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Doctoral Research Support Program

Welcome to the doctoral research support program.

The Doctoral Research Support Program (DRSP) is a campus-wide initiative that assists doctoral students enrolled at the University of Illinois. Funded by the University Library, the DRSP’s core service areas include:

• General Research Support & Consultation
• Information Management Training
• Assistance with Literature Reviews
• Peer-to-Peer Mentoring
• Teaching Support
• Publishing Support

The DRSP Team is committed to creating a welcoming, stress-free, and supportive environment where doctoral students can reflect and thrive in their academic pursuits. 

Research Consultations

We offer research support and consultation office hours twice a week.

Wednesday: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm  Thursday: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm  https://uiuc.libcal.com/appointments/drsp

For those interested in participating in the Peer Mentoring Program, please visit the Peer Mentoring page to register and for more information on the program itself. The program’s administrators will match you with another doctoral student from a similar field of study and/or with similar research interests.

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7 resources to help phd students succeed on their doctoral journey.

It takes a village and a variety of skills to succeed in the doctoral world. Here are a few of the many resources Wharton Doctoral Programs offers to help.

Like most of our doctoral students, perhaps you’re preparing to go into academia after completing your PhD. Being a professor and researcher today often involves opportunities to share your research with a larger audience than a classroom of students. The doctoral journey is meant to prepare you with the wide array of skills you’ll need to be effective whether you’re in front of the classroom or a conference stage.

That includes the polish to present and speak publicly with ease, the writing and communication skills to craft your dissertation and journal articles, the analytical know-how to research thoroughly and gather meaningful data, and the ability to teach — colleagues, pupils, or the general public, whatever the case may be. And, if you have family, you’ll need support in getting them through this journey with you.

Wharton Doctoral Programs offers a wide range of resources to help you thrive in the PhD program and prepare you for life beyond it. Here are a few of the top Wharton resources our students have highlighted as most beneficial:

1. 5 Slides 5 Minutes

Researchers often have the opportunity to share their work with a larger audience through social media and mass media outlets — but it requires nuanced communication skills. How do you take complex findings and communicate them to a general audience concisely without oversimplifying the message?

That’s the focus of 5 Slides 5 Minutes. Launched in 2014, this low-stakes, high-potential event enables PhD students to present an abstract to students, faculty, and staff to practice engaging non-experts in their research topic. Students receive an invitation to participate via email from the Doctoral Programs Office.

After students present, they can work with Wharton Communications Program to review their presentation and get tips on how to improve their communication skills. Wharton’s renowned faculty also share valuable insights with students about these presentations.

“We focus on individuals. We help them convey their research content most effectively given their style and personality,” said Lisa Warshaw, Director of the Wharton Communications Program.

2. Dissertation Boot Camp

The name might sound intimidating, but some students think of Dissertation Boot Camp as a two-week writers’ retreat. Hosted twice a year by the Graduate Student Center, it’s designed for students who have dissertation status but haven’t presented their proposal yet.

The camp offers an environment and support for intense, focused writing time as well as a review on the steps, deadlines, and University policies. Limited to 20 students, the small group gives writers a chance to make connections with others who are going through the dissertation process and provides participants with the structure and motivation to overcome typical roadblocks along the way.

3. Wharton Communications Program

The Wharton Communication Program helps Wharton PhD students become more effective communicators and thus better presenters, public speakers, and writers — all critical skills in academia. All doctoral students are provided with access to on-site, one-on-one writing coaching during the academic year.

Wharton PhD students are required to attend two workshops: First-Year Communications Workshop in the fall and First-Year Writing Workshop in the spring. The skills-based approach adopted in the workshops helps students develop their personal style and strengthen their confidence as communicators.

Through multiple practice opportunities, video recording of speeches, and rigorous feedback, the program provides students with a thorough foundation in communication theory and for doctoral students, focuses on research presentations and job talks.

4. Teacher Development Program Workshop

Offered in conjunction with the Center for Teaching and Learning , the Teacher Development Program is a four-session course. It gives doctoral students a foundation in core teaching practices to support their teaching at Penn.

By helping with presentation skills and academic job placement, the workshop prepares students to become faculty in the future. Ian Petrie , Senior Associate Director, Center for Teaching and Learning described the workshop as “a collective, collaborative program.” Each week features “microteaching” demonstrations, where participants conduct a brief lesson and get feedback from their peers and the directors.

The intent is that faculty and graduate students will engage and learn from each other to master fundamental teaching methods. “Every PhD student can leave the program having gained some new tools for teaching,” Petrie said. This exchange happens when doctoral students observe “talented colleagues from other departments to get a glimpse of how they teach.”

Students also have the opportunity to enroll in the CTL Teaching Certificate program to hone teaching skills and grasp a commitment to developing as teachers.

“I’d like everyone to come out of the experience feeling more confident about their skills as an instructor or presenter,” Petrie said. “Anything I can do to support doctoral students in achieving their goals is extremely gratifying.”

5. Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS)

With more than 50,000 corporate, academic, and government users, Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS) is the global gold standard in data management, research analytics, and thought leadership. Researchers at more than 450 institutions in 36 countries across the globe depend upon this award-winning research platform and business intelligence tool — and researchers are doing the work to grow it right here on Wharton’s campus.

“The fact that the people who create the data, research analytics, and tools are here is super important,” said Prof. Cathy Schrand, Vice Dean of Wharton Doctoral Programs. “I’ve had early access to WRDS before it even became available to other subscribers. Top universities all over the world that have subscriptions to WRDS may only have access to certain elements of it, but we have access to all of it and it’s here on site which does provide an advantage.” The platform allows researchers to access more than 350 terabytes of data in one location that spans across multiple disciplines, including accounting, banking, economics, ESG (environmental, social, and governance), finance, health care, insurance, marketing, and statistics. “WRDS is by far the most important source of datasets for academic researchers. As a Wharton PhD student, you automatically get unrestricted access to every one of these databases,” said Itamar Drechsler, associate professor of finance at Wharton and NYU’s Stern School of Business, who has experience on both sides of the classroom – he earned his PhD from Wharton in 2009.

6. Wharton Behavioral Lab

A shared resource for all Wharton faculty, the Wharton Behavioral Laboratory (WBL) provides a variety of services that support data collection for behavioral research on business-related topics. The primary goal is to enhance the research productivity of Wharton faculty by minimizing the operational costs, both time and money, of conducting research. With two locations — one in Steinberg Hall Dietrich Hall and another in Jon Huntsman Hall, doctoral students can gather original data through lab experiments and panels, instead of using secondary data created by others. Each year, the lab collects about 23,000 subject hours of data. Research from WBL can consistently be found in national and international publications such as the Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the Journal of Neuroscience, Psychology, and Economics, and the Journal of Business Ethics .

