Call for Applications: Summer Dissertation Proposal Workshop
Howard University’s Center on Race and Wealth and the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
Howard
University’s Center on Race and Wealth and the Institute for Research on
Poverty at the University of Wisconsin–Madison seek
applications for the first annual Summer Dissertation Proposal
Writing Workshop. This week-long workshop held at Howard
University in Washington, D.C., is aimed at pre-proposal doctoral
students in the social sciences from underrepresented populations
who are studying topics related to poverty or inequality. The
workshop is designed to help provide students the skills,
knowledge, and resources needed to prepare a draft dissertation
proposal.
The workshop will be led by faculty from Howard University and
the Institute for Research on Poverty at UW–Madison. Topics will
include:
- Preparing a dissertation proposal
- Writing a literature review
- Overview of research methodologies
- Quantitative methods
- Qualitative methods
- Data sources and retrieval
- Participant presentations of draft dissertation proposals developed at the workshop
Applicants should submit a brief letter of interest describing
their research aims and what they hope to learn from the
workshop, and a letter of recommendation from their primary
advisor. Applicants must be pre-proposal doctoral students from
underrepresented populations (e.g., black, Hispanic, Native
American) studying at U.S. universities.
Applications are due March 1, 2017. They should be submitted
through the online
application form.
Funding for travel, as well as meals and lodging (for students
residing outside of the D.C. area) at Howard University, will be
provided to 12 successful applicants.
Questions about the workshop or eligibility can be directed to
Dr. Janet Griffin-Graves at (202) 865-8582.