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January 15, 2014, Filed Under: Research

2014 Summer Research Diversity Fellowship – Deadline 2/15/14

2014 Montgomery Summer Research Diversity Fellowships in Law and Social Science for Undergraduate Students

Purpose
The American Bar Foundation sponsors an annual program of summer research fellowships to interest undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds in pursuing graduate study in the social sciences. The summer program is designed to introduce students to the rewards and demands of a research-oriented career in the field of law and social science. The program is supported in part by the Kenneth F. and Harle G. Montgomery Foundation, AT&T, and the National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates.

Eligibility
Eligible are American citizens and lawful permanent residents including, but not limited to, persons who are African American, Asian American, Hispanic/Latino, Native American, or Puerto Rican, as well as other individuals who will add diversity to the field of law and social science.

Applications will be considered only from sophomores and juniors, that is, students who have completed at least the sophomore year and who have not received a bachelor’s degree by the time the fellowship begins. Applicants must have a Grade Point Average of at least 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) and be moving toward an academic major in the social sciences or humanities.

Program, Tenure, and Stipend
Four summer research fellowships will be awarded each year. Each student will be assigned to an American Bar Foundation Research Professor who will involve the student in the professor’s research project and who will act as a mentor during the student’s tenure. The students also will participate in a series of seminars and field visits to acquaint them with the many facets of sociolegal research and the legal system. The students will work at the American Bar Foundation’s offices in Chicago, Illinois for 35 hours a week for a period of 8 weeks. Each student will receive a stipend of $3,600.

Completed applications, including transcript and letter of recommendation, are due no later than February 15, 2014. Due to the volume of applications, late applications cannot be reviewed. Awards will be announced by April 15, 2014.

For more information, application materials and to apply online, visit the American Bar Foundation’s Web site:
http://www.americanbarfoundation.org/fellowships/Call_for_Summer_Research_Diversity_Fellows.html

December 11, 2013, Filed Under: Research

UT Micro Farm Seeks BDP Student Researchers – Apply by 1/1/14

The UT Micro Farm is seeking BDP students who would like to engage in a research project in Spring 2014. The UT Micro Farm is enthusiastic about student research being conducted on the farm and welcomes all interested students and their ideas; the UT Micro Farm will provide the space and resources for students to conduct independent research on a topic related to the farm’s mission and goals and the student’s BDP focus.

About the UT Micro Farm
The UT Micro Farm is the University of Texas’ first student-run, on-campus organic farm! We’re growing good food for our local community, while creating and facilitating a number of opportunities pursuing innovation, education, sustainable systems, and interdisciplinary collaboration. We’ll grow vegetables, fruits, herbs, and flowers for UT dining halls, a campus farm stand, and a neighborhood food shelter. Our 1/4 farm is located on 2204 Leona St., a few blocks east of campus, just off of Manor Rd.More information can be found at http://utmicrofarm.wordpress.com/about/.

Possible research topics could include:

Environment BDP students – Austin permaculture, urban agricultural systems, organic composting, organic pest control, sustainable infrastructure, food biology, seed germination, water conservation, water resource management, urban agricultural policy, soil chemistry, urban farming and urban pollution, neighborhood health and urban farms, etc.

Social Entrepreneurship and Non-Profits BDP students – Urban agriculture and community well-being; food access and food banks/local farm stands, community development; organic agriculture and social entrepreneurship, environmentally sustainable organizations, policies and social effects; landscape and local economies; students, affordable food access and physiological health; food access organizations and the East Side community, etc.

Social Inequality, Health and Policy BDP students – organic agriculture and education, food deserts in the East Side communities, the effects of farming in urban settings, urban farming and gentrification, Austin urban agricultural policy and politics, local farming and economic efficiency, food access and race/class, gender and urban agriculture, social vulnerability and food sovereignty, food stamps and local, organic food production, etc.

To apply
Contact microfarm@utenvironment.org with your ideas for a research project. Apply by 1/1/14.