National Research Center on Poverty and Economic Mobility Early-Career Mentoring Institute
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National Research Center on Poverty and Economic Mobility Early-Career Mentoring Institute supports early-career scholars with mentoring and research awards to strengthen policy-relevant human services research.
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Funder: Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2028 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Small financial award supporting a policy-relevant human services research portfolio
Summary: Mentoring, career development, and research award opportunities for early-career poverty and social mobility scholars.
Key Information: Participation in the institute makes scholars eligible to apply for the financial award.
Description
The National Research Center on Poverty and Economic Mobility Early-Career Mentoring Institute is co-hosted by the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of California, Davis’s Center for Poverty & Inequality Research. Held in Davis, California, the week-long institute supports poverty and social mobility scholars in the early stages of their research careers who have potential for leadership.
The institute combines interdisciplinary mentoring with professional development to strengthen policy-relevant human services research. Topics include building research teams, effective writing and grant writing, incorporating participant voice, studying hard-to-reach populations, and using secondary data. Participants also explore effective mentoring and engagement with media, community organizations, and lawmakers. Institute participants become eligible to apply for a small financial award to develop their policy-relevant human services research portfolio.
