Project on Schooling and Children seeks applicants for fellowships

The Harvard Project on Schooling and Children offers Fellowships in Evaluating Programs for Children, which are meant to promote innovative interdisciplinary approaches in evaluation, and to increase the knowledge and skills of young scholars from a wide variety of disciplinary and applied backgrounds in the theory and practice of program evaluation.

Applicants for the 1997-99 fellowships must have received their Ph.D., Ed.D., or equivalent degree within the past five years, as well as demonstrate a strong interest in or experience with educational programs for children and interdisciplinary approaches to program evaluation. Those who are graduates of professional schools or from academic departments are encouraged to apply. Particular attention will be given to candidates who intend careers in education. Interested applicants should direct questions to Jo Birckmayer, Evaluation Task Force, Harvard Project on Schooling and Children, 14 Story St., 2nd Floor, Cambridge, MA 02138, 495-3266; birckmayer@fas.harvard.edu. The application deadline is March 30.

Development Communications Office wins award

The University's Development Communications office received a Bronze Publications Award for its Harvard College Fund volunteer training package at the CASE (Council for Advancement and Support of Education) District 1 Conference held in Boston last month.

Islamic Legal Studies Program offers Student Activity Fund

Student organizations are invited to submit funding proposals for Harvard activities related to the Islamic world. Projects that deal with legal phenomena will receive preference. All activities will be judged on their ability to enhance relevant learning and understanding among students and faculty.

Six to eight awards from $300 to $500 will be distributed per academic year. Applications should be submitted preferably one month prior to the proposed activity, but will be accepted throughout the year. Proposals indicating matching funds from other sources will be particularly welcomed. All activities must be open to the public, and the Islamic Legal Studies Program should be recognized as a supporter or co-sponsor. Questions about the proposal requirements and proposal submissions should be directed to Barbro Ek, associate director, Islamic Legal Studies Program, Pound Hall 504, Harvard Law School, 496-3941.

Funds available for study, research in civil rights-civil liberties, legal history

Funds are available from the Mark DeWolfe Howe Fund to support study and research in either Anglo-American legal history or in United States civil rights-civil liberties. Students, faculty, officers of administration , or recent graduates of Harvard and Radcliffe College are eligible.

Grants may be used to enable students to travel or reside in different parts of the United States to increase their understanding of civil rights or civil liberties. Support will be offered to those proposals in the spirit of the late Professor Howe's commitments to political liberty, social justice, and the highest standards of scholarship. Applicants seeking funds for the coming summer or for the 1997-98 academic year should obtain an application form and submit a brief written proposal to Professor John Mansfield, c/o Susan Norton, Hauser Hall 506, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA, 02138 no later than April 18.