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一些重要问题，这些问题强调了法律规定和法律运作方式之间的差异，特别是那些加剧社会内部不平等的差异。然而，尽管这项工作很关键，但仍然存在阻碍新学者进入这个相对较小领域的障碍。其中一个障碍是进入法律和社会科学领域需要跨越传统的学科界限。但由于该领域规模较小，专家集中的研究机构较少。对于研究生或最近的博士生来说，这即使不是不可能，也可能会带来风险。不在拥有已建立的跨学科项目的机构从事此类工作的持有人。他们往往缺乏完成这项关键工作的培训或支持。法律与社会科学奖学金和法律与不平等指导计划旨在通过伊利诺伊州芝加哥市美国律师基金会内强大的知识界的极其重要和专业的支持，培养一小批由两名精心挑选的博士学者和一名专注于法律和不平等问题的博士后学者组成的团队。申请将广泛且跨学科地向任何高级博士开放。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、对法律和不平等研究的承诺、学术成就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团体的成员将为这些年轻学者在学术空间和挑战中提供建议和指导。有效的指导和成为跨学科学术界的一部分可以拓宽研究生和最近的博士学位的视野。持有者，并为他们提供必要的培训和支持，以使其成为成功的学者。一揽子财务支持使研究员能够充分利用该计划的核心教育、培训和指导。一旦设立，这些研究员很快不仅会对该领域做出重大贡献，而且还将成为自己学生的导师。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。