2017 ICPSR SUMMER PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIPS

The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) is offering funds to support training in statistics, quantitative methods, research design, and data analysis.

The following ICPSR Summer Program Scholarships are open to advanced graduate students (unless stated otherwise) in the specified disciplines, fields, or areas of research.  All ICPSR Summer Program scholarships cover registration fees for one or both four-week sessions in the 2017 ICPSR Summer Program. The application deadline for all 2017 ICPSR Summer Program scholarships is March 31, 2017. For more information, visit icpsr.umich.edu/sumprog

• Clifford C. Clogg Scholarship: Open to graduate students in Political Science & Sociology
• Jerome M. Clubb Scholarship: Open to graduate students in Quantitative History or related fields
• Eugene Owen Scholarship: Open to advanced graduate students, pre-tenure scholars, assistant professors, and advanced scientists from any academic discipline researching cross-national differences in education and teaching
• Scholarship for Developmental, Child, & Family Psychology: Open to graduate students pursuing research in child development and family psychology
• Scholarship for Education Research: Open to graduate students pursuing research on education issues 
• Scholarship for Public Administration, Public Policy, and Public Affairs: Open to graduate students and pre-tenure scholars in the areas of public administration, public policy, or public affairs
• Warren E. Miller Scholarship: Open to advanced graduate students, pre-tenure scholars, and assistant professors researching electoral and political behavior, either in the U.S. or in a comparative context
• Henry (Hank) Heitowit Scholarship: Open to graduate students, instructors, faculty, or researchers regardless of specific substantive field or academic discipline who have previously attended the ICPSR Summer Program

ADDITIONAL SUMMER PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIPS

The following ICPSR Summer Program scholarships are awarded by organizations outside of ICPSR. These scholarships also cover registration fees for one or both of the 2017 four-week sessions.

• EITM Certification Scholarships: Awarded by EITM to graduate students in Political Science. Application deadline: January 27, 2017, 5:00 p.m. EST. For more information, visit http://eitminstitute.org/scholarship.html
• Janet Box-Steffensmeier & John A. Garcia Scholarships: Awarded by the Society for Political Methodology to women & under-represented graduate students enrolled in Political Science PhD programs. Application deadline: March 31, 2017. For more information, visit http://polmeth.wustl.edu/scholarship.php
• Hanes Walton, Jr. Award for Quantitative Methods Training: Awarded by the National Conference of Black Political Scientists to faculty and graduate students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities, as well as to women and minority graduate students and faculty at other institutions. Application deadline TBA. For more information, visit http://www.ncobps.org/

Introduction to R for Data Analysis

The Statistical Consulting Center will host an intro to R workshop. 

Date: Friday, January 20, 2017
Time: 2:00-5:00pm
Location: Petty 219

Hands‐on introduction to using the R language for statistical analysis for those with little or no experience. 

Topics will include:

• R interfaces
• Installing packages
• Introduction to R syntax
• Reading data
• Data manipulation
• Creating summary statistics
• Simple plots
• Basic statistical analysis.

Prerequisites: No previous experience using R is required. Participants must have a laptop with wireless internet access, able to install and run the R program.

Instructor: Scott Richter, UNCG Statistical Consulting Center.

2017 ICPSR Summer Program

Join ICPSR for a webinar on Jan 30, 2017 at 2:00 PM EST about the 2017 ICPSR Summer Program https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4396124944541958402

The ICPSR Summer Program provides rigorous, hands-on training in statistical techniques and quantitative research methodologies used in the social, behavioral, and medical sciences. We strive to fulfill the needs of researchers throughout their careers by offering a broad curriculum that ranges from introductory statistics and data analysis to advanced methods and cutting-edge techniques.  

From May through August of 2017, we will offer more than 80 courses in cities across the U.S. We will announce our 2017 schedule in January, and registration for all courses will open in early February.  

This webinar will:
-Introduce the ICPSR Summer Program
-Discuss our 2017 courses
-Explain the registration process
-Explore ICPSR Scholarships and other funding opportunities
-Address your FAQs  

The webinar is free and open to the public.

IPUMS Research Award

From IPUMS

We are pleased to announce the 9th annual competition for the best research papers using the IPUMS microdata collection. Papers or publications submitted should utilize IPUMS-USA, IPUMS-CPS, IPUMS-International, NAPP, or IHIS to study social, economic, and/or demographic processes. We are looking particularly for papers that use innovative approaches, comparative analyses, interesting variables, or multiple IPUMS datasets.

Cash prizes will be awarded in two categories:

• Best published work
• Best work by a graduate student (published or unpublished)

The deadline for submitting papers or publications is Monday, February 13, 2017. Visit the IPUMS Award page for full submission information. 

New free resource: IPUMS Higher Ed

From the Minnesota Population Center:

The Minnesota Population Center has released a new data project: IPUMS Higher Ed. IPUMS Higher Ed offers harmonized versions of the surveys incorporated into the NSF Scientists and Engineers Statistical Database (SESTAT).

IPUMS Higher Ed is composed of three National Science Foundation surveys of college degree holders in the United States: the National Survey of College Graduates, the Survey of Doctorate Recipients, and the National Survey of Recent College Graduates. Only the respondents who have a degree in science or engineering (or related fields) or work in a science or engineering occupation are included in the SESTAT file for that year. 

The surveys in IPUMS Higher Ed collect data on education history, labor force status, employer and academic institution characteristics, income, and work activities. SESTAT data have been used previously to study a wide variety of topics, including gender differences in the labor force and the presence of immigrants in the U.S. science and engineering workforce. 

The data can be accessed at no cost at highered.ipums.org.

Census Bureau's My Tribal Area

Preview a new Census Bureau tool called My Tribal Area and give feedback!

The U.S. Census Bureau is excited to release a preview of a new data tool called My Tribal Area. This Web application provides easy access to estimates that detail characteristics of the people, jobs, housing, economy, and educational levels in America's tribal areas and reservations. The estimates come from responses to the American Community Survey over a five-year period, from 2010 to 2014.

My Tribal Area was designed to give you quick and smooth access to information. For example, you can search for tribal areas using a type-ahead search by tribal area name or a drop-down menu to select a particular area in a state. A glossary is available to help you understand how the application defines the types of reservations and tribal areas.

We encourage you to explore this preview of My Tribal Area, and we welcome your comments and suggestions. You can use the feedback form that's available in the app. An updated release scheduled for this winter will make My Tribal Area even more comprehensive, with map images and descriptive legends for each tribal area, as well as estimates that include the years 2011 to 2015.   Be on the look out for our announcement when the full My Tribal Area application is released.

Data for the Lumbee SDTSA in North Carolina

Data USA - Visualizing the American Community Survey

Deloitte, Datawheel, and Cesar Hidalgo, Professor at the MIT Media Lab and Director of MacroConnections, have created a Data USA to provide accessible visualizations of American Community Survey, Census data, and other sources of government data. Check out the profile for Greensboro!