Other Organizations' Scholarships and Fellowships

Planners of Color Interest Group Edward Blakely Award

Deadline: July 15, 2012

The Planners of Color Interest Group (POCIG) of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) has established the Edward Blakely Award. Edward Blakely was present for the announcement of the award's establishment on October 13, 2011, at the annual meeting of ACSP held in Salt Lake City, Utah.

We would like to invite nominations for the first annual Edward Blakely Award. A nominator should submit a nominator's letter, which addresses the criteria listed below, and two additional letters of support from persons who are not employed by the same organization or resident in the same academic institution as the nominee. Include full contact information for the nominee and a resume if available. In the spirit of Blakely's service, nominees may come from either practitioner or academic backgrounds, need not be associated with ACSP or POCIG, and may be resident in any country of the world (the award is not monetary but some travel funds for the awardee are available).

The criteria:

• Dedication to the cause of social justice, particularly for communities of color;
• Creative or path-breaking approaches to pursuing such ends;
• Outstanding service/ accomplishment in planning or development.

Please send nominations to Award Committee Chair, June Thomas at thomasju@umich.edu no later than July 15. 

More information about Planners of Color Interest Group (POCIG)

More information about Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP)

The award will be presented by POCIG at the fall, 2012 ACSP conference, to be held in Cincinnati, Ohio, November 1-4, 2012.

Graduate Fellowships for Transportation Planning and Engineering Students— University of Illinois at Chicago

Deadline: Based on department of choice

The Graduate Program in Computational Transportation Science (CTS) at the University of Illinois at Chicago invites applications from prospective transportation planning Ph.D. students. As a National Science Foundation-funded Integrative graduate Research Education and Traineeship (IGERT), CTS engages students and faculty from multiple disciplines in collaborative research to improve the efficiency of

day-to-day transportation. Fellowships provide an annual stipend of $30,000 for two years plus full tuition and fees, along with funding for international research experiences and domestic travel. Students must apply BOTH to a participating doctoral program at UIC (i.e., Urban Planning and Policy) AND directly to the IGERT program. U.S. citizenship or permanent residency is required.

The deadline for Ph.D. applications to the College of Urban Planning and Policy is January 1. The CTS IGERT program accepts applications on a rolling basis.

To obtain application materials or for additional information

CTS IGERT
University of Illinois at Chicago
Department of Computer Science
851 S. Morgan St. M/C 152
1120 SEO
Chicago, IL 60607

Phone: 312-355-5151
Fax: 312-413-0024
cts@cs.uic.edu

Clark University Graduate Programs and Fellowships

Clark University's Department of International Development, Community and Environment (IDCE) offers four IDCE graduate programs and fellowships up to $48,900 in: Community Development and Planning, International Development and Social Change, Environmental Science and Policy, and Geographic Information Sciences for Development and Environment. The Community Development and Planning program provides current and future community development practitioners, activists, and scholars with a strong foundation — based on theory, skill development, and practice — to take on the challenges of urban revitalization in the United States.

More about the Community Development and Planning program at Clark University

For information and application materials

Clark University
International Development, Community, and Environment
950 Main St.
Worcester, MA 01610-1477
USA

Department Phone: 508-793-7201
Admissions Phone: 508-793-7205
Fax: 508-793-8820
idce@clarku.edu

The Loeb Fellowship at Harvard Design School

"The fellowship provides a unique opportunity for nurturing the leadership potential of the most promising men and women in design and other professions related to the built and natural environment."

For information and an application

Loeb Fellowship
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
48 Quincy Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-495-9345
loeb_fellowship@gsd.harvard.edu

The Population-Environment Fellows Program

The Population-Environment Fellows Program, sponsored by USAID and administered through the University of Michigan, provides assistance to overseas agencies linking the population and environmental dimensions of development. Fellows are placed in two-year assignments with host institutions, providing assistance and technical support. The PEFP supports the capacity of host country institutions to respond to development problems in an integrated way and develops a cadre of future leaders with expertise in population and environment issues. Qualified applicants must hold a graduate degree in a relevant area, have coursework or experience demonstrating both population and environmental expertise, and be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. Applications are due annually April 1 and November 1, though they are accepted on a rolling basis.

Inquiries as well as formal applications for Sites and Fellows may be obtained by letter, telephone or fax by contacting:

The Population-Environment Fellows Program
SPH II, Room M4537
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029
www.sph.umich.edu/pfps/pe/overview-pe.htm