Distinguishing Demography and PRI Resources

Training in Penn State's Demography program is enhanced by the co-location of Penn State's phenomenal Population Research Institute (PRI). The Population Research Institute is housed under the Social Science Research Institute and Penn State's Vice Provost for Research. PRI brings together dozens of faculty researchers to promote dynamic and innovative population research.

It can be difficult for Penn State students to distinguish between the opportunties and resources from the Demography program and PRI. The following table helps.

	Demography Program	Population Research Institute
Primary Purpose	Awarding students’ academic degrees for demographic training	Encouraging & supporting faculty research
Community	Dual-title Demography students, PhD Demography minor students, & Demography faculty	PRI faculty associates & their students
Funding	Fox Graduate School at Penn State	NICHD P2C external grant & internal Penn State funding
Benefits for Students
Who can receive these benefits?	Dual-title Demography students & PhD Demography minor students	Students working with PRI faculty associates
Direct funding for students	RA positions, Conference travel funding for presenting student research, Funding to help with open-access publication fees	Conference travel funding to PAA when presenting or on the program
Indirect funding for students	Fleet car rentals for students to travel to conferences	T-32 predoctoral fellowships among eligible Demography dual-title students, PRI computing lab (lab only accessible to Demography dual-title & minor students)
Funded events students can attend	Mini PAA, Spring student picnic	Graduate Student Methods Workshop, PRI Brown Bag Lecture Series, DeJong Lecture Series, PRI Working Groups
Professional development opportunities	Participate in DEMOG 590 for career preparation with program alumni, Present at Mini PAA to practice PAA presentations	Present research at PRI Working Groups, Meet visiting PRI Brown Bag presenters, Attend methodology workshops