University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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For core support to the Odum Institute Data Archive
Date
Dec. 08, 2022
Duration
48 months
Description
A leading obstacle identified in Arab social sciences is the lack of data and data analysis capacity within the region.In 2017 with Corporation support and partners in the region, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) launched the first interdisciplinary social-science data archive in the Arab region.Following its successful design and implementation, the initiative will nowbroaden the scale of data archiving with new strategies to promote the norms of data preservation and expand the collection of datasets. The initiativewill also hold data management workshops,expand training of trainers in the region, preparing each to conduct their own data archiving workshops. Corporation funds will support staff costs, workshops, and data analysis.
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For the Arab Public Data Initiative
Date
Dec. 10, 2020
Duration
24 months
Description
A leading obstacle identified in Arab social sciences is the lack of data and data analysis capacity within the region.In 2017 with Corporation support and partners in the region, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) launched the first interdisciplinary social-science data archive in the Arab region.Following its successful design and implementation, the initiative will nowbroaden the scale of data archiving with new strategies to promote the norms of data preservation and access. The initiativewill also expand training of trainers in the region, preparing each to conduct their own data archiving workshops. Corporation funds will support staff costs, workshops, and data analysis.
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For the Arab Public Data Initiative
Date
Sep. 07, 2017
Duration
39 months
Description
A leading obstacle identified in Arab social sciences is lack of data and data analysis capacity within the region. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will launch the Arab Public Data Initiative, building partnerships among Arab and North American social scientists and library and information science professionals to train junior researchers and scholars in quantitative methods. The Initiative will address the problem of accessing data and applying quantitative methods in data analysis in the region. The project would also offer coordination support to some activities of libraries in the region.
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For a research project on lessons learned from Teachers for a New Era initiative
Date
Sep. 12, 2013
Duration
11 months
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As a one-time grant for scholar mobility fellowships to U.S. universities in support for social scientists from the Arab region
Date
Sep. 12, 2013
Duration
48 months
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For the 100Kin10 Digital News Service: Reporting on Challenges and Opportunities in STEM Education
Date
Jun. 14, 2012
Duration
12 months
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Toward curriculum enrichment
Date
Jun. 12, 2008
Duration
27 months
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For a planning grant on the feasibility of and options for republishing modernist texts
Date
Dec. 04, 2008
Duration
9 months
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Toward a conference on redistricting reform and its impact on minority voters
Date
Mar. 02, 2006
Duration
15 months