

Colombia: Award 2504 - U.S. Studies

Mexico: Award 2525 - Fulbright Border Program

For more information on 2012-13 opportunities in social work, please visit www.iie.org/cies. U.S. citizenship is required.  For more information, visit our website or contact us at scholars@iie.org. Faculty and professionals are also encouraged to participate in one of our weekly webinars.

Institute of Education Sciences (IES): Research on Statistical and Research Methodology in Education
Deadline: September 22, 2011
The Director of the Institute of Education Sciences (Institute) announces the Institute's FY 2012 competitions for grants to support education research and special education research.The central purpose of the Institute's research grant programs is to provide parents, educators, students, researchers, policymakers, and the general public with reliable and valid information about education practices that support learning and improve academic achievement and access to education opportunities for all students. In carrying out its grant programs, the Institute provides support for programs of research in areas of demonstrated national need. Click here for more information.

David B. Larson Fellowship in Health and Spirituality
Deadline: April 17, 2011
The Kluge Center of the Library of Congress invites applications for a residential fellowship for scholars to pursue formal study of the relationship of religiousness and spirituality to physical, mental, and social health using the Library's collections.  The fellowship honors the work of David B. Larson, an epidemiologist and psychiatrist, who focused on potentially relevant but understudied factors that might help in the prevention of, coping with and recovery from illness.  Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents and hold a Ph.D. or terminal degree in their field.  Awards are for a period of up to twelve months at a stipend of $4,200 per month.  For further information, click here.

Post doctoral Fellowship
School of Social Work, University of Pittsburgh
Deadline: May 15, 2011
The Postdoctoral Fellowship Program at the University Pittsburgh, School of Social Work and Center on Race and Social Problems is recruiting for one appointment for the September 2011-August 2012 Academic year. For PhD graduates committed to university teaching and research, this fellowship program provides a stipend, close association with faculty at the university and assistance in furthering the fellow's development as a productive scholar. This Fellowship is designed to offer junior scholars the time, space, and financial support necessary to produce significant scholarship early in their careers. The Postdoctoral Fellowship is for one year and has the possibility of renewal for up to an additional year. Fellows will teach two courses per year, complete scholarly work, and participate in the academic and intellectual community of the School of Social Work. For more information please go to the web address.  

Postdoctoral Fellowships: Health Promotion & Health Behavior
Oregon State University
Deadline: open until filled
The College of Health and Human Sciences (HHS) at Oregon State University is pleased to announce up to four Research Associate Postdoctoral positions, funded by the College. Awards are competitive, with a major emphasis on potential for independent and creative research. Candidates are required to have completed the Ph.D. degree in a Public Health, Human Sciences, or a related field prior to beginning the appointment. Faculty in the program in Health Promotion and Health Behavior (HPHB) encourage applications from candidates with interests parallel to funded projects of current faculty. Click here for more information.

ASPH/CDC/PRC Minority Health Fellowship Program
Deadline: April 14, 2011

(From the ASPH Friday Letter)
The ASPH/CDC/PRC Minority Health Fellowship Program enhances the preparation of future public health professionals from ethnic and racial minorities by providing unique training opportunities in prevention research. The program aims to expand minority representation in public health prevention research while offering fellows the opportunity to conduct doctoral-level research related to their dissertation topics, under the direction and guidance of leading experts in public health and prevention research. Fellows will be placed at CDC-funded Prevention Research Centers (PRCs) across the country. Click here for more information.

AcademyHealth/Aetna Foundation Minority Scholars Program
Deadline: March 15, 2011

(From the Philanthropy News Digest)
The Aetna Foundation has announced that it is continuing its professional development program for minority health researchers in partnership with AcademyHealth, a professional society for health services researchers and health policy analysts. The grant will extend the program through 2013. Founded last year, the AcademyHealth/Aetna Foundation Minority Scholars Program provides professional development, mentoring, and networking opportunities for graduate-level students, postdoctoral fellows, and other researchers to attract more underrepresented minorities to the field of racial and ethnic disparities in health outcomes and access to health care. The first cohort of scholars was announced in 2010 and included doctors, nurses, pharmacists, public health researchers, social workers, and policy analysts. Click here for more information.

New Resource Identifies Care Coordination Measures

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has released a new resource for researchers interested in measuring care coordination, an emerging field of quality measurement. The Care Coordination Measures Atlas is available online and for download in pdf format. It identifies more than 60 measures for assessing care coordination that include the perspectives of patients and caregivers, health care professionals and health system managers. To help users easily identify measures that are relevant to their work, the measures are mapped to a conceptual framework for understanding care coordination measurement. In addition to researchers, measure developers, Accountable Care Organizations and others responsible for measuring care coordination will find the Atlas useful in identifying currently available measures to assess care coordination activities, as well as gaps in existing measures that can be addressed in future work. Click here for more details.

NCI Launches Interactive Cancer Control Community of Practice

(From the ASPH Friday Letter)
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has launched Research to Reality (R2R), an online community of practice that links cancer control practitioners and researchers. R2R extends the work of Cancer Control P.L.A.N.E.T. by providing opportunities for discussion, learning and enhanced collaboration. Through R2R, users can engage with colleagues and share experiences in a way that facilitates the development of partnerships, and strengthens connections and interactions among individuals and organizations involved in cancer control and prevention. Click here for more information.

What Works for Promoting Positive Behavior in Children and Adolescents
(From ChildTrends)
Children with positive social skills are more likely to have high self-esteem, have positive relationships with peers, and achieve in school.  On the other hand, children who engage in acting-out or externalizing behaviors are more likely to be rejected and bullied by peers and experience academic difficulties.  Two new Child Trends fact sheets review rigorously evaluated programs to identify what works to promote positive social skills and prevent externalizing behavior:
What Works for Promoting and Enhancing Positive Social Skills: Lessons from Experimental Evaluations of Programs and Interventions
What Works for Acting-Out (Externalizing) Behavior: Lessons from Experimental Evaluations of Social Interventions