Michigan’s Population Studies Center

PSC was established in 1961 and has a rich history as an interdisciplinary community of scholars in population research and training. PSC is one of five centers within the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research (ISR).

PSC receives core funding from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (P2CHD041028). The Population Dynamics and Health Program (PDHP) , which supports research in population health, is part of PSC.

News & Announcements

ISR to Launch International Research Hub

ISR to Launch International Research Hub

The Survey Research Center and Population Studies Center Program will be Housed at PSCANN ARBOR — The Institute for Social Research’s (ISR) Survey Research Center (SRC) and Population Studies Center (PSC) are teaming up to launch the International Research Hub, a new resource that will support and expand social research worldwide. Sited at PSC, the…

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PSC Small Grants

Private gifts are a true investment in the research and training conducted at the Population Studies Center. They are used to support graduate students, young faculty, and international scholars, and to seed small research projects.

Currently six funds have been established at PSC. Learn more about these funds— those they honor, and the work they support– or browse all PSC Small Grants awarded.