Upjohn Grants and Awards
2012 Early Career Research Grants
The Upjohn Institute requests proposals for Early Career Research Grants (previously called Mini-Grants). These grants are intended to provide resources to junior faculty (untenured and within six years of earning their PhD) to carry out policy-related research on labor market issues. The Institute supports and encourages research on all issues related to labor markets and is especially interested in topics related to the recent recession and current recovery.
The deadline to apply was February 1, 2012.
2012 Grant Announcement 
2012 Dissertation Award
The Upjohn Institute invites submissions for its annual prize for the best PhD dissertation on employment-related issues. A first prize of $2,500 is being offered. Up to two honorable mention awards of $1,000 may also be given.
The deadline to apply is July 6, 2012.
2012 Dissertation Award Announcement
2011 Dissertation Award
The 2011 Award winners are:
- First prize—Nicolas Ziebarth, DIW Berlin, for "Sickness Absence and Economic Incentives"
- Honorable mention—Ina Ganguli, Harvard University, for "Labor Markets in Transition: Science and Migration After the Collapse of the Soviet Union"