We are delighted to announce the request for proposals for the second Marshall Weinberg Population, Development, and Climate Change Fellows Program. We hope you will encourage your graduate students to apply.
Climate-related changes are affecting every community around the globe. These changes are influencing the resources of all nations, especially agriculture, fuel sources, and water supplies, and are changing every facet of life, especially among the young and aging populations. Solutions will come from interdisciplinary research. This program was created to stimulate students to develop a multidisciplinary and cross cultural research agenda very early in their careers.
The program is administered jointly by the School of Natural Resources and Environment and the Population Studies Center at the Institute for Social Research. It provides funding support for graduate students who are considering, or already engaged in, research at the intersection of climate change, demography and development. The program seeks highly motivated, pre-candidate applicants from all disciplines for this exciting opportunity. Awards for research activities will range up to $7,500. Two awards will be made. Proposed activities must integrate all three substantive areas and have an international component.
The deadline for the inaugural selection process is Friday, February 1, 2013. Details and application can be found here: http://snre.umich.edu/
Please distribute this to your faculty and urge your interested graduate students to apply to this innovative and important program.
Sincerely,
Marie Lynn Miranda
Dean and Professor
School of Natural Resources and Environment
Pamela J. Smock
Professor of Sociology
Director & Research Professor, Population Studies Center
