Overview

WCPC Support for Poverty Research

WCPC provides grant support for poverty-related research through the following programs:

• Dissertation Fellowships [ PDF ] The Center’s Dissertation Fellowships support outstanding doctoral students from any discipline at the University of Washington whose dissertations address poverty, poverty-related issues, and anti-poverty policy in the U.S. Recipients receive one quarter of support at the doctoral Graduate Research Assistant level and a tuition waiver.
  
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• Poverty & Policy Small Grants [ PDF ] The Center will award grants of up to $15,000 for research on topics relating to the causes, consequences and effective responses to poverty in the U.S. The Center supports research on a broad range of poverty-related topics and on the role of public, nonprofit, private market and community institutions. Quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-method approaches are all encouraged as are submissions from scholars in any discipline. Proposals may address any aspect of the causes, consequences and/or policy responses to poverty.
  
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A listing of other poverty-related research funding opportunities is available on our External Opportunities page.