The Foundation for Child Development: Changing Faces of America’s Children - Young Scholars Program is calling for proposals for fellowships. Eligible researchers will have earned their doctoral degrees within the last 15 years, and be full-time, tenure-track, faculty members of a college or university in the United States. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. or its equivalent in one of the behavioral and social sciences or in an allied professional field (e.g., public policy, public health, education, social work, nursing, medicine).   Its goals are to:

• Stimulate both basic and policy-relevant research about the early education, health and well-being of immigrant children from birth to age 10, particularly those who are living in low-income families in the United States.
• Support the career development of young investigators - from the behavioral and social sciences or in an allied professional field - to attain tenure or who have received tenure in the last four years from a college or university in the United States.

Up to four fellowships of up to $150,000 for use over one to three years will be awarded competitively. The deadline is November 1, 2012. Questions can be addressed to ysp@fcd-us.org.