NIJ FY18 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Agency: National Institute of Justice
Assistance Listings
- 16.562 -- Criminal Justice Research and Development Graduate Research Fellowships
Closed opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
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Description
The Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (GRF-STEM) provides awards to accredited academic institutions to support graduate research leading to doctoral degrees in topic areas that are relevant to ensuring public safety, preventing and controlling crime, and ensuring the fair and impartial administration of criminal justice in the United States. Applicant academic institutions sponsoring doctoral students are eligible to apply only if the doctoral student's degree program is a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline; and the...
student's proposed dissertation research has demonstrable implications for addressing the challenges of crime and/or the fair and impartial administration of criminal justice in the United States.Awards are anticipated to be made to successful applicant institutions in the form of grants to cover fellowships for the sponsored doctoral students. Awards are made for up to 3 years of support usable over a 5-year period. For each year of support, NIJ provides the degree-granting institution a stipend of $35,000 usable toward the student's salary and related costs, and up to $15,000 to cover the student's tuition and fees, research expenses, and related costs.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Education
- Public and state institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
Additional information
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Grantor contact information
Description
For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Response Center: toll-free at 1-800-851-3420; via TTY at 301-240-6310 (hearing impaired only); email grants@ncjrs.gov; fax to 301-240-5830; or web chat at https://webcontact.ncjrs.gov/ncjchat/chat.jsp. The NCJRS Response Center hours of operation are 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday, and 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. eastern time on the solicitation close date. General information on applying for NIJ awards can be found at www.nij.gov/funding/Pages/welcome.aspx. Answers to frequently asked questions that may assist applicants are posted at www.nij.gov/funding/Pages/faqs.aspx.
grants@ncjrs.gov
Technical Support
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| NIJ-2018-13638.pdf | Full Announcement | Feb 16, 2018 03:33 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
https://nij.gov/funding/Documents/solicitations/NIJ-2018-13638.pdf
Closed: March 12, 2018
Award
$1,500,000
Program Funding
10
Expected awards
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Award Minimum
$1,500,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
NIJ-2018-13638
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
No
Funding instrument type:
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
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Category of Funding Activity:
Science technology and other research and development
Category Explanation:
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History
Version:
4
Posted date:
January 11, 2018
Archive date:
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