University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research

Invest/Make a Gift

Thank you for your interest in making a gift to the Institute for Social Research. Your support will help ISR continue as a world leader in developing sound and reliable information for policy-makers and in training the next generation of empirical social scientists, both in the U. S. and around the world.

A number of funds are already available to meet your philanthropic needs. Alternatively, you could establish a fund that better meets your personal goals. Every dollar donated to these funds will be used for the purposes specified.

  • Charles Cannell Fund in Survey Methodology - supports research in survey methodology designed to understand better the interaction between the interviewer and the respondent.
  • Ronald and Deborah Freedman Fund for International Activities - supports small pilot research studies conducted by alumni and staff of the Population Studies Center.
  • Founders Awards - supports outstanding dissertation candidates to complete dissertations using data generated by an ISR study.
  • Regula Herzog Fund - supports junior researchers, especially in research on older populations.
  • Albert Hermalin Scholars Fund - supports research and training opportunities for alumni of the Population Studies Center.
  • Harold Jacobson Lecture in International Law - supports an annual lecture in international law.
  • Daniel Katz Graduate Fellowship Fund - supports dissertation work by a student in the Psychology Department who is working on a dissertation at ISR.
  • Leslie Kish International Fellows Fund - supports survey samplers from developing countries to attend the Sampling Program for Survey Statisticians.
  • Innovation in Social Research Fund - supports an outstanding dissertation candidate completing an innovative research project using data generated by an ISR study.
  • Warren Miller and Philip Converse Lecture - supports an annual lecture on electoral politics.
  • Warren Miller Scholars Fund - supports outstanding young scholars to attend the Summer Program run by the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR).
  • Next Generation Fund - supports Graduate Students and young faculty.

If you would like to establish another fund with a different purpose, please contact Patrick Shields at peshield@umich.edu or (734) 764-8369.

 
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