7. Support for Families

For some PhD students, attending Wharton means relocating their families to a new city. To help students and their families ease the transition to PhD life, the Wharton Doctoral Program Office hosts the Maternity/Paternity Workshop , an annual event that talks about the resources available to PhD students with families.

Here are a couple of the key resources they highlight in the workshop:

• The Doctoral Programs Office allows eligible students to apply for up to one year of additional school-level funding beyond their allotted funded year. Furthermore, students are eligible for up to eight weeks of time-off for childbirth and adoption and have the option of taking unpaid Family Leave of Absence.
• At Penn, the Family Resource Center provides additional resources and facilities, such as a children’s playroom and two private lactation rooms, which cater to the needs of students with families. The Center also has two grant programs for PhD students to help offset the cost of childcare and family expenses, and health insurance for dependents.
• Wharton Doctoral Partners & Families is a student-run online resource created to communicate the resources at Penn and Philadelphia to partners and families. Its mission is to empower members to transition and settle into their new lives.

Posted: November 6, 2018

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Doctoral Research Support Program Spring 2022 Events and Programs

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Greetings and warm wishes from the Doctoral Research Support Program . We are getting ready to support our amazing doctoral students again through training workshops, thematic discussions, and social events. 

• Tuesday, February 8, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Peer Mentoring Program – Meet & Greet Registration: https://forms.gle/VsLjq2umDNCVEhY47 Note: Applications from Fall 2021 will be combined with Spring 2022.
• Thursday, February 10, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Introduction to Information Management for Doctoral Students Registration: https://forms.gle/H7XS5hL8S9s9X6Cc6
• Friday, February 11, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Doctoral Student Social Mixer Registration: https://forms.gle/WpQrM6UoQFhpCQkW7
• Thursday, February 17, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Publishing Your Work Registration: https://forms.gle/FMJxHb8KCgM33RnC9

For additional Spring 2022 events, see: https://doctoralstudents.illinois.edu/

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Funding Your Research

Internal funding, our phd program provides students with a fund, in addition to the ceu doctoral scholarship, that they can use to travel to conferences or do research abroad..

For students enrolled in 2022 and earlier, CEU and the  Academic Cooperation and Research Support Office provide grants, awards and other opportunities during the academic year for enrolled PhD students to fund their research. The following are internal funding sources available to them, scroll down to see internal funding opportunities available to all of our PhD students as well as  external funding opportunities.

The Doctoral Research Support Grant Program (DRSG)

Is designed to help students enrolled in CEU doctoral programs wishing to spend time researching or studying at another recognized university, institute, or research center. Deadline is twice per academic year.

For eligibility, deadlines and application form, click here:  Doctoral Research Support Grant. 

The Winter School Grant

Offered once a year for students who wish to attend a Winter School whose courses are necessary for their research and are not offered at a CEU Department. This is a competitive grant.

To read more about eligibility, deadline and requirements, click here:  Winter School Grant .

The Summer School Grant

Offered once a year to doctoral students who have passed their comprehensive exam. The Summer School should be of demonstrably high academic quality and fit the research topic of the attending student. This is a competitive grant.

To read more about eligibility, deadline and requirements, click here:  Summer School Grant .

The Research and Travel Grants

During the academic year there are several deadlines for grants to cover conference travel expenses, field and archival research, and short term research.

To read more about these grants, review the Student Travel and Research Grant Policy and access the application forms, click here:  Research and Travel Grants .

Write-up Grant

The write-up grant is designed to help doctoral students to complete their thesis when they have exhausted their normal 36 months of scholarship and they intend to complete the thesis during the write-up grant period. The grants are not automatic, and they are awarded on the basis of need and merit. The duration of the grant is maximum six months. The amount of the grant equals the regular PhD stipend.

To read the write-up grant policy, click here:  Guidelines on Write-up Grant Applications | Official Documents (ceu.edu)  (requires CEU login).

Available to all enrolled CEU students

The following are available to all enrolled students in our program, no matter their enrollment date.

The  Erasmus+ Mobility Program

Students may participate in the Erasmus+ Mobility Program for studying or being trained abroad several times, totalling up to 12 months maximum per each cycle of study (master/doctoral).

The Student Awards

Each academic year, there are three awards that doctoral students are eligible for, depending on the stage of their studies: the Academic Achievement Award for First-Year Doctoral Students, the Award for Advanced Doctoral Students, and the Best Dissertation Awards.

For eligibility and deadlines, click here:  Student Awards .

The  Presidential Awards for PhD Students

Established by CEU Rector Michael Ignatieff and his wife Zsuzsanna Zsohar, these awards are intended to recognize the achievements of exceptional doctoral students enrolled in the second year of a PhD program.

For eligibility and deadlines, click here:  Presidential Scholar Awards .

The Global Teaching Fellowship

CEU works with partner universities around the world to provide teaching experience via fellowships.

For more infomation on the fellowship, the list of partner universities, eligibility and deadlines, click here:  The CEU Global Teaching Fellowship Program .

CEU Postdoctoral Fellowships

CEU and the Institute for Human Sciences ( Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen, IWM ) in Vienna supports recent CEU doctoral graduates who have received a doctoral degree from CEU not earlier than three years prior to application, who wish to conduct research as Postdoctoral Fellows at the IWM.

2021 was the first year when this joint fellowship was offered. For eligibility, application information and next call's deadline, please review ACRO's website:  CEU-IWM Postdoctoral Fellowship | Academic Cooperation and Research Support Office .

Open Access Publishing Agreements

The CEU Library supports open access through journal license agreements with publishers that include both reading access and waivers of article processing charges (APCs). 

To see which agreements are available and the process to publish open access, click here:  Open Access Publishing for CEU Authors .

External funding

Grants, fellowships and awards are available for phd students from a number of outside agencies, including state and non-state sources. below are some that may be relevant for dsps students., apsa awards and travel grants for the american political science association annual meeting.

The American Political Science Association is the leading professional organization for the study of political science and serves more than 13,000 members in more than 80 countries. With a range of programs and services for individuals, departments, and institutions, APSA brings together political scientists from all fields of inquiry, regions, and occupational endeavors within and outside academe to deepen our understanding of politics, democracy, and citizenship throughout the world.

APSA awards recognize the work of scholars who make outstanding contributions to political science research -  APSA Awards Travel grants are designed to provide funding for attendance at the Annual Meeting -  APSA Travel Grants .

See eligibility and deadlines on their website.

