Thursday, May 19, 2011

Harry Bridges Center for Labor Graduate Research Grants

Individual Research Grants - $1,500-$2,500 for Graduates
http://depts.washington.edu/pcls/resources-grants-individual.html

The Harry Bridges Center for Labor is now seeking proposals from University of Washington graduate students for grants of $1,500-$2,500, for research about work, workers, and their organizations. Proposals are due June 13, 2011.

Research may focus on any dimension of labor in the United States or abroad, including but not limited to class relations, the social conditions of work, the labor process, working-class culture or politics, work and gender, work and race/ethnicity, the relationship between labor and the state, unions, or comparative international labor relations.

For more information on all grants and prizes, contact the Center for Labor Studies at pcls@uw.edu or visit http://depts.washington.edu/pcls/

Other Graduate Student Labor Studies Scholarships and Prizes

We are also seeking applicants and nominees for our 2011 scholarships and prizes. The deadline for all award applications is June 13, 2011.

· Martha H. Duggan Fellowship in Labor Studies - Up to $ 10,000. http://depts.washington.edu/pcls/resources-duggan.html
· Gundlach Scholarship in Labor Studies- Up to $5,500. http://depts.washington.edu/pcls/resources-gundlach.html
· Samuel B. Bassett Scholarship- Up to $5,500. http://depts.washington.edu/pcls/resources-bassett.html
· Labor and Employment Relations Association Scholarship - $1,000 http://depts.washington.edu/pcls/resources-lera.html
· Best Paper in Labor Studies - $250. http://depts.washington.edu/pcls/resources-paperprize.html

For information on these awards, application processes, required application materials, and more, visit http://depts.washington.edu/pcls/ or contact:

Andrew Hedden, Program Coordinator
Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies
(206) 543-7946, pcls@u.washington.edu