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Funding and Summer Internship Opportunities

Students

Summer 2010 Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program (undergraduate, recently graduated)

Deadline for applications is Friday, December 4. An initiative of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, The Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program brings talented college seniors and recent graduates to Washington, DC, where they are placed in congressional offices and learn about health policy issues, with a focus on issues affecting racial and ethnic minority and underserved communities.

Through the ten-week program (May 17-July 24, 2010), Scholars gain knowledge about federal legislative procedure and health policy issues, while further developing their critical thinking and leadership skills. In addition to gaining experience in a congressional office, Scholars participate in seminars and site visits to augment their knowledge of health care issues, and write and present a health policy research memo that addresses a problem of concern to disadvantaged populations.

Scholars receive approximately $7,500 in support, which includes a stipend of $2,000 upon successful completion of the program, a daily expense allowance for meals and local transportation, transportation/airfare to and from Washington, DC, and lodging at Howard University in Washington, DC.

Summer 2010 Intern, My Medicare Matters Campaign, National Council on Aging

Deadline for applications is January 15, 2010. Applications will be considered as they arrive. My Medicare Matters (MMM) is an education and outreach initiative that helps people with Medicare and their families better understand Medicare. MMM is looking for dynamic, detail-oriented graduate (public administration, policy, law, or other) students for a 10 week fulltime internship program with MMM and related programs at the National Council on Aging in Washington, DC. Prior demonstrated interest in Medicare, Medicaid and/or poverty among older persons is a prerequisite to be considered for this position.

Responsibilities

Assisting in the provision of technical assistance and training to community-based organizations providing Medicare and related entitlement benefits counseling and assistance to elders and younger adults with disabilities.
Updating developments regarding state eligibility criteria and applications processes for needs-based public benefits programs and helping community organizations toprovide consumers with accurate information.
Exploring and supporting local and staewide initiatives-related outreach and enrollment into Medicare and related entitlement benefits for elders and younger adults with disabilities.
Updating data on the percentages of seniors who are eligible and who are enrolled in federal needs-based benefits programs.
Updating the My Medicare Matters and My Medicare Community Web sites to ensure both sites are current.
Other work as assigned.

We provide a stipend or cooperate with externship programs that enable students to earn academic credit. And our summer interns have ample opportunities to atend policy briefings, Congressional hearings, and other policy-related events and to network with interns at other national organizations that work on aging and Medicare issues.

To apply or for more information

Contact My Medicare Matters, National Council on Aging, 1901 L Street NW, 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20036. Interested candidates should forward a cover letter, resume, and short writing sample (5 pages maximum) to Hilary Dalin hilary.dalin@ncoa.org. Selected candidates will be contacted to schedule an interview.

Center for Retirement Research at Boston College: 2010 Dissertation Fellowship Program (doctoral level students)

Deadline for applications is January 29, 2010. This program, funded by the US Social Security Administration, awards up to six fellowships of $28,000, to support doctoral candidates writing dissertations on retirement income and disability issues.

It is sponsored by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, of which Syracuse University is an affiliate. For questions, please contact Marina Tsiknis, tsiknis@bc.edu, 617-552-1092.

SU Gerontology Center: Graduate & Undergraduate Student Paper/Project Award

The announcement of the 2010 competitions will be posted and distributed in January 2010.

Eligibility

All students currently enrolled in graduate or undergraduate degree programs at SU are eligible for the award.
Papers or projects must be based on original empirical (quantitative or qualitative), theoretical, or artistic work. Literature reviews will not be considered.
Papers or projects must directly address issues related to gerontology, aging across the life course, or the elderly.
Papers or projects that address engagement in old age—activities such as employment, carework, religion, volunteering, exercise and nutrition, or lifelong learning—are encouraged. Authors might also consider differences or inequalities linked to gender, race or ethnicity, class, country of origin, or other such factors.
Papers or projects co-authored with faculty will not be considered.

Submission Materials

Applicants should submit one copy of the paper or project.
Submissions must include a letter of nomination by an SU faculty member that directly evaluates both the originality and the rigor of the paper or project, according to disciplinary standards.
All materials for the submission must arrive together. Submit materials to Janet Wilmoth, Director, Gerontology Center, 426 Eggers Hall.

Award Selection

One graduate and one undergraduate submission will receive the award. The graduate student recipient will receive a $500 prize and the undergraduate recipient will receive a $250 prize.
Submissions will be evaluated by a committee of three gerontology center faculty affiliates.
Preference will be given to papers or projects that are focused on issues related to aging, original in content and/or method, rigorous with respect to disciplinary standards, and sensitive to issues of engagement and/or inequality and difference.
Awards will be announced in May.

For more information contact Martha Bonney at 443-2703 or mwbonney@maxwell.syr.edu.

Faculty

Center for Retirement Research at Boston College: 2010 Steven H. Sandell Grant Program

Deadline for applications is January 29, 2010. This program is funded by the US Social Security Administration to provide opportunities for scholars from all academic disciplines and senior scholars working in a new area to pursue cutting-edge projects on retirement income and disability insurance issues.

Priority research areas include:

Social Security and disability insurance
Macroeconomic analyses of Social Security
Wealth and retirement income
Program interactions
International research
Demographic research

Up to eight grants of $45,000 will be awarded based upon the quality of the applicant's proposal and his or her proposed budget. Applicants are required to complete the research outlined in the proposal within one year of the award. A select group of grant winners will be required to present their work to the Social Security Administration in Washington, D.C. or Baltimore.

Please contact Marina Tsiknis with any questions about the 2010 Sandell Grant Program at 617-552-1092 or at tsiknis@bc.edu.

SU Gerontology Center: Annual Summer Seed Grants for Faculty Research

The announcement of the 2010 competitions will be posted and distributed in January 2010.

The Gerontology Center is offering $5,000 summer seed grants for SU faculty who will submit external grant proposals for research in gerontology during the following fall semester.

Guidelines

Faculty who will submit an external grant proposal for research in gerontology during the fall semester are eligible to apply for a summer seed grant. Priority will be given to those research projects that emphasize the determinants and consequences of various forms of old age engagement—activities such as employment, carework, religion, volunteering, exercise and nutrition, or lifelong learning.
Up to $5,000 in funding may be requested to secure or prepare data, pay summer salary to faculty or graduate assistants (GA's), or for other research related expenses.
Submit an application of no more than 3 pages electronically to Janet Wilmoth, Director, Gerontology Center, jwilmoth@maxwell.syr.edu.
The application must include the following:
1. Name, address, phone, and email of faculty PI and other co-PIs.
2. Title and 150 word abstract for the project.
3. A description of the project objectives, significance, previous research, and proposed data and methods.
4. A description of the summer activities that would produce this project proposal (literature review, field work, bibliographies, dataset identification, data preparation, preliminary research, etc.).
5. Identification of the agency or agencies from which funding will be pursued and application deadlines.
6. Budget itemization and justification for up to $5,000 in summer funds.
Application will be reviewed by a committee of at least three Gerontology Faculty Affiliates who are not applying for these awards. Awards will be announced in May.
Successful applicants will be expected to:
1. Provide proof of submission of an applicable grant proposal by January 1, 2011.
2. Present an overview of the research project to Gerontology Center affiliates during fall semester 2009.
3. Notify the Gerontology Center of the external grant's award status.
4. Acknowledge the support of the Gerontology Program in presentations and publications resulting from the project.