Mariam K. Chamberlain$100,000 Award :CALL FOR APPLICATIONS:

 

ICRW is now accepting applications for the 2020-2021 Mariam K. Chamberlain Award, which honors the legacy of Dr. Mariam K. Chamberlain, a visionary who founded Re:Gender – formerly the National Council for Research on Women – in 1981.

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• Award Background

  The International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) is a global research institute with offices located in Washington, D.C.; New Delhi, India; Nairobi, Kenya; and Kampala, Uganda. Our research evidence identifies women’s contributions as well as the obstacles that prevent them from being economically strong and able to fully participate in society. ICRW translates these insights into a path of action that honors women’s human rights, ensures gender equality and creates the conditions in which all women can thrive.
  
  ICRW comprises social scientists, economists, public health specialists and demographers, all of whom are experts in gender. We are thought leaders driven by a passion to alleviate poverty and rectify injustice in the world. And we believe that women and girls – in collaboration with men and boys – are essential to the solutions. We know that when their quality of life improves, families are healthier and economies are stronger
  
  In September 2016, ICRW merged with Re:Gender (formerly the National Council for Research on Women or NCRW) in order to pursue a global research and advocacy agenda focused on advancing women’s empowerment and achieving gender equality. ICRW is honored to carry forward the Re:Gender legacy, including its annual Mariam K. Chamberlain Dissertation Award, which pays tribute to Re:Gender's founding President, Dr. Mariam K. Chamberlain, who passed away at the age of 94 in April 2013. She was a true visionary whose contributions to the feminist and social justice movements are evident across the world by generations of women.
  
  Mariam was a key force in shaping and launching the women’s studies and academic research movements in the United States and worldwide through her work as a program officer at the Ford Foundation in the 1960s and 1970s. She provided the strategic vision, funding and support to launch university and college-based centers and freestanding policy institutes focused on women’s issues. Mariam helped build a network of dedicated and accomplished leaders committed to advancing women, especially in academia, and helped cultivate lasting institutional support for their work.
  
  In 1981, Mariam helped found Re:Gender (then NCRW) to further support the movement she helped to create. Under her leadership, Re:Gender increased and promoted research on women, built alliances for synergistic work, and advanced research into policy applications. Her vision has evolved into a dynamic network of thought-leaders and change agents working to ensure more fully informed debates, policies and practices, thereby contributing to a more inclusive and equitable world for women and girls, their families and their communities.
  
  You can read more about the award and view the profiles of past winners at this link: https://www.icrw.org/mariam-k-chamberlain-award/

• Purpose of the Award

  Through a generous $100,000 matching grant from the Ford Foundation, Re:Gender established the Mariam K. Chamberlain Dissertation Award to honor and extend Mariam’s work. The Award enabled Re:Gender, and now ICRW, to continue Mariam’s interest in promoting mentorship and high-level scholarship. The Mariam K. Chamberlain Dissertation Award will support a first generation doctoral student, including immigrant students, as she or he works on a dissertation under the close supervision of a senior dissertation advisor over one academic year.

• Prize

  $10,000 is awarded annually: $8,500 to a Ph.D. graduate student (preference is to award a student who identifies as a woman); and $1,500 to the student's dissertation advisor (to be split among advisors if more than one advisor is supporting the student). The sum awarded to the student may be used to help fund ongoing research and associated education costs. It is expected that the sum should also help fund travel expenses related to the Award for both the student and the advisor, including a dissertation presentation when the Award period has concluded.

• Project Topic/Focus

  The student’s dissertation must be related to ICRW’s mission to advance gender equity, inclusion and shared prosperity. Our main thematic focus areas include violence, rights and inclusion; women’s economic empowerment; and global health, youth and development. For more details on some of the issues on which we work, visit www.icrw.org and click on “Issues”.

• Activities During Award Period

  The Award winner will work on her or his dissertation with the guidance of the dissertation advisor based on a jointly conceived project plan. The student and advisor will be in communication with the organization as needed and will submit a mid-year commentary to share updates about progress, unexpected successes or difficulties that will be shared publicly on the ICRW Blog. The graduate student will be requested to make a dissertation presentation at an ICRW event during the same year that the Award comes to a close. The advisor is encouraged to attend as well. During the Award period, the winning student must remain in good academic standing.

• Selection Criteria

  • Applicant is a first generation doctoral student (includes immigrant students)
  • Topic has demonstrated originality and is relevant to ICRW’s mission to advance gender equity, inclusion and the alleviation of poverty worldwide
  • Applicant demonstrates scholarly excellence
  • Eligible students are U.S. citizens, U.S. permanent residents or non-citizens. However, the student must be enrolled at an accredited institution based in the U.S. and pursing a Ph.D.
  • Preference is to award a student who identifies as a woman
  • Student must have completed all course work, have a dissertation advisor and expect to have passed all preliminary examinations (i.e., ABD status) by the time the application is submitted.
  • Student’s PhD will not be completed before May 2021

• Application Deadline:

  Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. EST
  
  The winner will be announced in mid-November. We hope the winner will be able to join ICRW to receive the award at a pending ICRW event. Details to be confirmed.
  
  Due to the high volume of applicants, only finalists will be contacted.

The $10,000 award will support a first-generation doctoral student as they work on a dissertation under the close supervision of a senior dissertation advisor over one academic year. Of the award total, the student will receive $8,500, and the advisor(s) will receive a total of $1,500. The graduate student’s dissertation must be related to ICRW's mission to advance gender equity, inclusion and shared prosperity worldwide.