Austrian Political Science Association

The Austrian Political Science Association (ÖGPW) supports funding requests from its members for travel costs, publishing subsidies. Every year they give the ÖGPW Young Talent Award to an outstanding dissertation in political science.

CRDF Global  

CRDF Global funds projects with the goal of advancing civilian-oriented science and entrepreneurship around the globe.

DAAD Scholarship Database

Here you can find information on various kinds of DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) funding for foreign students, graduates and postdocs, for research or study in Germany.

ECPR Funding Opportunities

The European Consortium for Political Research provides a range of funding streams to scholars to support both their individual careers and the wider development of the discipline. Each year they provide grants to help PhD Students and early career scholars from full ECPR member institutions participate in their events.

EURAXESS offers you a wealth of information on and links to funding opportunities at European and national level.

European Data Laboratory for Comparative Social Research (EUROLAB) at GESIS - Research Grants  

Individual researchers from outside Germany who want to work on  data available at GESIS  may apply for support to access EUROLAB for a period of one month. The call for applications for a EUROLAB Grant is published once per year (in September).

Georg Eckert Institute Fellowships at the Leibniz Institute for Educational Media

These fellowships support research motivated by the desire to promote understanding among nations through education, international education and didactics research on the methods, content and objectives of teaching, and international textbook research. The call is published in June and applications need to be submitted by September 15.

German Historical Institute Fellowships

The institute awards a number of fellowships each year to serve several different purposes and provide opportunities for different types of scholars to pursue research projects that draw upon primary sources principally located in North America.

Harry Frank Guggenheim Emerging Scholar Awards

Recognize promising graduate-student researchers in their final year of writing a doctoral dissertation examining a salient aspect of violence. 

Application opens in November, but consult the official website for updated information.

Herder Fellowship   at the The Herder Institute for Historical Research on East Central Europe 

This fellowship is addressed to PhD students and postdocs. It allows a short-term, intensive research stay in the collections. The fellows will have the opportunity to present their projects within the framework of the meetings of the Herder Institute Research Academy. 

Historical Archives of the European Union  

The International Visegrad Fund (IVF) and the European University Institute (EUI) are jointly launching a new grant programme for scholars from Central and Eastern Europe interested in European integration to conduct research at the Historical Archives of the European Union (EUI). They have two deadlines per year.

Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy

Small grants to support emerging scholars, from any country and any university in the world. ​Designed to promote scholarship with a social policy application; and to encourage projects that address contemporary issues in the social sciences. Awarded once a year, with deadline in December.

International Studies Association

The ISA travel grants program has been created to provide junior scholars, senior graduate students and scholars from low-income countries some assistance to enable them to attend conferences that would otherwise be out of reach for all but the better paid, senior faculty. Only ISA members may qualify for an ISA Annual Convention travel grant. See the website for deadlines.

John Templeton Foundation Grants

The Foundation offers grants in support of research and public engagement in our major Funding Areas. We invest in bold ideas from contrarian thinkers — ideas that cross disciplinary boundaries and challenge conventional assumptions. And we fund innovative programs that engage the public with these ideas, in an effort to open minds, deepen understanding, and inspire curiosity.

"Junior Fellowship" Program of the Momentum Institute

The Momentum Institute Scholarship is primarily aimed at students of economics and related social science disciplines in their master's or doctoral studies.

Knowledge Management Fund

An annual fund that awards grants for 9-month projects for events, research ideas and other initiatives that contribute to improving the quality of knowledge generated by the Security & Rule of Law field, and its subsequent uptake. 

Laura Bassi Scholarship

This scholarship from Editing Press offers editorial assistance to postgraduates and junior academics whose research focuses on neglected topics of study, broadly construed, within their disciplines. The scholarships are open to every discipline and are awarded three times per year: December, April, and August. 

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions are the European Union’s reference programme for doctoral education and postdoctoral training. They contribute to excellent research, boosting jobs, growth and investment by equipping researchers with new knowledge and skills, and foster research cooperation across borders, sectors and disciplines.

Mladena and Dianko Sotirov Visiting Fellowship - LSE IDEAS

Sotirov Fellows study Bulgaria and the Balkan region, working to understand its recent history, international affairs, the challenges it faces today and the prospects of tomorrow. Call closes in April, the fellowship covers a one to two-month research stay in London any time between June and September.  

Open Society Foundations - Civil Society Scholar Award

Supports doctoral students and university faculty to undertake academic projects that will enrich socially-engaged research and critical scholarship in their home country or region. It is awarded once a year.

*Candidates must be citizens of the following countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burundi, Cambodia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Georgia, Haiti, Kosovo, Laos, Libya, North Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Myanmar/Burma, Nepal, Palestine, Rwanda, Serbia, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria, Swaziland, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Yemen. 

Russell Sage Foundation, Small Grants

RSF offers small grants to doctoral students at the dissertation stage and recent Ph.D. recipients to support innovative, high-quality research and to encourage young investigators to enter these developing interdisciplinary fields.

Projects must contribute to RSF's mission to improve social and living conditions in the United States. Appropriate projects must demonstrate use of relevant theory, data, methods and measures in the research design. In all cases, proposed projects must address research issues that are relevant to the Foundation’s other core programs in Social, Political, and Economic Inequality; Future of Work; or Race, Ethnicity and Immigration.

Social Science Research Council - Data Dissertation Fellowship

Is open to PhD students who are actively enrolled in a PhD program, who may apply for awards in support of dissertation research. Applicants to the program should have completed all PhD coursework by the beginning of the fellowship term. In particular, we are interested in supporting research that makes creative use of available social data to investigate how social media interact with democracy and elections. Calls open in April.

The Charles Koch Foundation

Believes that society’s challenges are best addressed by social entrepreneurs — faculty, students, administrators, and nonprofit leaders — who have first-hand knowledge of a problem, a vision for solving it, and a passion for working with others to drive lasting change. View their website to see the topics of proposals they are looking for (education, foreign policy, health care) and deadlines.

The Institute for Humane Studies

The IHS offers funding opportunities forPhD students at any university. The Humane Studies Fellowship call opens three times a year, and the Hayek Fund for Scholars accepts applications on a rolling basis.

UACES Scholarships

The University Association for Contemporary European Studies awards scholarships for postgraduate students to undertake research in another country.

Woodrow Wilson Center - Fellowships  

The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars welcomes outstanding and award winning scholars, practitioners, journalists and public intellectuals to take part in its non-partisan dialogue. Each year, the Center hosts around 160 scholars who conduct independent research on national and/or international issues addressing key public policy challenges. Through its scholars, the Center enriches crucial policy debates and provides a platform for scholars in the tradition of President Wilson to bring the worlds of policy and ideas together. In addition to its flagship international Fellowship program, the Center also hosts scholars selected through its individual programs.

