Tuesday, April 10, 2007

FUNDING: MIDUS Pilot Grant Program

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

MIDUS (Midlife in the United States) Pilot Grant Program Application deadline: July 9, 2007 Award notification: August 13, 2007

Two pilot project grants will be awarded for innovative interdisciplinary research on adult health and well-being, with an emphasis on integrative approaches to understanding life course and subgroup variations in physical, socio-emotional, and cognitive functioning. All research must be based on the National Survey of Midlife Development in the United States (MIDUS) I or II data sets, or its satellite studies including the National Study of Daily Experiences (NSDE) and sibling/twin subsample studies. Grants of up to $15,000 will be awarded to investigators from a variety of disciplines.

For complete information about the application requirements and the MIDUS study, see:

http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~carrds/midus/midus_home.htm

Submit applications (and direct all inquiries) to:

Dr. Deborah Carr Department of Sociology and Center for Demography of Health and Aging University of Wisconsin 1180 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706 Email: carr@ssc.wisc.edu Telephone: 608-262-9856

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Deborah S. Carr, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Sociology University of Wisconsin 1180 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/~carr/ Work: 608-262-9856 Cell: 732-309-1807 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++