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 Spring 2025 RA may do so through this form. Applications are due November 22, 2024.

Application Procedures

Apply by November 22, 2024

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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