Antonio Gramsci Dissertation Prize

With the Antonio Gramsci Dissertation Prize for Critical Research in the Migration Society, the Vienna Chamber of Labour, in cooperation with Bielefeld University, honors dissertations that examine migration society conditions with reference to the sectors of employment, social inequality, education and/or subjectivity as relations of domination and make a significant contribution to the further development of the thinking of critique directly or indirectly following Gramsci.  Submissions are possible in both German and English. Awarded once a year, deadline in June.

ÖIF Research Award

The Österreichische Integrationsfonds Research Award honors bachelor's and master's theses, and PhD dissertations in the field of integration of migrants or refugees.  Submissions are possible in both German and English. Awarded once a year, deadline in November.

UACES Best PhD Thesis Prize

The University Association for Contemporary European Studies awards a prize annually for the PhD thesis that has made an original and promising contribution to research in the area of contemporary European Studies in the previous year.

Funding opportunities

Awards and fellowships.

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GPSA Graduate Research Support Program

The Graduate Research Support Program provides  funds for thesis/dissertation as well as independent research. This program is jointly administered by the Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA) at ASU and the Graduate College. Awardees should review the information below for processes. 

About this Award

Award Details

Two levels of funding will be available: terminal (dissertation/thesis) and independent research.

• Up to $2000  is available for research approved by the student’s dissertation or thesis committee.
• Graduate students conducting research other than the terminal project in their regular curriculum may apply for  up to $750 .
• Students may not apply simultaneously for both categories; only one proposal is accepted for review. Furthermore, only one award may be granted per degree (i.e., an applicant may not receive a terminal research grant for their thesis or dissertation more than once, however they may receive the $2,000 terminal research award for both a thesis project and also a dissertation project). The total amount requested in a proposal may not be awarded in full.
• Expenses must be submitted by May 15, 2024.

Please note that joint applications for co-applicants will not be accepted. Submit only one application per project.

Terms of Award

Requested amount should be for actual/projected amount of student expenses related directly to research. Recipients must follow all award instructions and provide requested documentation, failure to do so may result in loss/removal of funds. Recipients may use one of the three processes below for expenses. Recipients will need to send a final report as well as itemized receipts and proof of purchase for all approved items. Any questions about allowable expenses should be emailed to the Graduate College staff at ( [email protected] ) for approval prior to purchasing. Final reimbursement decisions are made by the Graduate College. 

 The Graduate Research Support Program can NOT provide funding for the following:

• The following items are prohibited regardless of award disbursement method: •Tuition or remuneration of time spent on project •Conference travel (travel for data collection is allowed) •Terminal publication charges (e.g., binding/printing of thesis or dissertation) •Dissertation expenses (i.e., printing, editing, translation of dissertation, etc.) •Services provided by ASU employees, which includes research assistants and student workers •Salaries and wages for research assistants, ASU affiliates and students
• The following items are prohibited as reimbursements. Please contact the Graduate College for other award disbursement options. •Equipment purchase (no laptops, no cameras, monitors, hard drives, etc.) •Software and software licenses •Expenses greater than or equal to $1,000

[email protected]

Application Link and Deadlines

• Fall 2023:    Tuesday, August 1, 2023, by 11:59 PM AZ time (for eligible  purchases that occur between  August 17, 2023 and May 15, 2024)
• Spring 2024:   Monday  January 1, 2024, by 11:59 PM AZ time (for eligible purchases that occur between January 1, 2024 and May 15, 2024)

Eligibility

A candidate for an award allocation must be enrolled in a graduate degree program at Arizona State University at the time of application and for the specified one-year funding period. The student must intend to complete their degree at Arizona State University. Students can be enrolled in a campus immersion or an online/digital immersion graduate program.

Award Disbursement Process

There are four ways in which recipients can access their funds.

1. Issued as a Grant

If you are seeking a grant, please fill out an EPRF form and submit to [email protected] with the following:

• A copy of your award letter
• Itemized summary of proposed use of funds (if provided in application materials, please submit again); these expenses should match your submitted budget in order to expedite approvals.
• The form requires a brief statement explaining the business purpose of the expense(s), please utilize information from your application.
• Upon receipt of the request, you will be issued additional instructions.
• You must save all receipts adding up to the total dollar amount and turn these into the Graduate College within 30 days of utilizing the full amount of funds. A submission form will be provided by the Graduate College with your grant award letter.
• You must also submit these receipts to GPSA along with your progress report no later than May 15, 2024.

2. Reimbursement via Workday

If you are seeking a reimbursement for a payment that you have already made, please fill out an EPRF form and submit to [email protected] with the following:

• Itemized receipt(s) showing proof of payment (if provided in application materials, please submit again); these expenses should match your submitted budget in order to expedite approvals.
• If you purchase items using personal funds, you MUST submit your receipts within THIRTY calendar days of the purchase. You may turn in receipts multiple times throughout the academic year for the same award up to your awarded amount however, if you do not turn in receipts within thirty days of purchase, you will not be eligible for reimbursement for that expense.
• The only exception to this is for purchases that are made between August 17 and September 1, 2023, prior to award notification. Those receipts must be submitted no later than October 15, 2023, to be eligible for reimbursement.

3. For Travel Related Expenses 

• If you are planning to utilize your award for travel, please follow the instructions for using ASU’s MyASU Trip system.
• For international travel as a student, you must first register your international travel in the Student International Travel Registration System.
• Pre-authorization and the use of ASU’s booking processes are required to ensure travel reimbursement.
• Airfare must be booked through My ASU Trip/Concur so the university may fulfill its duty of care responsibility to ASU travelers.
• Lodging, rental cars and other business travel arrangements should be booked through My ASU Trip/Concur unless there is a business reason to do otherwise.

4. Direct Payment for items such as materials, supplies, equipment rental, professional services *

If you are requesting the Graduate College make payment on your behalf, please fill out an EPRF form and submit to [email protected] with the following:

• Information needed to make payment (weblink, etc.); these expenses should match your submitted budget in order to expedite purchase/payment.

*PLEASE NOTE: All purchases for chemicals, on-campus facilities such as animal care, 3D printing facilities, or other Core Facilities must be made directly by the Graduate College ( [email protected] ) and will be deducted from the initial award amount. These expenses cannot be reimbursed. Any remaining funds can be issued as a grant or a reimbursement of expenses.

