Center for Political Studies
Institute for Social Research
University of Michigan
P.O. Box 1248
Ann Arbor, MI
48106-1248
Voice: (734) 763-1348
Fax: (734) 764-3341
Kenneth Organski Scholar's Fund
For over 30 years, AFK (Ken) Organski was associated with both the Department of Political Science and the Center for Political Studies, Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan. While there he made major contributions to the study of world politics and political development and he embraced quantitative methods, encouraging his students to use the latest methods in their research. He devoted himself to his students and their success, and many of his students have prominent and successful careers. Ken was loved for his passion for political science and for his extraordinary sense of humor. To honor Ken's contributions to the Center, the Department, the University, and the field, the Center for Political Studies, awards up to $5000 for a summer fellowship to support a graduate student working with a CPS faculty member on a project in world politics or political development.
Applications are accepted in January of each year. 2008 application instructions (PDF)
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Roy Pierce Scholar's Fund
For almost 50 years Roy Pierce was associated with Michigan's Department of Political Science. He became a researcher in the Center for Political Studies in the 1960s and remained active there until his death. He is remembered as a leading scholar of French politics and a creative practitioner of genuinely comparative research. Roy was also a devoted mentor to graduate students. He gave freely of his time, energy and talents. His former students are now successful social scientists teaching and conducting research at premier institutions worldwide. These relationships brought him great personal satisfaction. At his death, many of these students were cherished friends. One of his students has remarked, "The most important and perhaps most surprising thing I have to say is how deeply Roy touched me and, I expect, most of us who studied with him. He never shared his quiet or private side with me or my contemporaries. Nonetheless, he displayed a degree of pedagogical and intellectual openness I've rarely seen in my career."
The Pierce Fund was created to mark Roy's lifetime commitment to the community of political scientists at the University of Michigan and his enthusiastic mentoring and care of graduate students. The award will provide summer support of up to $5,000 for two graduate students in the University of Michigan's Department of Political Science working with a faculty member in the Center for Political Science (CPS) at the Institute for Social Research.
Applications are accepted in January of each year. 2008 application instructions (PDF)