University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Amherst, MA

Total Grants to University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Total $ Granted:	$ 211,607
For Years:	2004 2002 2000 1999 1997
# Grants:	8

Grants to University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Date	Amount	Purpose	Funder
12-30-2004	15,000	Fellowship Research Grant Paul Hollander Department of Sociology During a six month period beginning November 2003 to support preparation of a book, SOURCEBOOK ON POLITICAL VIOLENCE AND COERCION IN COMMUNIST SYSTEMS.	Earhart Foundation
12-30-2004	5,000	Search for Mechanisms for Fine-Tuning	John Templeton Foundation
12-30-2002	45,000	Search for Mechanisms for Fine-Tuning	John Templeton Foundation
12-31-2000	44,858	Alternative Approaches to Value-Added Assessment in Education: The Role of Student Context Variables Dale Ballou will examine approaches to measuring teacher performance based on their students’ performance on standardized tests. The project’s findings will be published in academic and public policy journals.	Smith Richardson Foundation
12-30-2000	25,000	Search for Mechanisms for Fine-Tuning	John Templeton Foundation
12-31-1999	25,000	Department of Political Science During 2000 to prepare one or more journal article(s) and/or a book on the topic, "Democracy, Development, and Integration: The Lessons of Southern Europe for Eastern Europe," Howard J. Wiarda, Research(Amended 12/11/00, extend time period through 8/31/01.)	Earhart Foundation
12-31-1997	42,749	Economic Issues in the Enforcement of Market-Based Approaches to Environmental Policies This grant supports research on how market-based environmental policies are regulated and enforced. John Stranlund will collect data on two major market-based regulatory systems and interview regulators who have authority over those systems. The findings will be published in a report and in scholarly journals.	Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-1997	9,000	Paul Hollander Department of Sociology To prepare one or more journal article(s) and/or a book on the topic, "Western Intellectuals and Their Responses to the Collapse of Communist Systems, 1989-1996."	Earhart Foundation