The following items are prohibited regardless of award disbursement method

• Tuition or remuneration of time spent on project
• Conference travel (although travel for data collection is allowed).
• Terminal publication charges (e.g., binding/printing of thesis or dissertation)
• Dissertation expenses (i.e., printing, editing, translation of dissertation, etc.)
• Services provided by ASU employees, which includes research assistants and students.
• Salaries and wages for research assistants, ASU affiliates or employees

The following items are prohibited as reimbursements. Please contact the Graduate College for other award disbursement options.

• Equipment purchase (no laptops, no cameras, monitors, hard drives, etc.)
• Software and software licenses
• Expenses greater than or equal to $1,000

Graduate Research Support Program

Research grants.

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The information on this page is specific to the GRSP Research Grant. For detailed information that relates to ALL grant programs, please visit the  General Research Grant Information page .

Application Deadlines

• Fall 2022:  Sunday, August 1, 2022, by 11:59 PM AZ time
• Spring 2023: Saturday, January 1, 2023, by 11:59 PM AZ time

Administered by: The Graduate and Professional Student Association

Sponsored by: The Graduate College Arizona State University

2021-2022 Academic Year

History & Overview

The Graduate Education Research Support Program was created in 1980 through a joint venture of the Graduate and Professional Student Association and the Office of the Vice President of Research and Economic Affairs. One purpose of the GRSP is to promote excellence in Graduate education at Arizona State University. In 1996, this program was combined with the Graduate Education Research Award Program in order to increase resources available for student support. Currently, The Graduate College coordinates the reimbursement process and the GPSA oversees the Peer Review Committee, comprised of graduate students who review and recommend proposals for the award.

Program Guidelines

Eligibility.

A candidate for grant allocations must be enrolled in a campus immersion graduate program at Arizona State University at the time of application and for  the specified one-year funding period. The student must intend to complete their degree at Arizona State University.  Students enrolled in an online/digital immersion graduate program are now eligible for GRSP Grant funding.

Two levels of funding will be available: terminal (dissertation/thesis) and independent research.

• Up to $2000  is available for research approved by the student’s dissertation or thesis committee.
• Graduate students conducting research other than the terminal project in their regular curriculum may apply for  up to $750.
• Students may not apply simultaneously for both categories; only one proposal is accepted for review. Furthermore, only one award may be granted per degree (i.e., an applicant may not receive a terminal research grant for their thesis or dissertation more than once, however, they may receive the $2,000 terminal research award for both a thesis project and also a dissertation project). The total amount requested in a proposal may not be awarded in full.
• Expenses must be submitted by May 15, 2023

Please note that joint applications for co-applicants will not be accepted. Submit only one application per project.

Research expenses may be purchased directly by The Graduate College or reimbursable. These items may include,  but are not limited to:

Purchases made directly by The Graduate College:

• Equipment rental
• Materials and supplies
• Professional services for data analysis, typing, transcription, or copying which exceed a total cost of $1000

Reimbursable expenses with prior approval

• Subject incentives, including consumable items such as food, and cash or cash equivalent (maximum $25.00 per participant per session, not to exceed $100 to participant in a calendar year; cash or equivalent is acceptable for GRSP)
• Travel to research facilities to collect pertinent data or conduct research
• Per diem (meals) while in travel status
• Professional services for data analysis, typing, transcription, or copying with a total cost below $1000

More detailed information on allowable expenses can be found here and will be e-mailed to awardees. For further questions or inquiries, please contact the Graduate College at 480-965-5873 or the Graduate College e-mail at  [email protected] .

Requests for research expenses must include a justifiable budget with a detailed description of anticipated expenses within each category; justification is essential in the case of subject incentives. In the event that the Graduate Research Support Program cannot award a full grant, it is advisable that the applicants note funding priorities on the justified budget.

Prohibited Expenses

• Equipment purchase (no laptops, no camera, etc.)
• Reimbursements for expenses greater than or equal to $1,000
• Tuition or remuneration of time spent on project
• Conference travel (although travel for data collection is allowed).
• Terminal publication charges (e.g., binding/printing of thesis or dissertation)
• Dissertation expenses (i.e., printing, editing, translation of dissertation, etc.)
• Services provided by ASU employees, which includes research assistants and students.

If duplicate sources of support for grant proposals are received and each fully funds the proposed project, recipients must choose one source. If a recipient accepts funding from another source, the Graduate Research Support Program funds must be returned to the Program. Duplicate awards involving partial funding by the Graduate Research Support Program will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Written requests for budget changes and funding extensions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. All requests for grant extensions, budget changes and extensions must be submitted for approval to Katrina Roalson, [email protected], Sr Director, Fiscal Business Services for The Graduate College.

Reimbursement Details

Eligible dates for reimbursement.

• For Fall GRSP Awards, reimbursements will be granted for eligible purchases that occur between  August 18, 2022 and May 15, 2023.
• For Spring GRSP Awards, reimbursements will be granted for eligible purchases that occur between  January 1, 2023 and May 15, 2023.

Submitting Receipts

You  MUST  submit your receipts within THIRTY calendar days of expenditure. You may turn in receipts at multiple times throughout the academic year for the same award. If you do not turn in receipts within thirty days of expenditure, you will not be eligible for reimbursement for that expense.

The only exception to this is for expenses that are incurred between August 18 and September 1, 2022, prior to award notification.  Those expenses must be submitted no later than October 15, 2022, to be eligible for reimbursement.

For more information about the process, please visit the  Graduate College GRSP website .

Questions about the reimbursement process for the GRSP? Reach out to Graduate College Staff via  email .

Application

Graduate college staff.

Vice Provost & Dean: Dr. Elizabeth Wentz Sr Director, Fiscal Business Services: Katrina Roalson Business Operations Specialist, Sr: Pamela Felix

Interpretation and implementation of Graduate Research Support Guidelines and policy are the responsibility of the Director of the Graduate Research Support Program, the Vice President of Internal Affairs, and the Sr Director, Fiscal Business Services, Graduate College.

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Graduate Student Research Support

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    Texas Tech is proud to offer these awards which are designed to recognize and reward outstanding excellence and research of graduate students and faculty.

About the Program

    This program is for Texas Tech University graduate students who are in need of funds to successfully complete their research (thesis/dissertation or non-thesis based). Funds may only be used for expenses directly related to research (e.g., supplies, software, research-related training, etc.). Funds may not be used for tuition and fee purposes or to purchase computers/laptops. It is anticipated that there will be two grant cycles during the academic year, one in the fall and one in the spring. This award is disbursed as a scholarship. Variable award amounts of up to $1,500 per award.

    Funding made possible through generous support from The CH Foundation and the Graduate School.

