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Research Assistance Fellows Program

Tobias Center Research Assistance Fellows Program

The Randall L. and Deborah F. Tobias Center for Innovation in International Development issues calls for Research Assistance Fellows Program each fall and spring.

The Research Assistance Fellows Program provides IU Bloomington students with opportunities to engage in collaborative research with faculty about international development. Students may apply directly to the Tobias Center for a research assistantship and faculty may apply for funding to employ a research assistant. The Tobias Center will work with accepted faculty to match them to research assistants with relevant knowledge and skills.

Faculty wishing to apply for a Fall 2025 RA may do so through this qualtrics form. Applications for Fall 2025 are due April 25, 2025.

Program Details

RAs may be undergraduate students enrolled in any degree throughout the IU Bloomington campus, students enrolled in an HLS-granted BA/MA program, or early-stage graduate students enrolled in IU Bloomington degrees.
RAs receive $15/hour for up to 10 hours of research support for 15 weeks.
Research teams are expected to share their progress at the Tobias Center Annual Research Symposium in the December after their award was funded.
RAs will participate in a pair of professional development workshops during the semester they are employed

Requirements

Provide research assistant with 5-10 hours of work per week on a research project related to international
Set weekly goals/deliverables for your RA;
Meet at least bi-weekly and maintain communication with your RA;
Acknowledge Tobias Center support in any related published work;
Co-present research with RA at the Tobias Center Annual Research Symposium
Submit a report outlining the research progress made and the activities of the research assistant by the end of the semester following the use of funds. The Tobias Center may also request a short, non-technical write-up and/or photographs of Tobias-Supported research for public consumption on our website, annual report, or social media channels.

Work for 5-10 hours per week on research
Meet at least bi-weekly and maintain communication with your faculty mentor;
Co-present research with faculty mentor at the Tobias Center Annual Research Symposium
Submit a report outlining the research activities conducted and what you learned from the assistantship by the end of the semester. The Tobias Center may also request a short, non-technical write-up and/or photographs of Tobias-Supported research for public consumption on our website, annual report, or social media channels.

Application Procedures

Apply by April 25, 2025

Faculty seeking funds should submit their application at this link. Application includes:

A research proposal of no more than 1,000 words (shorter is preferred), briefly describing the project’s content, scholarly significance, and contribution to the Tobias Center’s mission.
A short description of the research tasks the investigator anticipates hiring the RA to complete, along with a plan for providing the RA with relevant training to complete these tasks.
The faculty member’s C.V.

Faculty may recruit and identify their RA when applying, or can use the Tobias Center's database of interested students to hire their RA.

Students seeking a research assistantship may fill out this form to indicate their interest. Funded faculty may choose their RAs from this database, but we cannot guarantee placement.

Award Criteria

The Tobias Center will decide awards based on the relevance of the research to the Tobias Center’s mission and the pedagogical value of the RA’s proposed research tasks. Applications will be reviewed by a committee composed of members of the Tobias Center Steering Committee.

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