Byron Hanke Fellowship 2022

The Foundation for Community Association Research (FCAR) awards its Byron Hanke Fellowship to selected graduate students to implement research projects related to the development, management and governance of common interest communities and their community associations.

Eligibility for the Byron Hanke Fellowship 2022 :

• The Foundation for Community Association Research offers Byron Hanke Fellowship to graduate students in topics related to community associations.
• The candidates applying for Byron Hanke Fellowship 2022 should be enrolled in a master’s, doctoral or law program at an accredited institution or university in the US or Canada.
• The graduate students from any field are eligible provided their studies should relate to community associations and to the candidate's proposed research topic.
• The applicants for Byron Hanke Fellowship 2022 should prepare a research paper on one of the following topics.
• Financial Crisis: Community Associations in Lien Priority, Insolvency or Foreclosure
• How Community Associations respond to ageing infrastructure and ageing residents
• Evaluating the impact of short-term rentals (like Airbnb) on Community Associations
• Quantifying how Community Associations impact home values and resale activity
• How Community Associations manage risks related to technology use and data collection
• Trends in Community Association efforts to conserve resources and protect the environment
• The research papers should be on the scale of a doctoral dissertation, a law review quality article, or a master's thesis and should benefit the foundation.
• The candidates should be approved by the full-time faculty member or graduate student’s general academic advisor.
• The applicants should submit a research proposal, names and contact details of three referees, and a writing sample in 5 to 20 pages.

Value of the Byron Hanke Fellowship 2022 :

• The recipients of the Byron Hanke Fellowship 2022 get $3,000-$5,000 over one year.
• The stipends are paid in three equal instalments.