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About the AIR Pipeline Partnership Program (P3)

About the AIR Pipeline Partnership Program (P3) Africa

The American Institutes for Research® (AIR) is a mission-driven institution dedicated to generating and using evidence that contributes to a better and more equitable world. AIR knows that human capital is our greatest asset and the key to our success. We believe that embracing a diversity of perspectives, abilities, cultural backgrounds, styles, ages, gender, gender identity/expression, education, and life stories drives innovation and improves our ability to make research relevant.

Historically access to tertiary education in Africa has been limited, and flagship universities have focused on science, technology, and medicine rather than social and behavioral science. This has manifested in a limited capacity and a shortage of rigorous policy analysis and impact evaluation led by national researchers, which can feed into policy dialogue and decision-making. AIR Pipeline Partnership Program (P3) Africa aims to address this by extending P3 to African universities, directly addressing the lack of resources, supervisory support, professional networks, and access to cutting-edge training faced by Ph.D. students in African universities.

We aim to collaborate with universities to provide virtual and on-campus learning events, workshops, and training delivered by AIR Institute Fellows; leadership and other internal experts; networking opportunities; short courses; access to AIR’s paid Internship Program; and other opportunities.

About AIR and the AIR Opportunity Fund

AIR is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit institution that conducts behavioral and social science research and delivers technical assistance to solve some of the most urgent challenges in the U.S. and around the world. Through the AIR Opportunity Fund, AIR invests in the generation and use of high-quality evidence to address the harmful effects of segregation by race and place. As part of our core operating principles, we support and engage in partnerships with stakeholders who are directly affected by the inequities we seek to address and with those who influence and drive decision-making. Further, our work advances efforts that incorporate the perspectives of individuals with diverse experiences and expertise to shape approaches and solutions that are responsive to the communities with whom we work. The Pipeline Partnership Program is one component of this Fund.

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American Institutes for Research Expands Commitment to Address Systemic Inequities with $225 Million AIR Opportunity Fund | American Institutes for ResearchAIR is deepening its commitment to addressing systemic inequities with an enhanced focus on research developed in partnership with communities across the U.S. The AIR Opportunity Fund will invest in locally driven projects that address disparities in education, public safety and policing, workforce development, and community health and well-being.

American Institutes for Research Invests in the Future of Social Science Research through New Ph.D. Fellowship Programs | American Institutes for ResearchAIR has expanded its efforts to strengthen and sustain the diversity of research and technical assistance work conducted by scholars in the behavioral and social sciences through two new fellowship programs supporting Ph.D. students in the U.S. and Africa. The efforts are part of AIR’s Pipeline Partnership Program (P3), which offers guidance, mentoring, and learning opportunities for the next generation of research and technical assistance professionals.

American Institutes for Research Expands Effort to Diversify the Social and Behavioral Science Fields into East Africa | American Institutes for ResearchAIR is expanding its initiative to diversify the social and behavioral sciences fields through partnerships with two universities in East Africa, the University of Nairobi, in Kenya, and the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. The two universities will join AIR’s Pipeline Partnership Program, which provides guidance, mentoring and learning opportunities for the next generation of research and technical assistance professionals.

New Partnership Seeks to Foster Diversity and Inclusion in Research and Implementation Fields | American Institutes for ResearchAIR is launching a new partnership with three large universities aimed at building a pipeline of diverse candidates who can contribute to the field of behavioral and social science research and application. The AIR Pipeline Partnership Program will provide opportunities for graduate-level students at Howard University in Washington, D.C., the University of Texas at San Antonio and Georgia State University, in Atlanta.