GSEE has partnered with the Graduate Fellowships and Awards Office and Graduate Funding Information Service to speak with graduate students and provide an overview of necessary tools to be successful in the search for graduate student funding.

Click link here to RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/…/power-hour-demystifying…

Issue No. 92                                                                       November 2, 2021

Highlighted News and Announcements
NIH Virtual Grant Seminar
This week, the NIH is hosting a virtual conference featuring topics related to the NIH grants process, grant writing, budget building, and more. The virtual platform is novel and fun to explore! It features avatars and easy-to-navigate spaces where you can enter auditoriums, attend workshops and presentations, peruse exhibits, schedule appointments with with NIH program offers to ask questions, network with other research professionals, and learn about NIH centers and resources. The conference continues through November 4. Investigators, grant staff, and students are all welcome to attend. You can register here to get immediate access to this helpful and informative event.

IRB 101 Tutorial and New Requirement
Starting on December 6, 2021, anyone new to working with the UW IRB, such as students and study coordinators, are encouraged to complete a new online tutorial called IRB 101: Get Started Fast. Students who are listed as a PI on an IRB application will be required to complete this training.

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Hosted by the Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards and the Graduate School Office of Fellowships & Awards, the panels in this series aim to improve access to fellowships and scholarships by connecting students with other students who have received fellowships and to faculty and staff who have served on selection committees.

How to Apply for Fellowships: A Graduate Student Panel

10/27/2021, 5–6 p.m. 

How do you decide which fellowships to apply for? How do you find the time to apply for funding while also juggling life responsibilities? How do you make your application competitive? Hear from graduate students who successfully applied for funding. The panelists are:

• Isatou Jallow, Law. Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship, Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Award , Harlan Hahn Grant in Disability Studies, Husky 100
• Maneeshika Madduri, Electrical & Computer Engineering. National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate Fellowship, U.S. Student Fulbright
• Augusto Millevolte, Electrical & Computer Engineering. Tillman Scholarship, National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (GRFP)
• Ayda Apa Pomeshikov, Near & Middle East Studies. U.S.I.P Jennings Randolph Peace Fellowship, UW Digital Humanities Summer Fellowship, UW Graduate School Fritz Fellowship
• Loranzie Rogers, Psychology. National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (GRFP), HHMI Gilliam Fellowship

 

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Meet the Selection Committee: A Panel of Reviewers for National and UW Fellowships

11/02/2021, 4:30–5:30 p.m.

This panel will feature faculty and staff who frequently serve on selection committees for various national and UW scholarships or fellowships. Join us to learn how selection committee members approach the process, what they’re hoping to learn from application materials, and more. The panelists are:

• Marie Angeles, Director of Student Affairs, The Evans School of Public Policy and Governance; Committees served: Evans School Fellowships, Truman Scholarship
• Paul Aoki, Director, UW Language Learning Center, Affiliate Faculty, Department of Linguistics; Committees served: Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS), Critical Language Scholarship
• Patricia Kramer, Professor, Department of Anthropology; Committees served: National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (GRFP)
• Christian Lee Novetzke, Professor, Jackson School of International Studies, Professor, Comparative History of Ideas; Committees served: Fulbright U.S. Student Program, Fulbright-Nehru, Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS), American Institute of Indian Studies,  Mellon/ACLS, Jackson School of International Studies Scholarships, National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships
• Alexandra Velian, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry; Committees served: National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (GRFP)

 

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Opening the Door to Letters of Recommendation: Advice from Students 

11/17/2021, 5–6 p.m.

Who do I ask for letters of recommendation? How do I ask them? A panel of students who have successfully worked with many recommenders share their perspectives on how to approach building your team of supporters and how you can support your recommenders in writing strongly for you. The panelists are:

• Estey Chen, History, Political Science. Boren Scholarship, Critical Language Scholarship
• Seth Temple, Statistics. National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate Fellowship
• Liban Hussein, Electrical and Computer Engineering. GEM Fellowship, Martin Scholarship
• Binh Truong, Public Policy. Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS), Fulbright, Mary Gates Research
• Kyle Johnson, Computer Science & Engineering. National Science Foundation Graduate Research (GRFP), Generation Google, Mary Gates Research

 

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Issue No. 89                                                                       October 12, 2021

Highlighted News and Announcements

New HSD Training: IRB 101
Beginning in December 2021, students and residents who are listed as the PI on an IRB application are required to take a one-time, on-demand, e-learning tutorial about getting started with the IRB. The IRB 101 tutorial covers the basics of human subjects research and provides important practical information about navigating the IRB process at UW. For more information, click here.

