Doctoral Dissertation Research Grants

Who Can Apply

Functional Categories:
Resource Development and Support - School Aid
Resource Development and Support - Student Financial Aid

Applicants:
State (Includes District Of Columbia; Includes Institutions Of Higher Education And Hospitals)
Public Nonprofit Institution/Organization (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)
U.S. Territories And Possessions (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)
Specialized Group (Health Professional, Student, Veteran)
Private Nonprofit Institution/Organization (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)

Applicant Eligibility:
Applicants must be accredited institutions of higher education recognized by the Department of Education that sponsor doctoral students who are currently enrolled and matriculating and have been accepted into candidacy in an accredited doctoral program. Students must have a fully developed and approved dissertation proposal. Students must also demonstrate that their institution will provide support, such as tuition waivers, office space, equipment, etc.

Beneficiaries:
Quasi-public non-profit organization
Private non-profit institution/organization
Public nonprofit institution/organization
Graduate Student

Beneficiary Eligibility:
Beneficiaries are doctoral students.

Credentials/Documentation:
Doctoral students must meet the following requirements: (1) Be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (recipient of an Alien Registration Recipient Card-Form I-551, commonly referred to as a Green Card) currently enrolled in an accredited doctoral program; (2) Have an approved dissertation proposal; (3) Provide documentation from the dissertation committee chairs that states the feasibility of the following: (a) By the application due date, the student's dissertation will be accepted by the full dissertation committee (b)The student will have an assigned dissertation advisor; (c) by September of the application year, the student will have satisfactorily completed all other written and oral Ph.D. requirements, including all examinations and defense of the proposal, except the dissertation; and(d) The proposed dissertation can be completed within the 2-year grant period. (4) Provide a support letter for the institution. This support may not replace support or assistance the institution would otherwise provide to the student.