Institute for Social Research

Robert Kahn Fellowship for Scientific Study of Social Issues

The Fellowship Fund was established by the students, colleagues, family and friends of Bob Kahn to honor his lifelong commitment to using the best social science to generate new insights on major social problems and point toward their solutions.

The Kahn Fellowship was created to provide dissertation support for one doctoral candidate each year from the University of Michigan community who is committed to using empirical science to help solve the deep and abiding challenges confronting society. The Fellowship will be awarded to the candidate whose research gives most promise of dealing innovatively with some major social problem.

Expectation

  • At the one year mark, you will be asked to share an update about the status of your research.
  • In publications and presentations, acknowledge ISR and this award’s support.
  • Awards are intended for use within one year, but may be extended upon request for an additional six months

Eligibility and Scope

  • Candidate must have been admitted to Ph.D. candidacy, or equivalent progression in a professional school
  • After receiving the fellowship, candidates must plan to finish their doctoral program within a year
  • Deadline: To be determined
  • Award Amount: To be determined

Application Process

  • Documents required for submission
    • Curriculum Vitae
    • Proposal Document
  • If you have any questions about the award process, please contact [email protected]

Previous Kahn Fellows

  • Elly Field, 2023, U-M Department of Sociology. How School Choice Policies Shape How Schools and Neighborhoods Experience Racial Demographic Changes Over Time
  • Kimberly Hess, 2023, U-M Department of Sociology. Representation Matters: Minority Inclusion and American National Identity in K-12 U.S. State Social Studies Standards
  • Elizabeth Burland, 2022, Ford School of Public Policy. Consequences of Rural-Urban Inequality: The Role of Geographic Variation in Educational Inequality
  • Darrell Allen, 2021, School of Education. Disconnect between race-blind policies and race-conscious results: A mixed-methods Critical Policy Analysis of two district Local Control Accountability Plans
  • Sara Stein, 2020, School of Social Work, Psychology. Towards Intentional Relational Well-Being: Syndemic Contributions of Mental Health, Trauma Exposure, and Sociodemographic Factors to Risk for Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Victimization.
  • Tia Clinton, 2019, U-M Department of Sociology. You Belong Here: Understandings of the School Bond, Discipline and Achievement in a Restorative Educational Environments
  • Sarah Gutin, 2018, School of Public Health. Factors Associated with Safer Conception Uptake by Women Living with HIV in Botswana.
  • Lauren Tighe, 2018, School of Social Work. Examining Unique Groups at the Intersection of Income, Education, and Achievement.
  • Jasmine Manalel, 2017, U-M Department of Psychology. Successful “Adulting” to Successful Aging: Lifespan Influences of Social Relations
  • Tissyana Camacho, 2016, U-M Department of Psychology. Ethnic Identity in College: Social Experiences and Developmental Pathways.
  • Eric Seymour, 2015, Urban and Regional Planning, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning. Federal Financial Institutions, Foreclosure and the Fortunes of Detroit’s Middle- and Working-Class Neighborhoods.
  • Suntae Kim, 2014, Department of Management & Organizations, Ross School of Business. Entrepreneurial Imagination in Detroit: Ethnography of Post-Corporate Entrepreneurship.
  • Kristen Elmore, 2013, School of Social Work, Joint Program with Psychology. Improving Academic Effort and Achievement among Low-Income Minority Youth using Small Scale Interventions.
  • Traci Kennedy, 2012, U-M Department of Psychology. Who, What, When, and Where? The Differential Impact of Community Violence Exposure on Youth’s Psychological Well-Being.
  • Lisa Marchiondo, 2011, U-M Department of Psychology. Investigating the Mechanisms by which Interpersonal Mistreatment Undermines Organizational Life.
  • Joel Adam Cobb, 2010, Stephen M. Ross School of Business Management & Organization. From the ‘Treaty of Detroit’ to the 401(k): The Development, Evolution and Consequences of Privatized Welfare in the United States.

To support this fund and make future awards possible, please visit our Next Generation Giving Page.

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