Eligibility

    Any Texas Tech University student pursuing a Master's or Doctorate who has been enrolled in a degree program for at least one semester is eligible to apply. A graduate student is eligible to receive a Graduate Student Research Support award only once in their entire academic career at Texas Tech University. However, students may apply multiple times if previous applications were not awarded.

Important Notice

    The Graduate Student Research Support program is only for research related expenses. Requests for travel funding to attend and present work at a scholarly conference should be submitted here: Student Travel Funding . As noted above, this support is disbursed as a scholarship.  If a student has a balance with SBS, the scholarship will apply to their balance thus making funding available that the student would have had to pay for tuition and fees to be directed to support their research expenses outlined in their GSRS application.  If the student does not have an SBS balance, the scholarship applies to their bill and is refunded to the recipient to utilize for the research expenses outlined in their GSRS application.  If one of these options is not feasible for the student's expenses, please contact our office at [email protected] .

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The overall objective of the PhD Program is to develop scholars who will be productive researchers and effective teachers in their chosen fields at leading colleges and universities throughout the world. Students must demonstrate the ability to create knowledge through original research in their areas of specialization. With the help of programs like the Robin and Roger Best Fund for Doctoral Research and Teaching, qualifying PhD students receive funds for career-launching collaborative research to support them in these efforts.

The endowment also funds two annual $2,500 awards for doctoral students who demonstrate excellence in teaching. To celebrate all these teaching and research accomplishments, the Bests' gift supports an annual event in which award recipients are honored by faculty members and fellow graduate students.

• Read More about the Bests' Gift
• See Available Best Research Awards and Learn How to Apply (PDF)

Travel Support

Funds are also available to PhD students from the PhD program and individual departments to support travel to academic conferences and consortia. Funding can cover conference fees, professional memberships if required, accommodations, and direct travel (subject to approval by the PhD Program Director and department heads). Total annual travel funding per student ranges from $1,000 to $2,000.

Graduate Employment

In addition to research support, all PhD students receive a tuition waiver and additional benefits as part of their graduate employment (GE) position.

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Funding opportunities for postdoctoral scholars.

Below is a listing of notable funding opportunities available to postdoctoral scholars. If you are aware of an internal or external opportunity for postdocs but do not see it posted here, please email [email protected] . Current Harvard FAS and SEAS postdoctoral fellows with questions about any of these opportunities may contact their department using the contact information listed below. If your department is not listed here, please email [email protected] with  questions related to funding opportunities for postdoctoral scholars .

• Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology (CCB): Delia Bardales ( [email protected] )  
• Department of Human Evolutionary Biology (HEB): Kristin Pennarun ( [email protected] )
• Department of Mathematics: Anna Kreslavskaya ( [email protected] )
• Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology (OEB): Kristin Pennarun ( [email protected] )
• Department of Physics: Adam Ackerman ( [email protected] ) 
• Department of Psychology: Jennifer Perry ( [email protected] )
• Department of Statistics Laverne Martinez ( [email protected] )
• Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology (SCRB): Doris Drake ( [email protected] ) 

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This grant is not available to those students who are in the 4-year PhD funding scheme from 22/23 AY .

Application deadlines:  

November 29, 2024 (Friday) -  For students who will be attending from January 2025 to Spring.

May 3, 2024 (Friday) - For students who will be attending from S ummer 2024 (August) .

The awards are to be used in Academic Year 2023/2024.

Currently, enrolled CEU students approved for full doctoral candidacy are encouraged to pursue their dissertation research and to build international scholarly contacts through a special study abroad program. CEU has a Doctoral Research Support Grant Program (DRSG), which enables a short research stay abroad.  Students may apply to recognized universities, institutes, or research centers abroad to spend up to a six-month period as "visiting/research scholars". This scheme is an integral part of the CEU doctoral program. 

Important: The Scholarship Advisory Committee will not review late or incomplete applications.

The Doctoral Research Support grant is given within the limits of CEU's academic and financial year. Therefore, the scheme must commence and be completed within the August 1st - July 31st time frame and cannot be started any earlier or end later. A student may only apply to one deadline.

In each academic year, the application deadline will be made known at least three months in advance with a reminder sent at least one month in advance.  Students are encouraged to make contact with potential host institutions as soon as possible after their comprehensive exams.  Finalizing arrangements will take time, students are responsible for ensuring that all arrangements are in place by the deadline (the committee will not consider applications without confirmation from the host institution and will not grant an extension).

The Doctoral Research Support grant will be considered in addition to the regular CEU stipend funding of 36 months.  Grant recipients may wish to "stop the clock", i.e. to temporarily halt payment of their stipend.  It is the student's responsibility to gain all information on what "stopping the clock" entails.  The department coordinator or Financial Aid Office will be able to help with this.

Eligibility and General Requirements

The Doctoral Research Support Grant Program is open to every CEU doctoral student who has passed the comprehensive exam .  Pre-comprehensive students (normally first-year students) may not submit an application. 

• CEU doctoral guidelines recognize up to six months of study abroad as part of the normal doctoral study.  Some restrictions may apply from department to department, particularly if the doctoral program is externally funded.  It is at the discretion of the department/program head whether to also require completion of the program's residential requirements.
• Applicants must demonstrate the relevance of the proposed research/study to their thesis. Applicants must have the written recommendation of their CEU doctoral supervisor and the endorsement of the department/program head.
• Students must have been admitted to a university or research institute as "special" or "non-degree" students and must have received some form of financial support (tuition fee waiver, etc.) for the period of their research.  The Tuition Fee is not covered by the DRSG.  If the host university has a required Tuition Fee that will not be waived, it must be listed on the Budget Form and deducted from the total amount being requested.  The fee in such cases must be covered by the student.  The CEU grant is designed to be supplementary and covers mainly travel and subsistence costs.
• This is not a competitive grant and each student may receive it  once  during their studies at CEU.  However, the amount awarded will depend on justified costs and budgetary limitations.
• Students may apply up to  5,000 EUR . The amount of the grant awarded will vary.  The committee will assess each application on its own merits and will take into account the appropriateness of the budget, how well costs are documented, the breakdown of the work schedule, and the relevance of the trip to the student's doctoral project.
• The student is required to submit receipts for all major costs listed on the budget form (airfare/train tickets, housing, transportation pass, visa costs, etc.). (All receipts/invoices, etc., should be in the name of the student only).
• Upon return, the student is  required  to submit a letter from the host supervisor stating the student attended and completed the research.  This must be submitted to the Financial Aid Office.

