Henry "Hank" Heitowit Scholarship

A scholarship fund has been established in honor of Henry “Hank” Heitowit, who served as the Director of the ICPSR Summer Program from 1981 to 2007. Hank Heitowit played a major role in making the Summer Program the leading resource for methodological training across the social, behavioral, and health sciences. During his tenure as Director, Hank Heitowit worked tirelessly to provide an optimal experience for participants, maintain the scholarly excellence and high-quality of instruction, and enhance diversity across the Summer Program.

The Heitowit Scholarship will enable a former participant to return to the ICPSR Summer Program. It covers the registration fee to attend a single Session (either the First Session or the Second Session) in the General Sessions of the ICPSR Summer Program. Applicants to the Heitowit Scholarship can come from any academic discipline. They can be at any stage of their professional careers and they can be working in academic or non-academic settings. Regardless of disciplinary backgrounds or career trajectories, all applicants must be former participants in a General Session (three- or four-week session) of the ICPSR Summer Program.

The following application materials are required:

  1. A current curriculum vitae (or resume for non-academic applicants)
  2. A cover letter describing how returning to the ICPSR Summer Program will benefit your professional career objectives. You must specify which session (First or Second) you would like to attend and which course(s) you would like to take. The cover letter should also describe your previous participation in the ICPSR Summer Program, including the year of participation and the courses taken.
  3. One letter of recommendation. Letters of recommendation should be 1 page in length, and include the length of time the recommender has known the applicant and the nature of their relationship. The recommendation letter should also include the applicant’s academic and research achievement, background, and potential, citing current examples of the applicant’s course and/or research work as evidence of aptitude, ability, and commitment that will carry the applicant forward into a significant research career.

How to apply

You must fill out the application form and submit all required materials through our scholarship application manager.

2026 Application deadline

⚠️ We will begin accepting applications for all ICPSR scholarships on Monday, January 26, 2026. The deadline for all ICPSR scholarship application forms and materials (including letters of recommendation) is 11:59 PM Eastern Time on Sunday, March 1, 2026.