HUD Urban Fellows Program

Posted by on October 24, 2003

[posted to National Service-Learning listserv]

The Office of University Partnerships in the US Department of Housing and Urban Development is pleased to announce the availability of $550,000 in funds for the Urban Scholars Fellowship Program. The purpose of this program is provide encouragement to new scholars to undertake research now, and throughout their careers, on research topics of interest to HUD. Up to $55,000 will be awarded to each grantee.

Eligible Applicants: Ph.D. recipients who have an academic appointment at an institution of higher education and have received their Ph.D. degrees no earlier than January 1, 1998.

Application Deadline: December 17, 2003

Matching Requirements: University support in terms of course load reductions, indirect costs waived, space, etc. is required.

For more details, visit <a href="http://www.oup.org">http://www.oup.org</a>

The topics of interest include:

Strengthening Communities. This strategic goal seeks to improve economic conditions in distressed communities; make communities more livable; end chronic homelessness; and mitigate housing conditions that threaten health.

Promoting Participation of Grass-Roots Faith-Based and Other Community-Based Organizations. Through this strategic goal, HUD seeks to reduce regulatory barriers to participation by grass-roots faith-based and other community-based organizations; conduct outreach to inform potential partners of HUD opportunities; expand technical assistance resources deployed to grassroots faith-based and other community-based organizations; and encourage partnerships between grass-roots faith-based and other community-based organizations and HUDs traditional

Improving Housing Conditions in Colonias. HUD is seeking to improve housing conditions for families living in Colonias. Colonias means any identifiable, rural community that: is located within 150 miles of the border between the United States and Mexico; is determined to be a Colonia on the basis of objective need criteria including lack of potable water supply, lack of adequate sewerage systems, and lack of decent, safe, sanitary, and accessible housing.