Graduate Student Grants

C. Wright Mills Scholar Awards

Every year, the Center awards three C. Wright Mills Scholar Awards to promising young scholars of poverty and inequality, scholars who have been offered admission to Ph.D. programs at Stanford University and have a strong interest in poverty and inequality scholarship. These awards are principally intended for students in social science disciplines (e.g., anthropology, economics, education, history, political science, psychology, and sociology) but may in some circumstances also be awarded to students in the humanities. The awards come with a small $2,000 start-up grant that may be used for any research-relevant purposes, such as books, computers, or conference travel.

Awards

Three awards of $2,000 will be distributed in the coming academic year.

Eligibility

Awards are conditionally made to students who have a strong interest in poverty and inequality scholarship and have been admitted to social science or humanities Ph.D. programs at Stanford University. The award is disbursed only if the student accepts the admission offer from Stanford University.

Expenses

The grant may be used to cover any research-relevant expenses (e.g., books, computers, conference travel).

Procedure

Candidates are nominated by the graduate department to which the student has applied. All nominations must be accompanied by the application materials that the nominated student has submitted. These materials should be sent to Alice Chou:

  • Alice Chou
    Administrative Associate, Center for the Study of Poverty and Inequality
    450 Serra Mall, Building 80
    Stanford University
    Stanford, CA 94305-2029
    650-724-6912
    aychou@stanford.edu

Deadlines

Nominations should be submitted by March 1 of any given year (for students entering in the following fall). Award recipients will be notified by mid-March of that year.

Contact

The Center Administrative Associate, Alice Chou, administers this program. All inquiries should be directed to her:

  • Alice Chou
    Administrative Associate, Center for the Study of Poverty and Inequality
    450 Serra Mall, Building 80
    Stanford University
    Stanford, CA 94305-2029
    650-724-6912
    aychou@stanford.edu