Research Methodology Field

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• JANET BOX-STEFFENSMEIER AWARD and JOHN A. GARCIA AWARD TO ATTEND THE ICPSR SUMMER PROGRAM

-- We are writing to make you aware of a unique joint activity of the APSA Political Methodology Group and the ICPSR. The two organizations have established two scholarship awards to encourage women and minority graduate students to attend the ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods of Social Research. The awards are named in honor of Janet Box-Steffensmeier and John A. Garcia, major figures in quantitative social science research and strong supporters of the ICPSR Summer Program.

-- The Janet Box-Steffensmeier Award is a waiver of Program Scholar fees to attend the four and/or eight-week ICPSR Summer Program. The scholarship will be awarded to a limited number of women graduate students in Ph.D. programs.

-- The John A. Garcia Award is a waiver of Program Scholar fees to attend the four and/or eight-week ICPSR Summer Program. The scholarship will be awarded to a limited number of minority graduate students in Ph.D. programs.

-- To apply for the Garcia or the Box-Steffensmeier award, eligible students should submit the following materials: (1) a Summer Program Application form (see below) (2) a Vita (3) a cover letter from the student explaining why s/he wants to attend the program and how this will aid in completion of the Ph.D. (4) a faculty letter endorsing the student.

-- Applications for the awards should be addressed to: Rodolfo Espino, Chair Box-Steffensmeier/Garcia Scholarship Awards APSA Political Methodology Section & ICPSR Summer Program Applications should be submitted via email to Rodolfo.Espino@asu.edu. Candidates should send their application materials in a single email message. Letters of endorsement should be sent by faculty directly to the committee chair.

-- The application deadline is APRIL 30, 2009. Program brochures and Summer Program applications can be requested from the ICPSR Summer Program office, 734/763-7400, or via e-mail at sumprog@icpsr.umich.edu. For those with access to the World Wide Web, the brochure and application are available at the ICPSR Summer Program homepage, <http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/sumprog/.

-- We encourage you to identify outstanding minority or female graduate students in methodology to apply for the Box-Steffensmeier or the Garcia Scholarship opportunities to attend the ICPSR Summer Program.