Fellowships

Call for Applications 2008-2009

CSDE provides fellowships for selected, highly qualified graduate students who specialize in demography and population studies as part of their doctoral programs. Applicants for CSDE Fellowships are typically enrolled in Sociology, Economics, Anthropology or Geography.
CSDE fellowships fund up to 6 graduate students per year from these two sources:

  • Shanahan Fellowships are open to all students
  • NICHD Training Fellowships arerestricted to US Citizens and Permanent Residents

Fellowships are initially awarded for one year, with the possibility of renewal for an additional year. Occasionally, NICHD fellowships are awarded for three years to incoming students.

CSDE Fellows receive workspaces and computers in CSDE’s suite of offices in Raitt Hall. They can draw on the support and expertise of staff in working in CSDE core services (statistics, computing, information and biodemography). Through enrollment in common CSDE courses and seminars, fellows are exposed to demographic research in different disciplines.

In particular, the weekly CSDE Seminar Series is a central element of graduate education and the intellectual life of CSDE. Speakers include UW faculty and distinguished scholars from other universities and research centers also give presentations. The seminars provide opportunities to learn about current research on a wide range of demographic issues and to meet other students and faculty interested in population studies.

Students supported by CSDE fellowships are expected to satisfy a common set of requirements, regardless of discipline. Their training program emphasizes the integration of the core demography curriculum in Sociology with the population programs in other disciplines. These requirements, which are in addition to the requirements for obtaining a Ph.D. from his or her home department, are:

  1. Complete "Demography and Ecology" (CSDE/Sociology 513). This course covers the core substantive issues in demography.
  2. Complete "Research Methods in Demography," (Sociology 433).
  3. Complete one other course in demographic research methods.
  4. Complete the departmental requirements for a concentration in demography/population studies. Please consult the individual departments for details.
  5. Attend the weekly CSDE research seminar series (fellows enroll in CSDE 501 to get credit for attendance) during all years of CSDE support.
  6. Choose a research mentor (a CSDE faculty affiliate) and serve a research apprenticeship with that person during all years of CSDE support. Fellows can change mentors as they wish to acquire a variety of research experience.
  7. Attend the pro-seminar (CSDE 502) on human subjects issues and the responsible conduct of research during the first year of CSDE support.

For more information on the diverse backgrounds and research interests of graduate students supported by NICHD or Shanahan Fellowships, see a list of current CSDE Fellows.

Application Procedures and Schedule

Graduate students typically enroll in Sociology, Economics, Anthropology or Geography. They may also specialize in demography as part of a program of study in Statistics or Social Work.

  1. Students must be enrolled in or admitted to a graduate program in a CSDE affiliated department at UW. Affiliated departments include, Anthropology, Economics, Geography, Political Science, Public Health, Sociology, Social Work, and Statistics. If you are a prospective student, check with these departments for their admission procedures.
  2. The fellowship competition will be announced in early February with applications due in early March.
  3. The CSDE Fellowship Committee will make final decisions in March.
  4. Offers will be sent out by the first week of April.

Examples of Successful Applications

CSDE’s Director of Training, Professor Wolfram Latsch (Email), can answer questions about the Center’s training program.
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