How to Apply for the DRSG

• DRSG Application Form (provided at the bottom)
• DRSG Reference Form (provided at the bottom) must be sent by the supervisor.
• Read all instructions and information carefully before completing the application.
• Complete all forms in the application - type or print them neatly.
• Submit the application and supporting documents to the Financial Aid Office.  The confidential Reference Form and Letter from the supervisor should be sent via email from the supervisor to the Financial Aid Office.
• The date of departure and return should be definite .  Should the dates change the application will need to be re-submitted to the Committee for approval once again.

All applications should include the following documents:

• A completed CEU Doctoral Research Support Grant Program Application Form, endorsed by the Head of Department.
• A detailed budget (part of the DRSG application form).  Please attach all supporting documents to show where the price(s) were found for housing, food, travel, transport passes, visa, etc. (All receipts/invoices, etc., should be in the name of the student only).
• A Statement of Purpose  of no more than three pages which states the benefits of the visit for your research and research plan (a research plan is a description of the relevant research material/courses at the host institution, how they will help your doctoral project, and the work schedule envisaged).
• A confidential Reference Form from the CEU supervisor supporting the application. This should be sent via email directly to the Financial Aid Office by the supervisor.
• A confidential letter of support from the CEU supervisor should focus in particular on how your research plan will help your doctoral project.  This should be sent via email directly to the Financial Aid Office by the supervisor.
• An official letter of acceptance/invitation from the host institution, outlining the details of the offer and confirming the waiver of the Tuition fee, dates you will be attending, and information regarding monthly living costs, insurance, etc.
• A letter of support from the supervisor at the host institution confirming the research plan, the dates attending, what you will be working on together, a monthly study-plan, how this will benefit you, etc.
• CEU Transcript (an  unofficial  transcript is acceptable). You may download the unofficial transcript of records via the  SITS e:Vision Portal .
• A reservation or cost quotation for round-trip economy travel.  Quotations should be for the exact dates of the outward and return journeys the applicant intends to take.  Applicants should look for the cheapest possible options, including traveling by train or coach when distance permits and using budget airlines wherever possible.  Students are encouraged to use 'flight aggregator' websites to search for the cheapest possible fare (e.g. http://momondo.com ).  Travel should be a return trip from and to Budapest, though the committee will consider other permutations, if there are sound academic reasons for doing so (e.g. conference or fieldwork).
• Curriculum Vitae

Reminder: No incomplete or late applications can be accepted and reviewed by the Scholarship Advisory Committee.

The omission of one or more of these documents will render the application incomplete and could result in disqualification. Please include any additional material that may be helpful in the evaluation of the application.

It is highly recommended that students work closely with their supervisor and other faculty from their department when planning a research period abroad. Faculty may have useful contacts at universities and knowledge about which universities and departments are likely to be most relevant to student researchers.

Doctoral Research Support Grant requests are reviewed by the Senate-appointed Scholarships Advisory Committee.

Helpful Application Hints

• The CEU Scholarships Advisory Committee will consider special circumstances or requests. In such situations, please, include a cover letter with your application.
• Submit a complete application.
• If you will not be at CEU, please prepare the application packets in advance and make sure you notify the department and the Financial Aid Office before leaving CEU in case you will need additional documents or assistance. 
• If the official acceptance/invitation letter from the host university will be arriving later then the deadline, please inform Ildiko Torok in the Financial Aid Office.  This will be noted on the application which can still be submitted by the deadline.  The application will be reviewed, but the letter is required and the decision will be conditional until received.

Criteria for Evaluations and Appeals process

• All PhD students past their comprehensive exams are eligible to receive the Doctoral Research Support Grant as long as they have their supervisor's support.  The committee will only evaluate three issues: 1) the budget, in other words, whether or not the items and amounts listed are justifiable and reasonable given the location of the planned research trip; 2) whether or not the timing of the research trip is conducive to the completion of the PhD project and meets the supervisor's approval; and 3) whether or not the institution the student plans to spend time at is in high academic standing and relevant for the proposed study.
• The committee will not send individual evaluations to the applicants as this would place an undue burden on those administering this grant.  However, in case a student wants to find out the reason why the application was not approved for the grant, an inquiry may be sent to Ildiko Torok - Financial Aid Coordinator, at [email protected] .
• Appeals against the decision of the committee may be submitted within a maximum of 2 weeks after the notification to the Provost.

Visa, Travel, and Living Costs

• What are the visa requirements? Find out and plan ahead. Visas take time and cost money. The grant will be paid in two equal installments. The first installment will be paid two months prior to the date of departure, which will cover visa costs and provide pocket money during travel.  The second installment will be paid on the date of departure. Should the trip be canceled or delayed for any reason the funds must be repaid to CEU immediately.
• You may include in your budget travel costs to and from airports as well as commuting costs during the period of study.  If you plan to use public transport, please include documentation outlining its cost and look for the most cost-efficient option (e.g. a monthly pass).
• Living costs - contact your host university for details of reasonable living costs for students.  A detailed breakdown of costs is required.
• All budget calculations should be made in Euros.  When needed, include the exchange rate and tell us where you obtained the rate (e.g. from a recognized website such as http://xe.com/ucc ) and the date at which the rate is valid. 
• Include health insurance if you need it. In most cases, EU citizens do not require health insurance if they travel to an EU member state.  It is the applicant's responsibility to check their eligibility.  If you travel to North America, you most likely will require health insurance, costs vary from state to state, please ask your host university for a quote.  British university health insurance usually covers most nationalities.
• Students should investigate any tax liability and plan accordingly. CEU will not cover any financial losses due to taxation.
• Students should always plan for bank charges and currency fluctuations when changing EUR into another currency.

Applications must be submitted via the online application form to Ildiko Torok - Financial Aid Coordinator in the Financial Aid Office by no later than November 29, 2024, and May 3, 2024 (Friday)

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Doctoral Research Sequence

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Internal and external researchers and program leaders representing Walden University’s fields of doctoral study key stakeholders collaborated to generate a list of specific research competencies expected of all doctoral graduates from Walden.

Research competency standards of PhD programs in typical graduate programs were reviewed, as were those of external higher education associations such as The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and the Council of Graduate Schools, as well as several professional accrediting bodies. The result of this extensive review and collaboration resulted in establishing 48 specific areas of competency organized around the following seven broad areas:

• Philosophy of research
• Research project design and approaches
• Quantitative research techniques
• Qualitative research techniques
• Quantitative quality assurance
• Qualitative quality assurance
• Professional practice

Doctoral Research Sequence Courses

Doctoral of education (edd) research sequence courses, doctoral research competencies and related learning objectives.

Completion of the doctoral research sequence (RSCH 8110, RSCH 8210, and RSCH 8310) and the additional advanced-level courses required within each student’s program will enable students to achieve mastery of the specific set of these research competencies required for their field of study and professional goals.

