Grants for Retirees
All Grants for Retirees articles are collected here.
2022-2023 PDGR AbstractsWayne E. Potratz, Professor Emerita, Art Department, College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota was awarded a PDGR grant for Texture: Form, Process, and the Aesthetics of Surface and Attendance at the 9th International Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron Art, Berlin, September 15-20, 2022. Published:More... |
2021–22 PDGR awardsUMRA’s Professional Development Grants for Retirees program received only two applications for support over the past two years. It is not clear why, but the pandemic was almost certainly a major factor. Published:More... |
PDGR grant recipient honored for COVID paperUMRA member and Professor Emeritus John Romano received a “best paper” award from the American Psychological Association for his work emphasizing the importance of adapting prevention applications to ethnic and cultural groups. Published:More... |
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Grant application reminderDecember 31 is the application deadline for next year’s Professional Development Grants for Retirees. All U of M retirees who will be fully retired by the time of their award may apply for grants. Published:More... |
2022 Professional Development Grants for RetireesThe 2022 PDGR awards competition opens October 15, and the application deadline is December 31. The program is open to all retirees from all five campuses in the University of Minnesota System. Published:More... |
2022 PDGR AnnouncementThe competition for next year’s awards opens on October 15, 2021. The deadline for applications is December 31. Approved proposals will be announced in February 2022. Grants will start on April 1 and extend to June 30, 2023. Published:More... |
PDGR Committee welcomes new membersUMRA’s Professional Development Grants for Retirees Committee recently increased its membership to gain representation from the University of Minnesota beyond the Twin Cities campus. Published:More... |
2021-2022 PDGR AbstractsJoanne B. Eicher, Regents Professor Emerita College of Design, was awarded a PDGR grant for Color images for book, Global Trade, Cultural Authentication, and the Kalabari of the Niger Delta. Published:More... |
PDGR program needs contributions, mentorsThe Professional Development Grants for Retirees program received only one application for 2021. Trying to create positive spin, I shall consider this an opportunity for us to replenish our program fund. Published:More... |
Mentoring URS students: Our brief but spectacular takeOver the last four years, with my spouse as co-investigator, I have benefitted greatly from having Undergraduate Research Scholarship students on our team for two projects supported by UMRA’s Professional Development Grants for Retirees program. Published:More... |
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Still making changeFive recipients of awards from UMRA’s Professional Development Grants for Retirees program, including Regent Emeritus Josie R. Johnson, are highlighted in “Still Making Change,” a feature article about U of M retirees written by UMRA Board member Will Craig and published in the Winter 2021 issue of Minnesota Alumni. Published:More... |
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Grant application deadline reminderDecember 11 is the application deadline for next year’s awards from the Professional Development Grants for Retirees (PDGR) program. Published:More... |
Support the UMRA grants programUMRA, together with the University of Minnesota Foundation, has launched a crowdfunding campaign to support the Professional Development Grants for Retirees program. Published:More... |
Annual grant competition starts October 15The Professional Development Grants for Retirees (PDGR) program is an annual competition that makes grants available to University of Minnesota retirees for professional development and research. All retirees from all five campuses in the University of Minnesota System may qualify to apply. Published:More... |
Impact of PDGR program is deep and wideSince 2009, UMRA’s Professional Development Grants for Retirees program has awarded more than 130 grants for a wide range of projects, to provide funding to retirees who want to continue their intellectual work. Strikingly, more than two thirds of the projects have benefited society at large, both in the United States and around the world. Published:More... |