Public Entity Risk Institute Dissertation Fellowships

This post may be a little self-indulgent, since I've had a student funded by this program, and because it's in my personal area of research. And I had a small role in finding this when I worked at NSF. But I've been pleasantly surprised to learn of the large number of doctoral students in CHASS and other disciplines who are interested in, and researching, issues relating to disasters, risks, or hazards. Due to some changes at PERI, this may be the last year of this program, but I am hopeful that it will continue. Of course, please direct any questions, or students with questions, to me.

The Public Entity Risk Institute (PERI) and Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado at Boulder with support from the National Science Foundation (NSF) offers a program that awards dissertation fellowships for work in all aspects of natural and human-made hazards, risk, and disasters in all disciplines.

The award is open to individuals in any discipline, including the natural and physical sciences, social and behavioral sciences, specialties in engineering, or interdisciplinary programs such as environmental studies, who are conducting research in hazards, risk, or disasters. Fellowship candidates must be ABD (all but dissertation) at a U.S. institution by the application deadline with an approved dissertation proposal. Non-U.S. citizens may apply as long as the doctorate degree will be granted by a U.S. institution.

Fellowship Description:

Up to 6 grants each up to $10,000 each will be awarded in 2012 to doctoral students to support their dissertation work on natural and human-made hazards, risk, and disasters in any relevant field of the natural and physical sciences, social and behavioral sciences, specialties in engineering, or interdisciplinary programs such as environmental studies. The grants are flexible and can be used for data collection, travel for field work, or for presentation of findings at meetings, purchase of software, data entry assistance, statistical analysis services, or a combination of these or other similar purposes (but, NOT for stipends or tuition).