University Times

The University Center for Social and Urban Research (UCSUR) is seeking applicants for the fifth annual Steven D. Manners Faculty Development Awards. Two awards of up to $10,000 each relating to work in the social, behavioral and policy sciences will be given in honor of Manners, who worked at UCSUR for 26 years and was assistant director at the time of his death in September 2000.

One award is a research development grant to support pilot research. Research development grants are intended to have the potential of leading to larger, externally funded projects.

The other award is an infrastructure development award aimed at enhancing faculty capabilities to conduct interdisciplinary research by enabling faculty to develop, acquire and disseminate new research skills. Examples include the acquisition of secondary data or new software, organizing a conference on analytic methods in the social and behavioral sciences, bringing in experts to carry out workshops on topics of interest to the faculty or creating interdisciplinary working groups to develop new research initiatives.

Full-time faculty from all Pitt campuses are eligible. Preference will be given to junior faculty, and to faculty in the Arts and Sciences or Provost-area professional schools and at the regional campuses.

Applications are due April 16; awards will be made by June 18. Most awards will begin July 1, but later starting dates are possible. Projects should be completed within a one-year period.

For application materials and instructions or for more information, contact John Hajner at 412/624-5522 or jhajner@ucsur.pitt.edu.