UW Diversity and Inclusion Seed Grant Opportunity
Dr. Justin Lerner received a UW Diversity and Inclusion Seed Grant for his project “Creating and Embodied Anti-Racist Culture at the UW School of Social Work”. Dr. Lerner is looking for white identified staff and faculty committed to anti-racist practice to participate in a pilot group that will meet once/month and attend a field trip every other month for 9 months with the goal of creating institutional transformation. For more information, please email Dr. Lerner at lernerj@uw.edu by Friday, October 15.

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Issue No. 88                                                                       October 5, 2021

Highlighted News and Announcements
NIH Request for Information re: Ending Hunger, Food and Nutrition Insecurity
The NIH is seeking broad input on a roadmap to end hunger, food insecurity, and nutrition insecurity through innovative and multidisciplinary research. Setting a nutrition insecurity research agenda will benefit from a landscape analysis of the state of the science. Click here for more information on how to participate in this RFI.

Application Reviewers Needed
The WA State Department of Commerce is looking for panel members to review applications to their recent funding mechanism: Homeless Service Provider Study. Applications will be reviewed between October 28-November 21, 2021. If interested, please email Kathy Kinard: Kathy.Kinard@commerce.wa.gov.

NIH OBSSR Update
The NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research has announced that William (Bill) T. Riley, Ph.D. will be retiring from NIH at the  end of December 2021. Dr. Riley has led OBSSR for the past 7 years. OBSSR Deputy Director Christine M. Hunter, Ph.D. will serve as acting NIH Director of OBSSR.

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Learn about the Boren Awards and Critical Language Scholarships this fall! Both of these scholarships provide support for students learning critical languages abroad. These opportunities are open to both undergrad and grad applicants.

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Join us for an introduction to Boren and Critical Language Scholarships to fund language study abroad. Scholarships like the Boren and CLS provide funding to U.S. citizen students at varying levels of proficiency to study languages considered to be “critical” to U.S. interests.

 

These sessions will provide an overview of the scholarships and insights on how to develop competitive applications. We encourage first-generation students, students of color, and students who identify as underrepresented within the university to attend. Dates Below:

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The Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards and the Graduate School Office of Fellowships & Awards are hosting a series of virtual sessions for students this fall aimed at improving access to fellowships and scholarships. Please share this announcement widely with students.

Removing barriers to scholarships & fellowships

A series of virtual panels and sessions for students to improve access to funding

Fellowships and scholarships are part of our education system that often reflects and supports inequity. Many scholarship programs are attempting to address inequities, yet layers of institutional racism, classism and implicit bias persist and prevent full access to funding opportunities. This series will suggest strategies for navigating all aspects of the application process.

First-generation students, students of color, and students who identify as underrepresented within the university are particularly encouraged to attend, as are any students who would like to learn about applying for fellowships and scholarships.

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Issue No. 87                                                                       September 28, 2021

Highlighted News and Announcements
NIH Early Career Reviewer Program
The Center for Scientific Review at NIH is seeking to diversify proposal review panels in an effort to bring new viewpoints into the process. Early career scientists are invited to apply to their Early Career Reviewer program, which aims to help early career scientists become more competitive as grant applicants through participating in review panels. More information and application instructions can be found here.

New Publications/Presentations

Dr. Paula Nurius and Megan Kennedy (UW Resilience Lab) hosted a webinar series for the UW School of Medicine and Gonzaga University to address stress and mental health within the pandemic context. You can listen to an interview they did for a local radio station about this series.

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**Note for 2022 graduating students 

YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

Two-Year Post-MSW Advanced Clinical Social Work Fellowship

The Yale Child Study Center is pleased to offer a two-year full-time Advanced Clinical Social Work Fellowship from July 1^st through June 30^th of the respective years. The goal of this training program is to build the capacity and skill set of Clinical Social Workers to maintain the intellectual curiosity, concern for clients, and attention to detail necessary to provide excellent clinical interventions with children, youth, and families and become leaders in the field of Clinical Social Work.  Grounded in the Yale Child Study Center’s commitment to work towards creating an anti-oppressive environment, we seek to foster the knowledge, awareness and skills needed for fellows to engage in social-justice oriented clinical practice.

