Grants and Fellowships

• The Population Fellows Program, administered by the University of Michigan and funded by USAID, offers two-year post-degree Fellowships in population-related fields for recent graduates and population professionals. Fellows are individually placed in developing countries with population and family planning organizations or in international agencies involved in population and family planning. A graduate degree in population or a related field is required. Opportunities also exist for professionals with a background in both population and environmental studies. Candidates must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Contact the Population Fellows Program, The University of Michigan, School of Public Health, 109 S. Observatory, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029.

• The Carolina Population Center (CPC) at the University of North Carolina invites applications for postdoctoral fellowships from persons with training relevant to population research. Applicants who do not already hold a doctorate must complete all requirements for the degree prior to the end 1996. One or more of the CPC Faculty Fellows, whose primary appointments are in eighteen different UNC Departments, must agree to sponsor each applicant, and congruence between the interests of the applicant and the faculty sponsor is important. CPC supports university policies on affirmative action and equal opportunity and urges qualified members of minority groups to apply. The deadline for receipt of completed applications is February 1, 1996. All applicants are urged to obtain materials early enough to begin contacting potential faculty sponsors no later than December 15. For application materials and information, please contact Ronald R. Rindfuss, Director, Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina, CB#8120, University Square, Chapel Hill, NC 27516-3997, or by telephone at 919-966-1710.

• Social Science Ph.D. statistically skilled, good SAS programmer. Two year postdoctoral fellowship in a superior scholarly environment with sophisticated research infrastructure. Opportunities for a creative mind to flourish in a large interdisciplinary research center with an outstanding group of postdoctoral fellows. Work on analysis of Add Health, a national panel survey of adolescents. Innovative design provides opportunity to study issues seldom accessible in large data sets. Networks, romantic pairs, behavior genetics, ethnic sub-samples, parent-child, school and neighborhood effects. Contact J. Richard Udry, Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27516-3997. Udry@unc.edu

• The Rockefeller Foundation announces the availability of African Dissertation Internship Awards. Doctoral students from sub-Saharan Africa are invited to apply for dissertation research support. The program enables Ph.D. students enrolled in U.S. and Canadian universities to return to Africa for extensive research involving field observation or the use of primary sources available only in Africa. Priority is given to research topics in the fields of agriculture, environment, health, life sciences, population, and schooling.

  Applicants are responsible for arranging affiliation with an African institution able to provide needed research support, such as laboratory facilities, access to study sites, and technical advice. The candidate's faculty advisors, the host institution in Africa, and the agency with primary responsibility for financing the student's graduate work must all send letters of endorsement. The maximum award is $20,000. Deadlines for applications are October 1, 1995 and March 1, 1996. Upon completion of their doctoral degrees, alumni of the ADIA program who return to Africa are invited to apply for Rockefeller Foundation African Science-Based Development Career Awards. Information on these awards is mailed with application for the ADIA Program.

  For a full description of the competition and the application requirements, please write to African Dissertation Internship Awards, The Rockefeller Foundation, 420 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY USA 10018- 2702.

• The Population-Environment Fellows Program (PEFP) provides fellowships for individuals who have completed graduate degrees in areas related to population and the environment. Fellows placed in developing countries for two year assignments where they work in host agencies to provide assistance and technical support. The program is administered through The University of Michigan and sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development. The program targets entry-level professionals with a demonstrated commitment to a career in international development.

  The PEFP supports the capacity of host country institutions to respond to development problems in a comprehensive way and simultaneously develops a cadre of future leaders who have expertise in integrating population and environment issues. Applicants are required to submit a formal application which is reviewed by the program advisory board. Successful applicants must have United States citizenship or permanent resident status; hold a graduate degree in a relevant area; and have course work or experience demonstrating both population and environmental expertise.

  Applicants are encouraged to submit materials as soon as possible. The selection and placement process generally takes anywhere from 6 months to a year. Additional information and application materials may be obtained by contacting: The Population and Environment Fellows Program, SPH II, Room M4537, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029, Telephone: 313-747-0222; FAX: 313-747-4947; E-mail: popenv@umich.edu

• The Population Council offers fellowships for advanced training in population studies (including demography and biostatistics), or for study plans in population in combination with a social science discipline, such as economics, sociology, anthropology, geography, or public health. Awards will be made only to applicants whose proposals deal with the developing world.

