University Times

The University Center for Social and Urban Research (UCSUR) is seeking applications for the 10th 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 2000.

One award is a research development grant to support pilot research. Research development grants are expected 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 are the acquisition of secondary data or new software; organizing conferences on analytic methods in the social and behavioral sciences; bringing in experts to lead workshops and creating interdisciplinary working groups to develop research initiatives.

Full-time faculty from all Pitt campuses are eligible. Applications are due April 9. The awards will be announced in June. For more information, contact Lynn Martire at martire@pitt.edu.