The University of Michigan’s Population Dynamics and Health Program (PDHP), part of the Population Studies Center at the Institute for Social Research, is pleased to accept applications for its Fall 2020 Small Grants Program. PSC offers four types of small grants — (1) Pilot Project Seed Grants, (2) Methods Development Small Grants, (3) Mini Seed Grants for Project Development, and (4) Mini Grants for Computing and Secure Data Analysis — as described below.

Please note the following points of emphasis:

• We will give priority to applications that propose new research on the population dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic.

• The primary intent of the Pilot Project Seed Grants is to provide resources to projects that will strengthen subsequent applications for external funding. However, we will also consider applications for research projects that do not require further outside funding, especially if the work being proposed is related to the population dynamics of COVID-19.

• We will give priority to applications that can be funded from the following sources:

  • NICHD P2C Center Grant: Supports research within the scope of the Population Dynamics Branch of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, with an emphasis on enhancing the scientific innovation and impact of work within three primary research areas: (1) Family and Intergenerational Influences on Health and Wellbeing; (2) Reproductive Health, Fertility, and Romantic Relationships; and (3) Population Health, the Life Course, and Biosocial Processes. Funds from this source cannot support what NIH defines as “foreign components.”

• If your application has what NIH defines as a foreign component, these funds may be a good fit:

  • Ronald and Deborah Freedman Fund for International Population Activities: Supports demographic research with a focus on fertility, family planning, and family dynamics.

  • Albert and Jolene Hermalin Fund: Supports interdisciplinary research involving new interactions between demography and the other fields as well as international collaborations.

  • Eva L. Mueller New Directions in Economics and Demography Fund: Supports research in demography and economics, especially projects focusing on low income countries and those dealing with the socioeconomic position of women and investments in children’s health and human capital.

  • Marshall M. Weinberg Fund: Supports international population research by junior faculty.

Human subjects: For projects that will involve human subjects, no funds will be released until all IRB permissions are in place. Please plan accordingly so that the research may commence on time.

Click on the links below for details about each type of small grant and its application form.