FY17 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences
At a glance
FY17 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences is a closed federal grant opportunity from the National Institute of Justice (Department of Justice). The application deadline was November 21, 2016. Individual awards are listed as up to $480K, with about 15 awards expected and $480K in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include public colleges & universities and private colleges & universities. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 16.562 (Criminal Justice Research and Development Graduate Research Fellowships).
Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.
Key facts
- Sep 12, 2016Posted
- Nov 21, 2016Application deadline
- Posted
- Sep 12, 2016
- Close date
- Nov 21, 2016
- Award floor
- Not specified
- Award ceiling
- $480,000
- Est. total funding
- $480,000
- Expected awards
- 15
- Cost sharing
- Not required
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Opportunity category
- Discretionary
Who can apply
- Public colleges & universities
- Private colleges & universities
A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.
Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.
What it funds
Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.
The NIJ Graduate Research Fellowship (GRF) program in Social and Behavioral Sciences is open to doctoral students in all social and behavioral science disciplines. This program provides awards to accredited academic institutions to support graduate research leading to doctoral degrees in 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. NIJ invests in doctoral education by supporting academic institutions 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 (1) if the doctoral student's degree program is a Social and Behavioral Science discipline and (2) if the student's proposed dissertation research has direct implications for criminal justice policy and practice in the United States.
Full announcement & documents
The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.
Assistance Listing
What is an ALN?Agency contact (as published)
Quick answers
Who is eligible to apply for “FY17 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences”?
The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: Public colleges & universities and Private colleges & universities. Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.
How much funding is available through “FY17 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences”?
Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $480k, total estimated program funding is $480,000 and the agency expects to make about 15 awards.
How do I apply for “FY17 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences”?
Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity NIJ-2017-10720), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.
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