The program s purpose is to promote research on retirement issues by junior scholars in a wide variety of disciplines, including actuarial science, demography, economics, finance, gerontology, political science, psychology, public administration, public policy, sociology, social work, and statistics. This link shows you finded projects - some of which include health policy issues. A joint fellowship award may be made to two individuals applying as a team from within one institution - funding will be shared by the two individuals. Awards are made in all fields. The deadline is November 1, 2000.
Priority is given to candidates at the graduate level for dissertation-related study or research.
The American-Scandinavian Foundation invites U.S. colleges and universities to apply for funding to host a visiting lecturer from Norway or Sweden. The awards are for appointments of one semester, and should fall within the 2001-02 academic year. Although proposals submitted in response to this announcement may address any aspect of survey methodology, priority will be given to basic research proposals that are interdisciplinary in nature, have broad implications for the field in general, and have the greatest potential for creating fundamental knowledge of value to the Federal Statistical System. Potential topics for consideration include basic research on survey measurement issues, data collection procedures, technological issues related to survey design, methods for small area estimation, and statistical approaches for the analysis of survey data. The next deadline for the three grants listed below is Oct. 15.