[ICPSR] ICPSR Summer Program Diversity Initiative receives Gates Foundation grant!

[Dory Knight-Ingram]

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ICPSR Summer Program Diversity Initiative receives Gates Foundation grant

The ICPSR Summer Program is delighted to announce that it’s been awarded a
generous grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in order to expand
the Summer Program’s Diversity Initiative scholarships.

The Gates Foundation award will provide $148,500 in funds to help graduate
students from underrepresented groups enhance their methodological skills
at the 2019 ICPSR Summer Program, with the aim of increasing the likelihood
of their academic success as they pursue careers in the social and
behavioral sciences.

The Summer Program’s Diversity Initiative was launched in early 2018 with
support from the University of Michigan and the U-M Institute for Social
Research. The Diversity Initiative originally sought to promote
quantitative skills among incoming graduate students from underrepresented
groups through scholarships to the Summer Program. In 2018, the Summer
Program provided support for 15 students to attend one or both four-week
sessions.

The Gates Foundation award allows the Summer Program to build upon these
existing scholarships by supporting both incoming and continuing graduate
students from underrepresented groups. In 2019, the Diversity Initiative
will provide scholarships to 15 incoming and 15 continuing graduate
students, as well as offer funds to cover their travel, lodging, and
incidental expenses while attending the Summer Program.

“We’re excited to be able to offer these awards,” said ICPSR Summer Program
Director Saundra Schneider. “I truly believe that these awards will provide
invaluable methodological training for the recipients, as well as
facilitate a richer environment for the entire Summer Program community.”

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The ICPSR Summer Program will begin accepting applications for the Diversity
Initiative Scholarships
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in
early February 2019. Please refer to our Financial Support page
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for
more information about how to apply.

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