The Center for the Education of Women currently has two programs that provide funds to University of Michigan students engaged in gender-focused research.

CEW Student Research Grants

The Center for the Education of Women announces the availability of CEW Student Research Grants of up to $1,000 to fund research, including scholarly and creative activities, on topics related to CEW’s mission.  Generally these awards are intended for University of Michigan—Ann Arbor graduate students and upper division undergraduate students who are doing dissertation, thesis, or other degree-required research.

Acceptable research topics have a gender focus, including women’s

1) leadership

2) education and careers 

3) growth and development 

4) health and well-being

5) political and social status and 

6) similar areas of gender-based interest.

 

We do not award grants to support travel for conference attendance and presentations.  Nor do we support travel and activities that are primarily for educational purposes, service learning, study abroad programs, or enrichment programs not tied to degree requirements.

To apply, please submit a packet that contains the following:

An approximately two-page proposal that describes the objectives and methods of the planned research project

A project budget, itemizing all costs and showing how the CEW funds would fit into the budget and how the rest of the costs would be covered

A letter of support from a faculty advisor

A vita

Proof of IRB approval for the research project (if relevant for the nature of the research)

Indication of any current federal (need-based) financial aid*

Student Research Grants will be awarded on an on-going basis until the amount of funding available each year has been expended. Students will be eligible for a research grant only once during the course of any degree program. Receipt of a grant does not preclude eligibility for other forms of CEW financial support.

Riecker Undergraduate Research Fund

The Center for the Education of Women announces the Riecker Undergraduate Research Fund.  The intent of this fund is to enable faculty members from any discipline to involve undergraduate University of Michigan-Ann Arbor students in research projects pertaining to gender issues. 

A faculty member may apply for up to $2,000 to pay the wages of an undergraduate student as part of his/her research team.  To do so, the faculty member sends a one- to two-page memo to CEW staff member Jean Waltman (jwaltman@umich.edu), briefly describing—

The nature of the research project and its gender focus

The project time period

The role the undergraduate student would play in the project; and the ways in which the faculty member would mentor the student

The number of hours the student will work, the rate per hour, and the total amount of money being requested

There is no deadline for applications.  Simply send the memo, or inquiries about the fund, to Dr. Jean Waltman jwaltman@umich.edu  734.764.6575

Applicants may mail, email, or deliver their application packets to CEW for either grant, in care of:

Dr. Jean Waltman, Center for the Education of Women
330 E. Liberty St., Ann Arbor, MI  48104-2289
jwaltman@umich.edu

734.764-6575