USCB: Dissertation Fellowship Program

Sponsor: U.S. Census Bureau (USCB)

The Census Bureau seeks to award a limited number of delivery orders to accredited institutions of higher education in the United States to fund the dissertation research of doctoral candidates or exceptionally strong master’s candidates who will propose and investigate solutions to problems on the list of research topics of primary interest to the Census Bureau. When fully implemented, up to an estimated ten delivery orders for the research and documentation of the results will be awarded annually to candidates whose general fields of research related to statistics and demography. Direct connections to the list of research topics is essential.

The institutions of higher education in the United States shall provide dissertation research of doctoral candidates or exceptionally strong master’s candidates who will propose and investigate solutions to problems on the list of research topics of primary interest to the Census Bureau. The candidate(s) offered by the Institution shall provide the following services:

• Conduct research and report on solutions to problems.

• Collaborate on-site with the Census Bureau staff on matters relating to the proposed solutions to the problems.

• Present final research results in Census Bureau seminar(s).

RESEARCH TOPIC A: DECENNIAL CENSUS COVERAGE
RESEARCH TOPIC B1: NONRESPONSE - DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEYS Problem
RESEARCH TOPIC B2: NONRESPONSE - ECONOMIC SURVEYS Problem
RESEARCH TOPIC C: REPORTING UNIT RESEARCH - ECONOMIC SURVEYS
RESEARCH TOPIC D: EDITING - ECONOMIC SURVEYS
RESEARCH TOPIC E: PRE-RELEASE REVIEW OF DEMOGRAPHIC DATA
RESEARCH TOPIC F: SURVEY ESTIMATION
RESEARCH TOPIC G: MEASUREMENT ERROR RESEARCH AND PREVENTION
RESEARCH TOPIC H: RESEARCH ON TIME SERIES METHODS AND SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT
RESEARCH TOPIC I1: DISCLOSURE AVOIDANCE METHODS
RESEARCH TOPIC I2: DISCLOSURE METHODS - ECONOMIC
RESEARCH TOPIC J: INVESTIGATION OF LINKS OF CENSUS BUREAU
PROBLEMS TO BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE RESEARCH
RESEARCH TOPIC K: RESEARCH TO IMPROVE POPULATION ESTIMATES

Amount: up to ten dissertation fellowships will be awarded annually for up to $50,000 each

Deadline: There are no deadlines. Application package and supporting documents can be submitted any time.

For further information, please visit: http://www.census.gov/srd/www/DissertationFellowshipTopics.pdf