Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant
Doctoral student working on dissertation
Grants are available to help support doctoral dissertation expenses of students in the U.S. or Canada whose studies have the potential for adding significantly to knowledge about problems in the functioning, well being, or literacy of children, adults, couples, families or communities, or about interventions designed to prevent or alleviate such problems.
3. Ten copies of a brief abstract
4. Evidence that the dissertation proposal has received official faculty approval
5. Evidence that the dissertation proposal has received official approval from the IRB of the sponsoring institution
6. Applicant's curriculum vitae
7. A time schedule showing probable dates for completion of data collection, data analysis, and the dissertation itself
8. A proposed budget
9. Indicate other sources of funding for this project which have already been secured or to which you have applied or intend to apply for support.
10. A letter of agreement from the applicant
11. Letter from sponsoring organization
12. Confidential letter from the applicant's primary faculty dissertation sponsor.
The following items are required:
1. Completed application form with original signature
2. A copy of the dissertation proposal as approved.
- salary, tuition, or living expenses for the applicant
- major travel, hotel costs, conference attendance, or organizational dues
- purchase of major equipment or furniture
- expenses incurred prior to faculty approval of dissertation proposal or after faculty approval of completed dissertation
If a grant is awarded, the check will be made payable to the applicant organization and sent to the attention and address of the university official designated in the application. It is not possible for the Fund to provide feedback on applications that are declined; nor may applications, once declined, be resubmitted to the Fund for further consideration.