Social Work Fellows will participate in a variety of trainings, which include didactics, intensive supervision, and direct practice, with engagement in an elective project and/or area of specialization in the second year of the training program. The second-year elective is tailored to each individual Social Work Fellow’s interests and career goals, which may be specific to activities at the Yale Child Study Center or may involve collaboration with the larger community. Direct practice occurs in either the Intensive Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Services In-Home Program (IICAPS) or the Outpatient Psychiatric Clinic for Children (OPC). Social Work Fellows are provided a stipend of $36,960 the first year of training and $37,128 the second year. Comprehensive health care through the Yale Health Plan is available at a nominal fee.

We are committed to recruiting applicants from diverse backgrounds who are representative of the diverse families we serve. Eligible applicants must have satisfactorily completed accredited Master’s level training in Social Work by the start of the training year (July 1^st) for which applying. Selected candidates will be interviewed virtually. Preference is given to applicants with previous direct clinical experience. Application forms and additional information can be found online: http://medicine.yale.edu/childstudy/education/advanced/acsw

Please join for an information session about The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans, which honors the contributions of continuing generations of immigrants and refugees to the US by providing graduate school funding. This session will be hosted by the program’s Communications Director Nikka Landau and UW’s 2021 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellow Naomi Nkinsi. All fields of study are included.

 

When: Oct 5, 2021 11:30 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Register in advance for this webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_oAgZbKSHRKOCos8Yma9gOg

 

Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans: application open, apply by Oct. 28

• Honors the contributions of continuing generations of immigrants and refugees to the US
• Open to New Americans (immigrants and children of immigrants in the US) who are 30 or younger as of the application deadline, and who are planning on starting or continuing an eligible graduate degree program full-time in the US in the 2022-2023 academic year. You may apply to the Fellowship while you are applying to graduate school, or after you are already enrolled in graduate school.
• Please see complete eligibility details, which includes details for who qualifies as a “New American” for the purposes of this program, at https://www.pdsoros.org/apply/eligibility.
• Provides one to two years of support for graduate study in any field. Support includes $25,000 stipend/year and up to 50% of required tuition and fees up to $20,000/year.

Issue No. 86                                                                       September 21, 2021

Highlighted News and Announcements
Special Announcement: EarthLab Innovation Grants Program
The UW Earthlab has expressed strong interest in SSW participation in their Innovation Grants Program, which seeks solutions at the intersection of climate change and social justice. An information session will be held on October 5 at 4:00pm.

Congratulations to Meghan Romanelli!
The September 14 issue of UW News highlighted Meghan Romanelli’s study that explored gender, racial, and ethnic differences among teens who think about and/or attempt suicide, as well as associated behavioral and environmental factors. You can read the article here.

New NIH Forms for Due Dates on or after January 25, 2022
The NIH application forms and application guide instructions will change for all applications (new, resubmission, renewal, and revision) due on or after January 25, 2022. Please click here for more information.

NIH Childcare Allowance for Fellowship Awards
NIH has made a childcare allowance available on its NRSA Fellowship awards. Fellows may now be reimbursed for qualified childcare expenses up to $2,500 per budget year.

NIH Workshop Recording Available
On June 28 and June 30, 2021, NIMH conducted a virtual workshop to discuss a wide range of statistical applications in mental health research and to highlight recent statistical innovations in the field of mental health disorders. A recording of this workshop has now been made available online.

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Issue No. 85                                                                        September 14, 2021

Highlighted News and Announcements
Congratulations to Justin Lerner!
Justin Lerner has received a Diversity Seed Grant from the UW Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity to fund his project “Creating an Embodied Anti-Racist Culture”. The selection process for these grants was highly competitive. Congratulations, Justin!

New Publications
Romanelli, M., Sheftall, A.H., Irsheid, S.B., Lindsey, M.L., & Grogan, T.M. (2021). Factors associated with distinct patterns of suicidal thoughts, suicide plans, and suicide attempts among US adolescents. Prevention Science.

