Call for Applications: Bixby Doctoral Fellowship in Population

The Bixby Doctoral Fellowship supports UCLA/SPH doctoral students who specialize in demographic aspects of public health. The fellowship provides between $5k and $20k for one year (for fees, tuition and stipend) and is renewable for a second year (contingent on funding), if the fellowship holder demonstrates substantial progress toward completing a doctoral degree and
meeting the fellowship requirements during the first year. If you currently hold a Bixby Doctoral Fellowship and want to apply for a second year, please read the information on the bottom of this announcement.

Requirements for Fellowship Awardees

Bixby fellows are required to complete:

• At least two courses in population and reproductive health within or outside SPH. The recommended course is SOC 226A&B, but exceptions can be made through agreement with the Director of the Bixby Center (Dr. Anne Pebley)
• the basic demographic methods course (CHS M208/ BIOSTAT M208/ SOC M213A Introduction to Demographic Methods),
• a doctoral dissertation on a demographic topic

Bixby fellows should also plan to attend the seminar series sponsored by the California Center for Population Research (CCPR – website at  www.ccpr.ucla.edu) on a regular basis. Students wishing to do so can obtain course credit for attending the seminar.

Demographic Aspects of Public Health

Demographic aspects of health include: the determinants of fertility, family planning, reproductive health and contraceptive use; the determinants of infant, child, and adult mortality and health status; social, economic and environmental consequences of population growth and change; aging and consequences of age structure changes; the determinants and consequences of migration and refugee movements; internal migration and urbanization; consequences of social, economic, and environmental changes for the human population; demography of the family; marriage patterns and their consequences.

How to Apply

Applications for the fellowship for academic year 2010-2011 are due on or before Friday, May 14 by 5pm. Send applications to Rachel Veerman at (given in the link below). Make sure the subject line says: Bixby Doctoral Fellowship Application. All SPH doctoral students are eligible to apply, but preference will be given to international students, and to those with a demonstrated interest in population and demography. We expect to award 1 or 2 fellowships for this coming academic year.

More information at this link.