The Roper Center is pleased to announce the resumption of —
SUMMER GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS
University of Connecticut graduate students enrolled in a degree program in every department and college are eligible to apply for one of several Warren J. Mitofsky Graduate Fellowships to be awarded for the summer of 2012. The fellowships pay a stipend of $1800.
- Students should submit a brief proposal – two pages is strongly recommended – describing an original research project they will carry out utilizing or/and expanding upon the data files in the Roper Center archives. Data in the Roper Center archives must be central to the proposed research. A copy of the student’s curriculum vita should be included with the proposal.
- Included with the student’s proposal, a University of Connecticut faculty advisor must submit a cover letter – two paragraphs are strongly recommended – briefly noting the theoretical and/or methodological contribution the proposed study is expected to make. It does not matter if the proposed research is related to a student’s course work, thesis or dissertation.
Papers previously submitted to conferences or journals are not eligible. Papers originally written for course assignments are eligible, provided the proposal is designed to extend the contribution of the original paper.
The deadline for submission of complete proposals – hard copy or electronic – is March 9, 2012. Award notification date is April 16, 2012. Students selected for one of the awards will receive the first part of the fellowship – $1200 – at the end of May. All recipients are expected to submit a one page summary of their research progress on, or before, August 24, 2012. The final $600 of the award is contingent upon receipt of that summary.
Both the student’s proposal and the faculty cover letter should be sent, together, to:
Mark Abrahamson, Director
The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Unit 2164
Mark.Abrahamson@UConn.Edu
*These fellowships are named for Warren Jay Mitofsky, a man who made extraordinary contributions to the collection of public opinion data: innovating both random digit dialing telephone surveys and Election Day exit polls. Mitofsky served for many years as director of surveys at CBS News and Chair of the Roper Center Board of Directors.