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NIJ FY 14 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences

Opportunity ID
NIJ-2014-3739
Solicitation Status
Closed
Fiscal Year
2014
Closing Date
Posting Date
Description
NIJ is seeking proposals for funding innovative dissertation research under the NIJ Graduate Research Fellowship (GRF) Program that provides awards for research on crime, violence, and other criminal justice-related topics to accredited academic institutions that offer research-based doctoral degrees in social and behavioral academic disciplines relevant to NIJ’s mission. NIJ invests in doctoral education by supporting universities that sponsor students who demonstrate the potential to successfully complete doctoral degree programs in disciplines relevant to the mission of NIJ and who are in the final stages of graduate study. Applicants sponsoring doctoral students are eligible to apply only if the doctoral research dissertation has direct relevance to providing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics to better prevent and control crime and ensure the fair and impartial administration of criminal justice in the United States.

Awards

Number of Awards: 8
Total Amount Awarded: $240,440

Date Created: February 24, 2014