SBS Research Scholarships
Eligible students are invited to apply for any of the SBS Departmental Scholarships which provide support for dissertation research related expenses. The call for applications comes out at the end of each Fall quarter. Winners are announced in the Winter quarter. Funds will be awarded as stipend. Fund amount changes year-to-year and will be announced via email when the call for applications goes out.
Students may apply for any of the scholarships for which they are eligible, but can only receive one in a given year. There is no application form. Students must submit a separate application as a single PDF for each scholarship for which they are applying. Please carefully review the criteria for each scholarship to determine eligibility. Also note that each scholarship has different application material requirements; failure to turn in all necessary materials will result in ineligibility for that award. All applications should be sent to [email protected]
Scholarship winners will be required to submit a grant activities report about six months after being awarded which will describe progress on the research supported by the funds.
The Benner Endowed Scholarship Fund was established to honor the nursing and health policy leadership, work, and scholarship of Dr. Patricia Benner upon her retirement. The fund was established to train the next generation of diverse, innovative, and influential ethics and health policy leaders and nurse educators, and to honor Dr. Benner’s many contributions as a scholar, mentor, teacher and policy advisor. Doctoral candidates at UCSF in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences working in the tradition of Patricia Benner are eligible to apply. The fund is for dissertation research related expenses (transcription, travel to present at conferences, computer costs, etc.).
To apply for this award, your application must include:
1) cover page with your (a) name and (b) the name of the scholarship for which you are applying and separately list all other SBS scholarships to which you are applying this cycle (c) title of your dissertation, and (d) list your dissertation committee members.
2) a cover letter highlighting how you meet the criteria of this award and
3) optional: a research proposal up to three pages outlining aims, research design and methods, sample, and analysis.
Clarke Dissertation Research Scholarship
The Clarke Dissertation Research Scholarship Fund was established to honor the scholarship of Adele Clarke, Professor Emerita, upon her retirement. The fund is for dissertation research related expenses (transcription, travel to present at conferences, computer costs, etc.). Doctoral candidates at UCSF in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences working in the tradition of Adele Clarke are eligible to apply. Recipients of the Clarke Scholarship will be undertaking qualitative research broadly conceived (using grounded theory, situational analysis, historical, visual, and/or ethnographic approaches). The proposed research should address topic(s) in reproduction studies, feminist women’s health, gender and health, race and health, biomedicalization, sociology of work/scientific practices, social worlds/arenas studies, interactionism (including critical and/or cultural interactionism), anticipation/affect studies, and/or science and technology studies. To be eligible, students must have a complete dissertation proposal approved at least by the chair of their committee, and preferably approved by all members of their committee.
To apply for this award, your application must include:
1) cover page with your (a) name and (b) the name of the scholarship for which you are applying and separately list all other SBS scholarships to which you are applying this cycle (c) a statement on how your work fits the criteria of this scholarship. If you are advanced to candidacy, also note (d) title of your dissertation, and (e) list your dissertation committee members.
2) a copy of the approved dissertation proposal (without appendices but with bibliography)
The Patrick Fox Fund is established in the Institute for Health & Aging (IHA) to support the research, teaching, and public service missions of IHA. The Fund honors the research, educational, and public service work of Dr. Patrick Fox. The Fund is for students in the medical sociology and nursing health policy programs in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences. The fund supports student research-related needs. Specific uses of the Fund are determined by The Fox Fund Committee composed of faculty and the Director(s) of the Institute using the following general guidelines for each category of support.
Students: In addition to supporting Graduate Student Researchers in conjunction with Institute faculty research grants as noted above, the Fund provides an annual Fox Research Scholarship to support research expenses (e.g., transcription, travel to conferences, computer costs, etc.) as well as costs associated with public service (e.g., community involvement and advocacy) related to the issue area of students in the medical sociology or nursing health policy programs in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences. The Award is intended to support students who have experienced situations or conditions that impeded advancing to graduate study such as: a) the absence of a family member who attended college, or being the first in their family to seek an advanced degree b) matriculation at a school with poor financial or curricular support; and/or c) having worked substantial hours while attending school.
SBS Students conducting aging and/or women’s health research and who are from cultural, linguistic, disability, geographic, and socio-economic backgrounds that are under-represented in graduate student and faculty populations are encouraged to apply.
To apply for this award, the student must be advanced to candidacy and the application must include:
1) cover page with your (a) name and (b) the name of the scholarship for which you are applying and separately list all other SBS scholarships to which you are applying this cycle (c) a statement on how your work fits the criteria of this scholarship. If you are advanced to candidacy, also include (d) title of your dissertation, and (e) list your dissertation committee members.
2) a cover letter highlighting how you meet the criteria of this award.
3) optional: a research proposal up to three pages outlining aims, research design and methods, sample, and analysis.
Harrington Health Policy Scholarship
The Harrington Health Policy Scholarship Fund was established to honor the work, scholarship, and health policy leadership of Dr. Charlene Harrington, Professor Emerita, upon her retirement. The fund was established to train the next generation of diverse, innovative, and influential health policy leaders (fund covers research expenses such as transcription, travel to conferences, computer costs, etc.) Students who have advanced to candidacy at UCSF in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences working in the tradition of Charlene Harrington are eligible to apply.
To apply for this award, your application must include:
1) cover page with your (a) name and (b) the name of this scholarship for which you are applying (c) a statement on how your work fits the criteria of this scholarship (d) title of your dissertation, and (e) list your dissertation committee members.
