Call for Applications: 2025 Cohort of the Towards 2044: Horowitz Early Career Scholars Program

The Society for Research in Child Development is pleased to accept scholar and mentor applications for the 2025 cohort of the Towards 2044: Horowitz Early Career Scholar Program.  

The Frances Degan Horowitz Millennium Scholars Program (MSP) was developed in 1999 as a vehicle to encourage and support scholars from under-represented ethnic/racial groups from North America in pursuing graduate work in developmental science. In 2020, the Wallace Foundation provided funding to SRCD to strengthen the program, extending it from mentorship specifically at the SRCD Biennial to a year-long program. The new name for the extended program is now the Towards 2044: Horowitz Early Career Scholar Program. 

About the Program 
The Towards 2044: Horowitz Early Career Scholar Program provides educational and professional development for scholars, giving them a launching point for a career in the field of child development. 

The program offers: 

Scholars:

• Mentorship from more advanced researchers in the field who provide them with guidance and support in their pursuit of educational and professional goals
• Opportunity to attend the 2025 Horowitz in-person orientation in Washington, DC. All travel and hotel expenses will be reimbursed by SRCD.  
• Stipends for program efforts 
• Monthly professional development seminars on a diverse range of topics pertaining to graduate and early career researchers 
• Valuable exposure to the field for underrepresented scholars, allowing them to interact not only with their mentors, but also with other scholars and professionals

Mentors:  

• Mentorship experience for individuals from diverse racial, ethnic, and disciplinary groups
• Opportunity to attend the 2025 Horowitz in-person orientation in Washington, DC. All travel and hotel expenses will be reimbursed by SRCD. 
• Honoraria for program efforts 
• The opportunity to facilitate and lead monthly professional development seminars  
• Networking opportunities with other child development professionals  

apply to be a scholar              apply to be a mentor

ELIGIBILITY AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The application deadline is Monday, March 24, 2025 EST.

Questions? For technical support of the submission site, please contact SRCD (scholar@srcd.org).