Thanks to grants from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation, PAA has been able to provide international travel awards for scholars from developing countries to attend the annual meeting. Selections are made by members of the International Affairs Committee. IAC members, appointed by the president, serve 3-year terms. Current members are Eduardo Arriaga, Donald Bogue, Julie DaVanzo, Tom LeGrand, and John Haaga, Chair. A copy of the one-page application can be found on the PAA meeting website or by contacting the PAA office (address below). Applicants should send travel award applications to the PAA office at the same time that they submit abstracts or papers to session chairs. Do not wait for notification of acceptance of the paper. The IAC members will have an advance draft of the full program of papers and posters when they make their decisions. The deadline for applications for travel awards to the 1998 meeting is November 26, 1997. Awards are made only to citizens of developing countries resident in a developing country at the time of the meeting. In addition, through funding from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, subsidized memberships in PAA are available to citizens of a developing country who are current residents in a developing country, and are not working in an international post. The fee for subsidized membership is US$25. Interested parties should submit a request in writing to the PAA Business Office, 721 Ellsworth Drive, Suite 303, Silver Spring, MD 20910; fax: 301.565.7850; Email: 74761.1510@compuserve.com.
The Population Reference Bureau announces its 1998-99 Fellows Program in Population Policy Communi-cation. The program begins in July 1998 with a two-week workshop in Washington, DC designed to help researchers communicate their research findings to policy audiences. Fellows prepare research papers for presentation at a workshop preceding the 1999 PAA meetings. Participants are awarded a stipend of $2000 to cover research expenses. Applicants must be citizens of developing countries pursuing a doctoral degree in the U.S. or Canada. They may be in any field of study but their research must be directed towards population or reproductive health issues. For application materials, contact Lina Pariikh, The Population Reference Bureau, 1875 Connecticut Ave. NW. #520, Washington DC, 20009; Phone: 202.483.1100; Email: lparikh@prb.org.
The Population Council fellowships in the social sciences are available for three types of study in population: 1) Graduate: To persons who have completed all course-work requirements toward the PhD or an equivalent degree in one of the social sciences in combination with population studies. 2) Postdoctoral: To persons having a PhD or equivalent degree wishing to undertake postdoctoral training and research with population specialization at an institution other than the one at which they received their PhD. This includes the Berelson Fellowship, which is for study at the New York office of the Population Council. Persons applying for study at the Council will automatically be considered for this title. 3) Mid-career: Awards are made for two types of mid-career study; a) Mid-career Academic: For scholars with a PhD or equivalent degree wishing to undertake specific study in connection with a research institution. (The Berelson Fellowship falls in this category as well.) b) Mid-career Professional: For professionals with a minimum of five years of working experience in the population field wishing to undertake a specific plan of training and study to update and strengthen their professional skills. Deadline for submission is January 2, 1998. Results will be announced in March 1998. Please note that awards are contingent upon admission to a training or research institution with a strong program in population studies. Application for independent research funds or for fieldwork not related to a dissertation will not be considered. For application forms and more information, visit www.popcouncil.org/Fellowsh/SocSci.htm or contact: Jude H. Lam, Policy Research Division, Population Council, 1 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, New York, NY 10017; Phone: 212.339.0671; Fax: 212.755.6052; E-mail: SSFellowship@PopCouncil.org
RAND is accepting applications for one post-doctoral fellowship in the study of aging, funded by the National Institute on Aging. The RAND program aims to sharpen the research skills of recent PhD's in sociology, economics, or related disciplines who have substantive interest in aging research. The fellowship, for one year with a 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, 1998. 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; Phone: 310.393.0411, ext. 6192.
The University of Michigan Research and Training Program on Poverty, the Underclass, and Public Policy offers one- and two-year postdoctoral fellowships to American minority scholars in all the social sciences. Fellows will conduct their own research and participate in a year-long seminar under the direction of Sheldon Danziger, Professor of Social Work and Public Policy; and Mary Corcoran, Professor of Political Science, Public Policy, and Social Work. Funds are provided by the Ford Foundation. Applicants must have completed their PhD by August 1, 1998. Application deadline is January 13, 1998. Contact: Program on Poverty, the Underclass, and Public Policy, 540 E. Liberty, Suite 202, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48104.
Doctoral students from sub-Saharan Africa are invited to apply to the Rockefeller Foundation for an Africa Dissertation Internship Award. The program enables PhD 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 on equitable economic development in the fields of agriculture, environment, education, health, the life sciences, population, and the humanities. Applicants are responsible for arranging affiliation with an appropriate African institution. The maximum award is $20,000. Deadlines for applications are October 1, 1997 and March 2, 1998. For a full description of the competition, application requirements, or program components, contact: Africa Dissertation Internship Awards, The Rockefeller Foundation, 420 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 10018-2702, USA. Additional information about this and other opportunities can be found at www.rockfound.org. Choose "The Programs" then "African Initiatives."
The African Population Policy Research Center (APPRC), established as a Population Council program with funding from the Rockefeller Foundation and situated in Nairobi, Kenya, seeks applications from qualified professionals from sub-Saharan Africa for Fellowships beginning around January 1998. The APPRC, carries out research in four thematic areas: 1) explaining the fertility decline in Kenya; 2) enhancing the pace of fertility transition through family planning programs and socioeconomic development; 3) investigating sexual and fertility behavior in the era of AIDS; and 4) understanding the changing environment of the transition to adulthood. Applicants should possess a doctoral degree in the population sciences or a related social/health science with at least 2 years post-doctoral research experience. Applicants should be comfortable conducting research in a collaborative atmosphere. The position requires fluency in English and at least one sub-Saharan African language. The duration of the Fellowship is 2 years with the possibility of extension for a third year. Applications can be obtained by sending a letter of interest or email to: Ms. Raji Mohanam, APPRC Coordinator, International Programs Division, Population Council, 1 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, New York, New York 10017, USA (Email: rmohanam@popcouncil.org). Applications should be received by October 31, 1997 for fellowships beginning January 1998. Applications by women are encouraged.