FYI: Research and Funding Opportunities from the National Poverty Center, University of Michigan

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Research and Funding Opportunities from the National Poverty Center (NPC) An online version of the following announcements is available here: http://www.npc.umich.edu/opportunities/papers

Request for Applications: Postdoctoral Fellowships

Deadline: January 15, 2010

The Research and Training Program on Poverty and Public Policy provides under-represented scholars in the social sciences the opportunity to spend one to two years conducting research and pursuing extensive training at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. Learn more…<http://www.npc.umich.edu/opportunities/papers/fellowship-2010/index.php>

Request for Proposals: The Effects of Recessions and Recoveries on the Well-being of Workers and Families Small Grants Competition

Deadline: January 29, 2010

The NPC seeks to fund research that will broad and/or deepen our understanding of the effects of the recessions and/or impact of increased federal spending through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) or through other programs initiatives on the well-being of workers and families. Learn more…<http://npc.umich.edu/opportunities/research_grants/2010_poverty_grants/index.php>

Request for Applications: Visiting Scholars Program Summer 2010

Deadline: February 15, 2010

The NPC seeks applications from faculty, researchers, and policy analysts for our Visiting Scholars Program. Learn more…<http://npc.umich.edu/opportunities/visiting/visitorssummer2010.php>

Request for Applications: Analyzing Poverty and Socioeconomic Trends Using the American Community Survey (ACS) Workshop

Deadline: February 26, 2010

The NPC invites applications for participants in a four-day workshop to train in the use of micro-data from the Census Bureau’s annual American Community Survey (ACS) to understand social and economic issues affecting low-income populations and carry out their own analyses. Learn more…<http://npc.umich.edu/news/events/summer10/index.php>

About the NPC

The National Poverty Center (NPC) at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan is a university-based, nonpartisan research center. The NPC conducts and promotes multidisciplinary, policy-relevant research on the causes and consequences of poverty; provides mentoring and training to young scholars; and disseminates findings to the broad policy community. Major funding for the NPC is provided by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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