The Compton Foundation supports training and infrastructure building in Ethiopia, while the Ford Foundation endowment to the center provides additional support for research infrastructure. A grant from the Andrew Mellon Foundations provides support for graduate student. Trainees become involved in the Working Group in Anthropological Demography, founded in 1992, which sponsors a regular colloquium series, the expansion of the PSTC library collection in anthropological demography, and the development of an international network of scholars. In addition, some population trainees gain support through University Fellowships, or by serving as Teaching assistants or Research Assistants. Students from all disciplines frequently co-author papers with faculty.
Faculty members pursue individual research grants that include funds for graduate assistantships.
For students doing dissertation research in third world settings, funds are available to support a year of fieldwork and a year for the dissertation write-up. This combination of support from many sources is an essential element in maintaining an outstanding graduate training program that prepares alumni to respond to the policy-relevant research challenges posed by demographic situations and change.