2) at least a 5 page proposal with background, aims, research design and methods, sample, and analysis
Newcomer Health Policy Scholarship
The Newcomer Scholarship Fund was established to honor the scholarly contributions of Dr. Robert Newcomer to the field of health services, long term care, and health policy. The Newcomer Scholarship Fund will support one “influential scholar” award for research expenses (transcription, travel to conferences, computer costs, etc.) as well as for any costs associated with community involvement and advocacy related to the issue area. Students at UCSF in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences working in the tradition of Robert Newcomer who have already advanced to candidacy are eligible to apply. Research focused on public policy, Long Term Care, and health services will be given priority.
To apply for this award, your application must include:
1) cover page with your (a) name and (b) the name of the scholarship for which you are applying and separately list all other SBS scholarships to which you are applying this cycle (c) a statement on how your work fits the criteria of this scholarship (d) title of your dissertation, and (e) list your dissertation committee members.
2) at least a 5 page proposal with background, aims, research design and methods, sample, and analysis
Virginia Olesen Endowed Scholarship for Sociology
The Olesen Dissertation Research Scholarship Fund was established to honor the work and scholarship of Virginia Olesen, Professor Emerita, upon her retirement. The fund is for dissertation research related expenses (transcription, travel to conferences, computer costs, etc.). Doctoral candidates at UCSF in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences working in the tradition of Virginia Olesen are eligible to apply. Recipients of the Olesen Scholarship will be undertaking qualitative research broadly conceived (GT, situational analysis, narrative, historical, autoethnographic, ethnographic, interview, phenomenological, etc.). The proposed topic should address gender and health, hopefully in an intersectional mode, broadly construed to include issues around the body, emotions, food/nutrition, prevention or fitness, spirituality, consequences of war and social upheaval, care, etc. To be eligible, students must have a complete dissertation proposal approved at least by the chair of their committee, and preferably approved by all members of their committee.
To apply for this award, your application must include:
1) cover page with your (a) name and (b) the name of the scholarship for which you are applying and separately list all other SBS scholarships to which you are applying this cycle (c) a statement on how your work fits the criteria of this scholarship. If you are advanced to candidacy, also note (d) title of your dissertation, and (e) list your dissertation committee members.
2) a copy of the approved dissertation proposal (without appendices but with bibliography)
Strauss Dissertation Scholarship
The Strauss Fund was established as a memorial fund to support student work, with contributions from friends and colleagues, and especially generous support from the late Fran Strauss. The fund supports dissertation research related expenses (transcription, travel to conferences, computer costs, etc.). Doctoral candidates at UCSF working in the tradition of Anselm Strauss in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences are eligible to apply. The Straussian tradition is loosely construed as pursuing qualitative research that is seriously but not only informed by his interactionist ideas and concepts and/or using grounded theory methods (see below for list of previous Strauss Fellows). To be eligible, students must have a complete dissertation proposal approved at least by the chair of their committee, preferably approved by all members of their committee. The recipients of the Strauss Scholarships may be expected to present their work at the next Strauss Colloquium.
To apply for this award, your application must include:
1) cover page with your (a) name and (b) the name of the scholarship for which you are applying and separately list all other SBS scholarships to which you are applying this cycle (c) a statement on how your work fits the criteria of this scholarship. If you are advanced to candidacy, also note (d) title of your dissertation, and (e) list your dissertation committee members.
2) a copy of the approved dissertation proposal (without appendices but with bibliography)
Estes Emancipatory Sciences Fellowship
Note: The call for this Fellowship occurs separately from the other SBS Fellowships
Eligibility: -- UCSF doctoral students who are entering year 2 of their program or beyond.
-- Enrolled in one of the following programs: Sociology or Nursing Health Policy.
-- No citizenship requirements.
-- Existing fellows may be eligible for a second year.
-- Multiple awards may be granted.
-- Recipients of a concurrent SBS Internal Fellowship can apply, but priority will be given to applicants without one
Award -- $6,000 stipend distributed over the course of the year in three payments
Commitments:
-- Fellows will contribute approximately 4-5 hours per week to the Emancipatory Sciences Lab, reporting directly to Dr. Jarmin Yeh, co-director of the Emancipatory Sciences Lab.
-- Remote work is allowed.
-- Hours begin in Summer and will continue through Spring
To apply for this award, your application must include:
-- Curriculum vitae or resume.
-- Statement of interest (650 words max.) that addresses the following: -- Your primary reason(s) for applying to be an Estes Emancipatory Sciences fellow.
-- Specific objective(s) you hope to achieve or learn from this experience.
-- Your strengths, skills, commitments to social justice, or qualifications to succeed in the Emancipatory Sciences Lab.
-- Your experiences and/or contributions in the social sciences or health policy fields (either in your program of study, professional work, or through community involvement, advocacy, or volunteering services) and how they will contribute to your fellowship experience. How you envision the fellowship experience will relate to your career development and goals.
-- Your advisor’s name & the program you are in.
View the updated listing of our past awardees...
Strauss Professional Development Award
The Strauss Fund was established as a memorial fund to support student work, with contributions from friends and colleagues, and especially generous support from the late Fran Strauss. The new Strauss Professional Development Award supports travel expenses for students to attend conferences where they are presenting their work. This new award sustains Anselm Strauss's strong commitment to students' professional development and collegiality.
Doctoral students at UCSF in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, who are presenting original research at an academic conference, are eligible to apply. Students are eligible for one award per academic year. One grant will be awarded for conferences occurring between January 1 – June 30, and one awarded for conferences occurring between July 1 – December 31. Monies are awarded based on actual expenses accrued, up to $500.00 each.
To be eligible, you must be presenting (podium or poster) at the conference. To apply for Strauss Professional Development Award, please fill out an application and submit to [email protected] via email. Eligible requests will be awarded in order of receipt, based on continuing availability of funds (2 awards per year at $500 per award).
Awards are available for conference travel scheduled to Jan 1, 2024 and after. Fellowships for the previous cycle(s) have all been awarded and funds are no longer available.