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Fellows
Bring together faculty in the social and behavioral sciences to facilitate the exchange of information and ideas across disciplinary boundaries; to enhance the research efforts of faculty members; and to enhance the ability of eminent scholars to obtain extramural funding. Eligibility University of Georgia faculty who have a history of extramural research grant funding. Program Fellows become active members of the Institute by attending seminars, exchanging ideas, conducting their own research, writing grant proposals, and pariting grant proposals, and participating in one or more of five centers or study groups (Center for Family Research, Center for Research on Behavioral Health and Human Services Delivery, Center for Integrative Conservation Research, Community, Ethnicity, & Identity in Context Group, Effective Intervention and Prevention Program Group, Migration Group, Violence Group and the Gene-Environment Interaction Work Group). Formats vary, but typically members of each Center/Study Group meet formally or informally throughout the year to discuss recent scholarly work, review research proposals, and exchange information about grant writing and grant proposals. Supplementing these meetings are regular IBR seminars, conferences featuring nationally recognized speakers, the annual William A. Owens Lecture, and workshops on research techniques and statistical methods. Fellows typically receive some support for their research efforts through the Institute. Additional benefits of the Institute include a Ph.D. level statistician who is available for consultation and to help with a wide range of data analytic problems. Skilled administrative personnel provide assistance in the submission and management of grants, including budgetary issues, and offer accounting services once grants are funded. Fellows are expected to attend IBR events, continue their scholarly work, and submit a grant proposal for external funding or have an ongoing grant. Appointments are for one year, but are renewable. Appointments. Nominations for the 2008-2009 academic year are due by Thursday, March 14, 2008 and should be forwarded to the Director, Institute for Behavioral Research, 514 Boyd Graduate Studies Research Center. Appointments will be announced by April 18, and the program will begin with the academic year (August, 2008). Candidates are typically self-nominated. The application will include a vita and a brief description of the roposed research project. The Executive Committee of the Institute for Behavioral Research will select Fellows. To apply for Fellow Status please provide the following information: > Application
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version) Information requested should be submitted no later than March 14, 2008 to the Director, Institute for Behavioral Research, 514 Boyd Graduate Studies Research Center. For
application information contact: General Information/Identification of Appropriate Funding Agencies Steven Beach,
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