The Disability Policy Research Summer Scholars Program at Mathematica provides financial support to graduate students (Masters or doctoral) or those recently awarded doctoral degrees from diverse fields to conduct disability policy research projects over the course of a 12-week summer fellowship. The program is part of the Disability Research Consortium, funded by the Social Security Administration (SSA) [http://www.disabilitypolicyresearch.org/DRC]. The program is designed to allow outstanding graduate students or individuals awarded doctoral degrees within the past two years in the social and behavioral sciences, health sciences, policy and government, and/or related disciplines to leverage or supplement their ongoing research so that they may address a question or topic directly relevant to disability policy.
Summer Scholars must be willing to relocate for the summer and to spend time on site at Mathematica in Washington, DC working closely with senior policy researchers. Projects must culminate in academic products such as presentations at scientific conferences, working papers, thesis chapters, and publications in peer-reviewed journals. Summer Scholars also are expected to produce a podcast about their research that will be archived on the DRC website, as well as a Policy Brief describing study findings. Summer Scholar award stipends are made directly to the scholar in the amount of $10,000. Award recipients may be eligible to receive travel stipends to the annual DRC conference to the annual DRC conference, where they will have an opportunity to present their research findings.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants must be: 1) currently enrolled in a Masters, PhD or equivalent program at a U.S. institution of higher education; or 2) a junior investigator who has completed their Masters or doctoral degree within the past two years. Among Masters and doctoral candidates, a letter from an advisor or the chair of the applicant’s thesis/dissertation committee must confirm the applicant’s field of study, status in the program, and note any progress already completed on the research. To be eligible for funding, the research proposed must be in areas consistent with the DRC themes (see http://www.disabilitypolicyresearch.org/DRC/DRC_mission.asp). Major activities of the proposed research should be completed during the 12-week summer scholarship, with subsequent time considered for preparation of manuscripts and other descriptions of study findings. Priority will be given to projects using data from large data sets and/or nationally representative surveys.
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