1-067 - From Dissertation to Day Job: Pre-Doctoral, Early, Mid and Advanced Career Fellowships and Funding Opportunities

Session Type: Professional Development Session

Integrative Statement

Leader(s)/Organizer(s):
Foundation for Child Development
Sara Vecchiotti, Ph.D., Esq., Vice President, Research and Program Innovation
Naomie Macena, Program Officer
Marty Zaslow, Director for Policy, Society for Research in Child Development

This session will focus on career fellowships and funding opportunities available across the continuum of a researchers’ career trajectory. The American Educational Research Association (AERA); Doris Duke Charitable Foundation; Foundation for Child Development; Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) in the Administration for Children and Families (ACF); Society for Research on Child Development (SRCD); and William T. Grant Foundation are key sources for fellowships and funding opportunities. The goal of this session is to engage participants and provide information on several career advancement and professional development opportunities available from these organizations.
The session will include both a panel presentation with question and answer followed by small group breakout sessions. During the initial panel, presenters will provide an overview of their program(s), including a description of application requirements and selection criteria and examples of previously funded awards. After the panel, each presenter/sponsor will host a sequence of three breakout sessions of approximately 10 minutes each with participants selecting their rotating sessions. The breakout session discussions will bring together sponsors, past/current award recipients and session participants for a more in-depth discussion about the particular funding/fellowship opportunity. During the breakout sessions, participants will have an opportunity to learn more details about the application and review process, examples of previously funded applications or proposals, and tips and resources for developing strong applications.

Sub Unit

• Professional Development Track

Session Organizers

• Naomie Macena, Foundation for Child Development

• Sara Vecchiotti, Foundation for Child Development

Presenters

• Rumeli Banik, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

• Naomie Macena, Foundation for Child Development

• Mary Bruce Webb, Division of Child and Family Development Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation Administration for Children and Families U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

• George Wimberly, American Educational Research Association (AERA)

Leader

• Martha Zaslow, Society for Research in Child Development