2016 PREVENTION SCIENCE SUMMER FELLOWSHIPS Deadline Date: March 31st, 2016 @ noon CENTER MISSION: CPPR conducts research to improve the effectiveness and practicality of evidence-based programs and practices designed to prevent behavioral, emotional, or mental disorders in children and adolescents through personalized adaptations that involve the tailoring of interventions to best fit the unique needs, strengths, and preferences of individuals and communities. FELLOWSHIP PURPOSE: Prevention Science Summer Fellowships provide (at minimum) three (3) graduate students with summer support to pursue collaborative research projects in prevention science with CPPR faculty members and affiliates (e.g., postdoctoral fellows, research associates, and faculty from other research units engaged in prevention-related research). All proposals should lead to the enhancement of evidence-based prevention programs and practices through the identification of tailoring variables or development of personalized adaptations at the individual and community levels. TYPES OF RESEARCH AWARDS: Collaborative research proposals may involve (a) the use of secondary data or (b) a new research proposal. Be sure to specify which type of research will be conducted. Projects must involve data; projects that solely involve literature reviews will not be considered for funding. FELLOWSHIP AWARD: Students will receive a $4,000 summer stipend with an expectation to commit 20-25 hrs/week (June-August) to a research project under the direction of a CPPR researcher or affiliate. It is expected that students will work toward a finished product, such as a conference proposal, article, or grant application. Students also must participate in the Center’s Early Career Investigators Network (ECIN) meetings during the 2016-2017 academic year and give a project presentation at a Fall 2016 CPPR colloquium. The CPPR summer fellowship is a one-time award; applications will not be considered from students who have received the fellowship award in previous years. CPPR FACULTY PROJECT ADVISOR: Students should identify a CPPR faculty member or affiliate with whom to collaborate. Most CPPR faculty have research data available for secondary data analysis or are engaged in ongoing prevention intervention research. It is strongly

recommended that you meet prior to the application submission to discuss the proposed research and to delineate the roles and expectations of the collaboration.

APPLICATION AND INSTRUCTIONS Submit an electronic copy as a PDF or Microsoft Word document to CPPR Administrative Director, Nicole Morrell at [email protected], by the March 31st, 2016 due date. Your complete application should adhere to the guidelines below and must include: 1. Application Cover Sheet

1 page

2. Fellowship Proposal (single space, 12 point font)

750 words or less

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The fellowship proposal should include the following information. Head each section with the numbered points (#1-4) as written here (headers are not part of word count.) 1) Background. Give a brief overview of the research project. Specify if it is a new research proposal or involves secondary data analysis. 2) Explain how the project contributes to the identification of tailoring variables or development of personalized adaptations of evidencebased prevention interventions. 3) Describe the anticipated outcome of the project (e.g. article, conference presentation, grant application, etc.). 4) Describe the mentoring relationship that will take place between you and the CPPR faculty project advisor endorsing the proposal. If the advisor is not a CPPR faculty member, please state the qualifications of the advisor to supervise prevention-related research.

3. Curriculum Vitae (2 page maximum) 4. An (unofficial) University of Minnesota transcript 5. A 250-word letter of support by the CPPR faculty member or affiliate. If you have any questions regarding the summer fellowship program, please contact the director of the CPPR Early Career Investigator Network, Richard Lee, PhD, LP (Department of Psychology), at [email protected].