03/18/2022
By Susan Puryear
Do you conduct or are you involved or interested in research using qualitative methods? Wondering about where and how to submit grant proposals based on qualitative methodology? Interested in fellowship opportunities, domestic and/or international?
Please join us on Monday, April 4 in Coburn 255 for a panel presentation and workshop for faculty and FAHSS doctoral students. The presentation is open to all faculty at UMass Lowell. Learn about grant and fellowship opportunities and get individual help from our panel of national experts:
Rhacel Salazar Parrenas, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology and Gender and Sexuality Studies
University of Southern California
Dina Gail Okamoto, Ph.D.
Class of 1948 Herman B Wells Professor of Sociology
Director, Center for Research on Race and Ethnicity in Society
Indiana University
Agenda
Morning session (9:30 a.m.– noon): Panel presentation
- continental breakfast begins at 9 a.m.
- overview of grants and fellowships
- identify key funders in the social sciences and humanities
- keys to writing strong proposals for grants and fellowships
*Afternoon session (1:30 – 4:30 p.m.): Workshop
- individualized feedback and help with grant ideas
- focus on the early stages of the writing process
- how to develop your research question
- how to situate questions in a solid theoretical foundation and methodology
*Note: A full proposal would not be required; your written idea can take the form of a summary, abstract, précis, aims, etc. If you are seeking individual feedback, please submit your written idea as an attachment to Teresa_Gonzales@uml.edu by March 28.
Please register in advance by March 28. Feel free to attend portions or all of this event!