Law and Social Science Fellowship and Mentoring Program on Law & Inequality

法律和社会科学奖学金和法律辅导计划

• 批准号: 2314693
• 负责人: Jothie Rajah
• 金额: $ 35.7万
• 依托单位: American Bar Foundation
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-09-01 至 2026-08-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2314693&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Law; Social; Science; Fellowship; Mentoring

Law and social science scholars are studying important questions that highlight the difference between what the law says and how it works, particularly those differences that worsen established inequalities within society. However, while the work is critical, there are obstacles that discourage new scholars from entering this relatively small field. One such obstacle is that entering the field of law and social science requires crossing traditional disciplinary boundaries. But because the field is relatively small, there are only a few research institutions with a concentration of specialists. This can make it risky if not impossible for graduate students or recent Ph.D. holders who are not at institutions with established interdisciplinary programs to pursue this kind of work. They often lack either the training or support to undergo this critical work.The Law and Social Science Fellowship and Mentoring Program on Law & Inequality aims to develop a small cohort of two carefully chosen doctoral scholars and one postdoctoral scholar focused on law and inequality through critically important and specialized support from a robust intellectual community within the American Bar Foundation in Chicago, IL. Applications will be open broadly and across disciplines to any advanced Ph.D. student or those who have recently completed their Ph.Ds. Selections will be based on candidate’s scholarly potential in the field of law and social science, commitment to conducting research on law and inequality, academic achievement, and contribution to diversity of the field. During this time, they will be able to focus on their research and professional development. Members of both the American Bar Foundation and the Law and Society Association research communities will provide advice and guidance to these young scholars as they navigate academic spaces and challenges. Effective mentoring and being part of an interdisciplinary academic community can broaden the perspectives of graduate students and recent Ph.D. holders and provide them with the necessary training and support to succeed as scholars. A package of financial support permits fellows to take full advantage of the education, training, and mentoring at the heart of this program. Once established, these fellows will soon not only make significant contributions to the field, but they will also become mentors to their own students.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

法律和社会科学学者正在研究重要的问题，这些问题强调了法律所说的话与其运作方式之间的差异，尤其是那些希望在社会内建立不平等的差异。但是，尽管这项工作至关重要，但仍有一些障碍阻止新学者进入这个相对较小的领域。这样的障碍之一是进入法律和社会科学领域需要越过传统的纪律界限。但是，由于该领域相对较小，因此只有少数具有专家集中的研究机构。对于研究生或最近的博士学位而言，这可能会使它的风险冒险。不在拥有既定跨学科计划的机构中的持有人来从事此类工作。他们通常缺乏接受这项关键工作的培训或支持。法律和社会科学奖学金和指导计划的法律和不平等计划旨在通过一小部分精心挑选的博士学位学者和一项博士后科学，通过在伊利诺伊州芝加哥芝加哥的美国酒吧基金会内的强大知识社区的重要和专业的支持，重点关注法律和不平等。申请将在任何高级博士学位上广泛开放，并在跨学科开放。学生或最近完成博士学位的人选择将基于候选人在法律和社会科学领域的学术潜力，致力于对法律和不平等，学业成绩进行研究的承诺以及对该领域多样性的贡献。在此期间，他们将能够专注于研究和专业发展。美国律师基金会和法律与社会协会研究社区的成员将在这些年轻学者面临学术空间和挑战时为他们提供建议和指导。有效的心理和成为跨学科学术界的一部分可以扩大研究生的观点和最近的博士学位。持有人并为他们提供必要的培训和支持，以成功成为学者。一揽子财政支持允许研究员充分利用该计划的核心教育，培训和心理。一旦建立，这些研究员不仅将不仅为该领域做出重大贡献，而且还将成为自己学生的心理学家。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并使用基金会的知识分子和更广泛的影响审查标准，通过评估来诚实地获得支持。