Romanelli, M., Abay, L, & Ancharski, K. (2021). Mental health supports for transgender and gender expansive youth. In G. Mallon & J. Shelton (Eds.), Social work practice with transgender and gender expansive youth, 3rd edition. New York: Routledge

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Issue No. 84                                                                        September 7, 2021

Highlighted News and Announcements

The Academy of Social Work and Welfare was recently asked by several foundations to provide feedback on an emerging agenda to increase the use of research in child welfare decision-making. They are inviting social work colleagues to register for a one-hour listening session where you can provide feedback. Listening sessions are scheduled throughout the month of September. If you are interested in participating, please email Tasha Murphy (tbmurphy@uw.edu) for dates and times.

Selected Funding Opportunities
List of all active NIH grant opportunities

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Issue No. 82                                                                        August 24, 2021

Highlighted News and Announcements

UW Human Subjects Division Revised COVID Requirements for Human Subjects Research
Effective immediately, the following requirements apply to all human subjects research at UW:

• Masking: All study participants and research team members who will have in-person interactions must wear a mask, regardless of vaccination status.
• Social Distancing: If any study team members or participants are not vaccinated, they must observe 6 feet of distance from others, both indoors and outdoors.

For more information, including exceptions, please see the HSD COVID webpage.

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Issue No. 81                                                                        August 17, 2021

Highlighted News and Announcements

NIH Transition to Login.gov
The NIH, as part of its strategy to move to two-factor authentication to make eRA more secure, is requiring users to transfer to Login.gov or use an InCommon Federated account login. Scientific account users are encouraged to make this transition now. Administrative users will make this transition in early 2022. For more information, including instructions for how to make the transition, click here and here.

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Issue No. 80                                                                        August 10, 2021

New Publications
Henry, K. L., Agbeke, D. V., Tiberio, S. S., Kerr, D. C. R., Capaldi, D. M., Bailey, J. A., & Epstein, M. (2021). Does parents’ age at first birth moderate intergenerational continuity in early-onset cannabis use? Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 82, 470-475.

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Highlighted News and Announcements

Comment on how the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health can improve the health of all Americans
The NIH and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy are organizing a series of listening sessions to get feedback from patient advocacy groups, industry, scientific professional organizations, and other stakeholders to support planning for the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H). To review sessions of interest, please visit https://www.nih.gov/arpa-h/events. Please provide comments after participating in the listening session(s) by emailing them to Tasha Murphy (tbmurphy@uw.edu) by August 30, 2021. All SSW faculty comments will be compiled and submitted together.
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Issue No. 78                                                                        July 27, 2021

Highlighted News and Announcements

Summer is a great time to start work on your next study!
OFFER is standing by to help you with resources at all stages of study development: Conceptualization; feedback on very early drafts of items such as Specific Aim pages; assistance in putting a budget together; navigating the complex grant submission process and much more. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to Tasha (tbmurphy@uw.edu, Rona (rlevy@uw.edu), or David (dt5@uw.edu). We are here for you now!

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Issue No. 77                                                                        July 20, 2021

Highlighted News and Announcements:

NIH eRA Commons Announcement: As of July 19, 2021, NIH eRA Commons no longer supports Internet Explorer 11. NIH recommends using a supported browser such as Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari or Microsoft Edge.

The National Institutes of Health and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy are organizing a series of listening sessions to get feedback from patient advocacy groups, industry, scientific professional organizations, and other stakeholders. Of particular interest to SSW:

• Listening Session 4: Advocates for Research on Minority Health and Health Disparities. July 30, 2021, 6:00-8:15am.

Listening Session 5: Advocates for Research on Addiction and Alcoholism. August 2, 2021, 6:00-8:00am.

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Even if you’ve been away from campus, you’re part of the UW community. Wherever you spent the last academic year, you have a unique Husky Experience to share. Tell us about it and apply to be a 2021 Homecoming Scholar!

The UWAA is offering $2,000 scholarships to six Huskies from all three UW campuses who exemplify the difference a UW education can make on the lives of students. Wondering what that might mean? Meet the 2020 Homecoming Scholars.

Applications are due by Aug. 17. Recipients will be notified in early September and recognized in October.

UWAA Homecoming Scholars:

• Will be UW sophomores, juniors, seniors or graduate students in the fall of 2021.
• Can articulate the impact of a transformational educational experience while enrolled at the UW.
• Are a positive representative of the University.
• Demonstrate a commitment to community.
• Receive one of six $2,000 Homecoming scholarships.

Don’t miss out! Apply by Aug. 17.

Apply Now

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