Jerald and Virginia Bachman Research Fellowship on Change in American Youth

Supports graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and junior faculty conduct research using data from the Monitoring the Future (MTF) study, with a preference for projects focusing on changes in the beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors of young people in the United States.

Angus Campbell Scholars Fund

Supports graduate students who are conducting research dealing with quality of life and psychological well-being.

Charles Cannell Fund in Survey Methodology

Supports work directed at improving response validity in survey interviews.

CID Emerging Inequality Scholar Award

Provides an award equivalent to a 0.5 GSRA position for one semester for a University of Michigan doctoral candidate to conduct research on the topic of socio-economic inequality.

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.

Mercedes Florez Memorial Research Award

Provides funding to post-doctoral fellows, research scientists, and faculty for research on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias, with a specific focus on serving the Latinx community.

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 University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers, or time use data.

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.

George Katona Economic Behavior Research Award Fund

Supports scholars who are interested in how economic expectations shape consumer behavior and the macroeconomy.

Daniel Katz Dissertation Fellowship in Psychology and Survey Methodology

Supports a PhD Candidate in Psychology or Survey Methodology in alternating years (Psychology in odd numbered years and Survey Methodology in even numbered years).

Robert and Judy Marans/Kan and Lillian Chen Dissertation Award in Sustainability and Survey Methodology

Provides support for a U-M doctoral candidate to conduct research on an environmental sustainability problem that is central to their dissertation.

James Morgan Innovation in the Analysis of Economic Behavior Fund

Provides a Fellowship equivalent to a 0.5 GSRA position for one semester for a University of Michigan graduate candidate to conduct innovative research on economic behavior using data from the Panel Study on Income Dynamics (PSID).

Marshall Weinberg Population, Development, and Climate Change Fellows Program

Supports graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and junior faculty doing research at the intersection of climate change, demography, and development.

All Awards from the Center for Political Studies (CPS)

The Center for Political Studies offers multiple prestigious awards, open to graduate students conducting research on American political behavior, racial and ethnic politics, international political development, public opinion, educational attainment, and more.

All Awards from the ICPSR Summer Program

The ICPSR Summer Program offers several scholarships that provide registration (tuition) fee waivers to four-week sessions and short workshops. Please click the link above for specific award and application information.

All Awards from the Population Studies Center (PSC)

The Population Studies Center Small Grants Program supports predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees’ research and training activities. Learn more about research and training activities supported by PSC endowments.

All Awards from the Research Center for Group Dynamics (RCGD)

RCGD is proud to support and administer several awards available to early career graduate students. Please visit the link above for more information.

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.

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