  Applications are accepted for three types of programs in population: (1) Predoctoral: to persons who have completed all course work requirements toward the Ph.D. or an equivalent degree (2) Postdoctoral: to persons having a Ph.D. or equivalent degree who wish to undertake postdoctoral training and research at an institution other than the one at which they received their Ph.D. degree and (3) Mid-career: Mid-career academic awards are open to scholars with a Ph.D. or equivalent degree wishing to undertake specific study in connection with a research institution. Mid-career Professional Awards are open to population or development specialists with a keen interest in enhancing and strengthening their professional skills by participating in a one-year diploma, certificate, or Master's degree program. (No MPH candidates will be considered.)

  Awards are contingent upon admission to a training or research institution with a strong program in population studies, regardless of geographic location. Application for independent research funds or for field work not related to a dissertation will not be considered. The deadline is January 2, 1996. For application forms and additional information write to: Manager, Fellowship Program, Research Division, The Population Council, One Dag Hammarskjold, New York, NY 10017, U.S.A. Your letter should include a brief description of your academic and professional qualifications and a short statement about your research or study plans for the proposed fellowship period.

• RAND is accepting applications for one post-doctoral fellowship in the study of aging, funded by the National Institute on Aging. This program aims to sharpen the research skills of recent Ph.D.'s in sociology, economics, or related disciplines who have substantive interest in aging research. The fellowship, for one year with possible renewal for a second year, carries a stipend of $30,000 to $45,000 depending on qualifications. The deadline for receipt of completed applications is February 1, 1996. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. For information and application materials write to Dr. Lynn A. Karoly, RAND, 1700 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138 or telephone (310)393-0411 Ext. 6192.

• The Department of Demography, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, seeks a demographer for a postdoctoral position. Demographers with a background in economics, sociology, public health, or other related fields are especially welcome. Applicant must have a Ph.D. by starting date of October 1996. A tenure-track position may be possible following completion of the postdoctoral position. Forward letter of application, curriculum vitae, samples of written work, and names of references to Prof. Dov Frielander, Chair Department of Demography, Faculty of Social Sciences, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mt. Socopus Campu, 91905, Jerusalem, ISRAEL.

• The Center for Population and Development Studies at Harvard University invites applications for its fellowship program which offers the opportunity to a small number of persons from around the world to study at the Center in a flexible yet intensive fellowship program. The fellowships have been created for research scholars, managers, and policy-makers in academic, public, or non-governmental institutions to help strengthen technical understanding, enhance analytical skills, increase managerial and decision-making competence, and further develop ethical sensitivities and leadership capabilities in the field of population and development. Candidates should possess a strong record of academic training and practical experience, demonstrated commitment to population and development problem-solving, and promise for scholarly or operational leadership. Applications must include c.v., 3-5 page workplan, two letters of recommendation, and writing sample. Application deadline for the 1996-1997 academic year is January 30, 1996. The program is able to provide limited financial support to only a few fellows, so applicants are strongly encouraged to seek independent sources of funding. For further information, contact Miriam Ornstein at 617-495-0417 or via e-mail at mirornst@hsphsun2.harvard.edu. Submit required application materials and your fax number to: Winifred Fitzgerald, Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies, 9 Bow Street, Cambridge, MA 02138.

• The Population Reference Bureau announces its 1996-97 Fellows Program in Population Policy Communication. The program, which is funded by USAID, is open to citizens of developing countries who are doctoral- level students in the U.S. and Canada. Applicants may be in any field of study but must have a demonstrated interest in population and family planning programs. The program begins in July 1996 with a two-week seminar in Washington, DC, designed to help researchers become more effective in communicating their findings to policy audiences. Fellows then prepare research papers for presentation at a workshop preceding the 1997 PAA meetings in Washington, D.C. Participants receive stipends of $2,000 to cover research expenses. For application materials, contact Alex de Sherbinin, The Population Reference Bureau, 1875 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 520, Washington, DC 20009-5728, (202) 483-1100, e-mail: popref@igc.apc.org. Applications are due January 26, 1996.