Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Patrice L. Engle Dissertation Grant- For Global Early Child Development

The Patrice L. Engle Dissertation Grant provides support for students interested in a career in global early child development who are from or doing research in low- or middle-income countries. The Grant includes US $5,000 to support dissertation research and a 2-year student membership to SRCD.
The 2016 Deadline for the Application is April 30th, 2016. Applications must be sent via email to Patrice.Engle.Grant@SRCD.ORG

Applicants will be notified of decisions by June 30, 2016. Questions can be directed to Patrice.Engle.Grant@SRCD.ORG

For more information and Application Instructions click here

About the Award

In East and Southern Africa, 35% of women are married before age 18. Globally, over 650 million women alive today were married as children. Child marriage is rooted in gender inequality and is exacerbated by poverty, insecurity and conflict.

Launched in 2018, RIATT-ESA in partnership with the the African Union and with support from Media Monitoring Africa, launched an award for journalists reporting on Child Marriage. The award was developed in support the African Union Campaign to End Child Marriage Campaign, in an effort to enhance the promotion and protection of the rights of girls and women in Africa. The primary objective of the Award is to promote reporting of child marriage issues; hence raising public awareness, understanding and galvanizing action against child marriage.

The first awards were handed out in 2019 during the during the 3rd STC & SDLE of the African Union.