The Charles Cannell Fund in Survey Methodology furthers research in survey methodology at the Survey Research Center, especially graduate student research and training in an array of issues related to measurement and response quality. The Fund particularly seeks to support research on the interaction among the interviewer, the respondent and the instrument and their effects on the quality of survey data.
Eligibility
Graduate students, postdocs, and faculty at the University of Michigan are eligible to receive funds. Awards to senior faculty should be for the purpose of supporting research by graduate students. Faculty and postdocs can also apply for funds that will cover the creation and implementation of courses on new data collection methodologies for the ISR Summer Institute.
The application includes:
1. Proposal - A brief [two to three-page, single-spaced] description of the project, including how the project meets the goals of the Fund, the main hypotheses to be tested (if applicable), a brief description of the design (including an analytic plan), and a description of the proposed uses for the Award support.
2. CV
3. A detailed budget with justification for expenses.
4. A supporting letter from a faculty advisor, if the applicant is a graduate student.
As part of the application, there is also a form with several questions about the project to be supported, including project, methodology, timeline, deliverables, etc. Answers to these are expected to be brief (around 3 sentences).
If you have any questions about the award process, please send an email to umisr-awards@umich.edu
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