Announcing the 2024 Joan Schafer Research Faculty Award in Sport, Fitness, and Disability
The Institute for Research on Women and Gender has awarded a Joan Schafer Research Faculty Award in Sport, Fitness, and Disability to Carrie A. Karvonen-Gutierrez, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor of Epidemiology in the School of Public Health.Dr. Karvonen-Gutierrez’s project is “Investigating relationships between disability, accommodation status, and trajectories of physical function and physical activity among a diverse cohort of ...
IRWG AWARDS 26 GRANTS FOR GENDER RESEARCH PROJECTS
May 2024 — This spring, the University of Michigan’s Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG) awarded 26 grants in support of faculty, postdoctoral, and graduate student research projects related to women, gender, and sexuality. Included in this spring’s funding cycle were Faculty Seed Grants, Feminist Publication Support, IRWG/Rackham Community of Scholars fellowships, and ...
Spring 2024 IRWG Feminist Publication Support Grants
May 2024 — Two IRWG Feminist Publication Support Grant were awarded in support of scholars’ ability to share research findings beyond academic audiences and through non-traditional formats. Recipients and their projects are: Grant Recipient: Heather Tucker, Global Impact Scholar, Center for Global Health Equity, School of Medicine, University of Michigan Collaborators: Rebecca Odhiambo, Women Empower, Kisumu, Kenya; ...
Spring 2024 IRWG Faculty Seed Grants
Established in 1996, IRWG Faculty Seed Grants are designed to stimulate gender research across the university. This spring, IRWG awarded 10 seed grants in support of individual and collaborative research projects across disciplines, schools, and colleges, including LSA, SMTD, Public Health, Michigan Medicine, Nursing, Social Work, and UM Dearborn. This cycle provided over $52,000 in funding ...
IRWG Faculty Seed Grant Awards, Fall 2023
Established in 1996, IRWG Faculty Seed Grants are designed to stimulate gender research across U-M campuses. These grants support individual and collaborative research projects across disciplines. This year, IRWG has two cycles for Seed Grant proposals: Fall 2023 and Winter 2024. The next deadline is February 23, 2024 for the winter cycle. Recipients from the fall ...
Winter funding opportunities for faculty research
We are thrilled to announce a series of upcoming research funding opportunities for University of Michigan faculty. With application deadlines extended to February 23, 2024, these opportunities hold immense potential for groundbreaking advancements across a variety of disciplines. Our first notable funding opportunity is the Joan Schafer Research Faculty Award in Sport, Fitness, and Disability. ...
2023 IRWG Faculty Seed Grant Awards
IRWG has awarded six Faculty Seed Grants for faculty projects on women, gender, and sexuality. The grants support individual research activities, initial research efforts, performances, and community-based research. “I am thrilled that IRWG is able to support these important research projects, which engage questions of vital interest across fields and disciplines,” notes interim director Allison ...
Legendary Women of Environmental Justice in Detroit
In 2022, Professors Carmel Price and Natalie Sampson (UM-Dearborn) and community partners received an IRWG Faculty Seed Grant for their project titled Arab American Women: Environmental Justice Narratives. The project explores the narratives of Arab American women experiencing environmental injustice and leading efforts to address it. Their team was also awarded an Engage Detroit grant and will be ...
2023 IRWG Incubator Awards
March 2, 2023 IRWG has awarded $15,000 to two faculty projects as part of a new incubator initiative. IRWG Incubators provide structure for a focused, collective examination of a particular area or topic related to women, gender, and/or sexuality for up to two years, with the possibility of renewal. Priority was given to proposals that ...
Faculty-Led Program Areas Have a New Name & Approaching Deadline
November 7, 2022 In response to the changing needs of our community, IRWG has been rethinking some of our long standing programs. Faculty-Led Program Areas will now have an annual call and an initial program period of two years with the possibility of renewal. They also have a newly defined purpose, are open to all ...
2022 Faculty Seed Grant Awards
September 2022 The Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG) has awarded 6 Seed Grants for faculty projects on women, gender, and sexuality in the summer competition. The grants support individual research activities, initial research efforts, performances, and community-based research, bringing the total amount awarded in 2022 to over $100,000. “I am excited by ...
2022 FACULTY SEED GRANT AWARDS
The Institute for Research on Women and Gender has awarded 12 Seed Grants for faculty projects on women, gender, and sexuality. The grants support individual research activities, initial research efforts, performances, and community-based research, with more than $70,000 awarded. “The range of proposed projects we received this year was very exciting,” noted IRWG director Anna ...