Thursday, February 12, 2009

Fellowship in Population, RH and Economic Development

Fellowship in Population, RH and Economic Development

The Institute of International Education (IIE) is now accepting
applications for the Dissertation Fellowship in Population, Reproductive Health, and Economic Development. The two-year fellowships of $20,000 per year will be awarded by The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and IIE.
The fellowships are open to students currently enrolled in Ph.D. programs in the United States and Canada. Students in economics, economic demography, geography, and epidemiology are especially encouraged to apply.
These fellowships will support dissertation research on topics that examine how population dynamics and family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH) influence economic development, including economic growth, poverty reduction, and equity. Dissertations that address population and development issues pertinent to the African continent are especially encouraged. The research must include a strong quantitative component, with an emphasis on rigorous data analysis. We encourage the development or use of new statistical methods.
The objective of The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation/IIE Dissertation Fellowship is to produce sound evidence on the role of population and reproductive health in economic development that could be incorporated into national and international economic planning and decision making.
For further details: Follow link for U.S. program announcement and application cover sheet. www.iie.org/hewlettfoundationus/
ELIGIBILITY
Students currently enrolled full-time in Ph.D. programs in the United
States
and Canada are eligible to apply.
Applications are especially sought from students in economics, economic demography, geography, and epidemiology. Applications from students in other disciplines will be considered if their dissertation research meets the methodological requirements of the program. Students are eligible to apply if they have a dissertation proposal in progress and/or will have completed all their coursework by the beginning of the fellowship program.

FELLOWSHIP AWARD
The Hewlett/IIE Dissertation Fellowship in Population, Reproductive Health,and Economic Development will support up to 8 two-year fellowships starting August 2009, with awards announced in late April to early May. Fellowship recipients are awarded $20,000 per year for two years to cover expenses incurred while working on their dissertation, including tuition, travel for research purposes, acquisition of data and research materials, and personal living expenses. Fellows will become part of a network of researchers supported by the Hewlett Foundation, PRB, IIE and other funders.

Network activities during the two-year fellowship period will include an annual research conference in the winter, a workshop on advanced methods in population-economic analysis, and a writing workshop.

Please submit all application materials electronically and in hard copy to:
Ms. Dinika Mirpuri
Dissertation Fellowships in Population
Institute of International Education
809 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017
Telephone: 212-984-5388
Fax: 212-984-5458
E-mail: popecondissfellows@iie.org

Follow link for U.S. program announcement and application cover sheet.
www.iie.org/hewlettfoundationus/ Follow link for Africa program announcement and application cover sheet. www.iie.org/hewlettfoundationafrica/

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