ISR offers a variety of fellowships and research awards designed to nurture the Next Generation of empirical social and behavioral scientists.

• Charles Cannell Fund in Survey Methodology
  Supports junior researchers investigating the relationship between survey respondents and survey interviewers. (This Fund is not being offered in 2013. Awards will be made in 2014.)
• The Philip Converse and Warren Miller Fellowship in American Political Behavior
  Provides summer support for a graduate student in the U-M Political Science Department to work with a faculty member of the ISR Center for Political Studies.
• Elizabeth “Libby” Douvan Junior Scholars Fund in Life Course Development
  Provides research grants to emerging scholars investigating roles and relationships and their effects on physical and mental health.
• A. Regula Herzog Young Investigators Fund
  Supports the research and training of junior researchers, especially women and those studying older populations.
• F. Thomas Juster Economic Behavior Research Award Fund
  Supports emerging scholars conducting economic research using the Health and Retirement Study, the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers, and time use data.
• Daniel Katz Dissertation Fellowship in Psychology
  Provides dissertation support to a graduate student in the U-M Department of Psychology to complete a project related to research at ISR.
• George Katona Economic Behavior Research Award Fund
  Supports emerging scholars who are interested in how economic expectations shape consumer behavior and the macro economy.
• Robert Kahn Fellowship for the Scientific Study of Social Issues
  Provides dissertation support for one U-M doctoral candidate each year who is committed to using empirical science to help solve the challenges confronting society.
• Robert and Judy Marans/Kan and Lillian Chen Fellowship in Sustainability and Survey Methodology
  Supports a doctoral student earning a certificate in survey methodology from the ISR Program in Survey Methodology as part of an interdisciplinary approach to research on sustainability. This fellowship is administered with the Graham Institute at the U-M School of Natural Resources and Environment. (This Fellowship is not being offered in 2013. Awards will be made in 2014.)
• Warren Miller Scholars Fund
  Provides financial support to outstanding early career scholars in the social and behavioral sciences from around the country to attend the ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods of Social Research.
• Eva L. Mueller New Directions in Economics and Demography Fund
  Supports research and training in demography and economics, especially projects on low-income countries and those dealing with the socioeconomic position of women and investments in children’s health.
• Kenneth Organski Scholars Fund
  Supports graduate students doing quantitative research in international politics and or political development.
• Roy Pierce Scholars Fund
  Provides summer support for two graduate students in the U-M Political Science Department to work with a member of the ISR Center for Political Studies faculty.
• ISR Survey Research Center Faculty Research Fellows Program
  Provides three years of full-time support, mentoring, and access to data for a select group of early-career scholars.
• Marshall Weinberg Endowment Fund
  Supports junior faculty scholars affiliated with the ISR Population Studies Center to conduct research with potential benefits for international populations.
• Marshall Weinberg Population, Development, and Climate Change Fellows Program
  Supports students doing research at the intersection of climate change, demography, and development. Administered jointly by the U-M School of Natural Resources and Environment and the ISR Population Studies Center.
• Robert B. Zajonc Scholars Fund
  Provides support for outstanding first- and second-year graduate students to work with faculty in the ISR Research Center for Group Dynamics.

To learn about other funds and read about past recipients, visit the Giving section of this website.

To learn about other sources of financial aid at the University of Michigan, visit the U-M Office of Financial Aid website.