The Consortium issued an intramural RFP to graduate and professional students in November, 2014 to graduate and professional students. The RFP was intended to provide a stipend for research and writing in the summer 2015 or academic year 2015-16. We were delighted that the RFP stimulated proposals from 34 students in 26 programs around the University.
Five awards were made for a total of $34,932:
- Antibiotic Resistance and Aquaculture in Chile: Bridging the Gap Between Science and Policy—Irene Bueno, PhD candidate, College of Veterinary Medicine and School of Public Health ($7,000 awarded). View Proposal View Report View article about project
- Introducing Community Lawyering into the Phillips Neighborhood Clinic’s Integrated Care Model—Catherine Ellis, Joint Degree Program student, Law School and School of Public Health; Michael Laird, JD student, Law; Katarina Lee, JD student, Law; Allison Rochford, JD student, Law; ($7,000 awarded). View Proposal View Report View article about project
- Healthy Honey Bees and Communities: Implementation Recommendations for Community Apiaries in Urban Neighborhoods—Ana Heck, MPP student, Humphrey School of Public Affairs ($6,985 awarded). View Proposal View Report View article about project
- The Ethical, Medical and Legal Concerns of Uterine Transplantation in the United States’ Artificial Reproductive Technology Market—Katarina Lee, JD student, Law ($6,997 awarded). View Proposal View Report View article about project
- Measuring the Sea: Oceanography and the Problem of Maritime Sovereignty—Jessica Lehman, PhD candidate, Geography, Environment and Society ($6,950 awarded). View Proposal View Report View article about project