J. Marty Anderies, an associate professor at Arizona State University, gives a talk as part of the Sustainability and Human Behavior Seminar Series. His talk is titled "Behavior, institutions, and the adaptive capacity of small-scale social-ecological systems: A multi-methods approach "
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02/21/2013
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APPLICATION DEADLINE: 4/15/2013 (all materials are due by this date); Award Amount: $1,000
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02/19/2013
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Greenleaf Scholars Program (GSP): https://www.greenleaf.org/research-scholars/. Applications are due March 13, 2013.
The GSP provides a $2,500 research award for early career scholars to support empirical work on servant leadership. The program is sponsored by the Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership, and is administered through the National Forum on Higher Education for the Public Good at the University of Michigan.
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The Center for Sustainable Systems at the School of Natural Resources and Environment annually invites an internationally recognized leader to deliver the Peter M. Wege Lecture on Sustainability. Established in 2001, the lecture series is named to honor Peter M. Wege, the retired vice-chairman of the board of Steelcase, Inc., in Grand Rapids, Mich.
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02/04/2013
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Diana Woodworth
The Robin Wright Graduate Fellowship provides up to $4,000 to support research by a graduate student from the Islamic World or Africa enrolled in the Rackham Graduate School.
Preference will be given to graduate students pursuing research in international and global issues in the contemporary period, with a focus on political, economic or societal change as well as new solutions to issues arising from the spread of globalization. Particular attention will be given to research abroad.
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02/04/2013
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Diana Woodworth
The Menakka and Essel Bailey Graduate Fellowship offers multiple grants up to $6,500 each for graduate students who are U.S. citizens pursuing research, field work, cultural experience, or other study relevant to their graduate degree, preferably in the areas of public health, health care, or environmental work in South or Southeast Asia (excluding China or Japan). Preference given to students seeking funds in addition to this source.
Application must be postmarked by Monday February 18, 2013.
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02/04/2013
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Awards are given to students whose education has been interrupted for at least 48 months whether consecutive or cumulative (interruptions less than 8 months cannot be counted). Interruption examples are available on the CEW website.
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02/04/2013
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This award supports emerging scholars who are interested in how economic expectations shape consumer behavior and the macro economy. Specifically, it will provide an award of up to $8,000 to one (1) UM doctoral student who has achieved candidacy and is conducting empirically grounded economic research using the Surveys of Consumers database or similar data from the more than 60 other countries that conduct consumer surveys and to work on the development and application of expectational measures.
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02/04/2013
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Diana Woodworth
This campus-wide dissertation fellowship provides dissertation support for one (1) doctoral candidate each year who is committed to using empirical science to help solve the deep and abiding challenges confronting society. The Fellowship is awarded annually to the candidate whose research gives the most promise of dealing innovatively with some major social problem.
Award: The Fellowship includes tuition, GradCare, and a stipend of $25,000. In most instances the term of the award will be limited to 12 months.
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The University of Michigan shows immense growth and engagement in sustainability education, research and operations, according to a new report designed to track and measure progress.