Topic Area and Competency: Philosophy of Research

Topic area and competency: research project design and approaches, topic area and competency: quantitative research techniques, topic area and competency: qualitative research techniques, topic area and competency: quantitative quality assurance, topic area and competency: qualitative quality assurance, topic area and competency: professional practice, registering, completing, and receiving credit for the research sequence courses.

Students register for the Research Sequence courses using the regular course registration process.

Walden University is committed to conducting its research involving human subjects under rigorous ethical principles.

The university’s Institutional Review Board (IRB) has been established to comply with existing regulations of the federal government. Specifically, the university follows the Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects (45 CFR 46).

University research ethics forms and guidance can be found at the Institutional Review Board web page.

Scope of Authority

Information required for review, doctoral student responsibilities regarding research data, doctor of philosophy programs.

Students in PhD programs are enrolled in dissertation courses each term that they are working on completing their dissertation. Course credit is earned for each individual dissertation course successfully completed. If students complete the minimum dissertation credit required for their program but have not yet completed the dissertation process, they are continuously registered for the dissertation course until they receive final approval of their dissertation. In the rare event that a student completes his or her dissertation before earning the minimum required dissertation credits, only the chief academic officer can approve dissertation credit waivers. Students must be registered in the final term for which they receive approval of their dissertation. For program-specific information regarding dissertation credit, students should refer to the program and course information provided in the catalog.

Professional Doctorate Programs

Most professional doctorate programs have a capstone requirement that varies from that of the dissertation. Students in professional doctorate programs must complete a doctoral study, capstone, or project. The total credit requirement varies by program and is in addition to any practicum or field experience requirements. As with the dissertation, students are enrolled in a doctoral capstone course each term until they have met the total requirements for the program. For program-specific information regarding doctoral capstone credit, students should refer to the program and course information provided in the catalog.

KAM and Mixed-Model Programs

Students enrolled in a KAM or Mixed-Model program follow the same model of continuous registration as students in PhD programs. Students are continuously registered in a Research Forum course during the completion of the KAM and the dissertation. Students are responsible for completing all KAM coursework prior to engaging in the dissertation stage of their program. A dissertation committee cannot be formed or active until the student has completed all of their KAM requirements. For program-specific information regarding KAM and/or dissertation credit, students should refer to the program and course information provided in the catalog.

Please note, for all programs, students must be actively registered in the appropriate course in order to conduct research for a doctoral research artifact (dissertation/doctoral capstone/KAM) or to receive support services from Walden University.

There are several milestones within the stages of the doctoral capstone or project process. For a visual of the stages and milestones, refer to the Doctoral Capstone Development document on the Office of Research and Doctoral Services website. Students should use the Doctoral Degree Coach—an interactive, virtual tool—to stay on track and complete their doctoral capstone or project. Students can access the Doctoral Degree Coach on the homepage of their capstone/project course, or on the Doctoral Degree Coach webpage.

All students enrolled in a Walden University doctoral program will proceed through the following stages and milestones as they complete their capstone:

Doctoral Capstone Development | Stages and Milestone

A doctoral capstone (e.g., dissertation, project study, etc.) is required in the final phase of a student’s doctoral journey. During capstone development, students integrate their program of study into an in-depth exploration culminating in the completion of a doctoral research study. Students complete the study independently, with the support of a capstone committee, and following the guidance from program capstone resources and the Doctoral Degree Coach ™. Once enrolled in the university capstone course, students are registered each term until the successful completion of all stages.

Capstone Stages

Progress Milestones within the Stages

Prospectus  .

The Doctoral Prospectus is a brief document that provides preliminary information about the capstone research. It serves as the tentative plan for developing the Proposal and is evaluated to ensure doctoral-level work (e.g., feasibility, alignment, etc.) by the committee chair, second committee member, and a program-level designee. Program-level approval is required to progress to the Proposal.

Proposal  

The Doctoral Proposal consists of the initial chapters or sections of the capstone and an APA-style reference list. The Proposal presents a detailed plan of the proposed research and describes a specific problem, the related literature, and the intended research methodology. The Proposal is evaluated by the committee to ensure doctoral-level work (e.g., an exhaustive review of literature, alignment, etc.). Students complete an oral defense, and the Proposal Stage culminates with the research ethics review process. IRB approval is required to progress to the Final Study.

• For more information on the oral defense milestone, see the  Office of Research and Doctoral Services  website under  Oral Defense .
• For more information on the IRB approval process, consult the  Institutional Review Board (IRB): Research Ethics  webpage.

Final Study  

After the IRB application has been approved, students conduct their research, collect and analyze data, report findings, and draw conclusions. With the guidance of the committee, students write the remaining chapters or sections of the capstone as well as the document abstract. The Final Study is evaluated by the committee to ensure doctoral-level work (e.g., accurate results, alignment, etc.). Students complete the form and style review process and an oral defense. The Final Study stage culminates in the Chief Academic Officer (CAO) designee review process. CAO approval is required for capstone completion.

• For more information on the Form and Style Review, consult the  Form and Style  webpage.

Faculty members in Walden University doctoral programs who accept the duty of serving on a dissertation or doctoral study committee assume a dual responsibility of high importance. One part is service to their students; the other is service to the academic practice, discipline, and professional field to which the dissertation is related. For the first part, expectations concerning the faculty service to be performed are determined by students’ needs, and by university academic policy pertaining to how these needs are to be addressed. For the second, expectations are set both by university academic policy and by policies and practice that frame acceptable work in the discipline and professional field at large.

The committee’s guidance to students will be “team advice.” Any written dialogue between a student and a committee member is shared within the committee. Committee members recognize that issues may be controversial, divide opinions, or otherwise cause disagreement. When conflicts arise, the committee members are obligated to restrict the discussion to only other committee members and the committee chairperson, to avoid involving students in disputes or disagreements among themselves. The committee chairperson will act as a mediator to resolve the situation and obtain a consensus.

Walden intends that dissertation/doctoral study committee members work as a team, directly guiding students through the proposal, research and analysis, and ultimately the final oral presentation. Although the committee members are expected to support and facilitate students’ progress through their doctoral capstone project, students are ultimately responsible for preparing a dissertation/doctoral study that meets the rigors of academic excellence.

Required Roles in Walden Doctoral Committees

Most Walden doctoral capstone (e.g. dissertation, doctoral study, etc.) committees will be comprised of a committee chair and co-chair/second committee member. 

The committee chairperson leads the committee members as they work with students on their doctoral capstone projects. As a result, the chairs are primarily responsible for ensuring that such projects meet all of Walden’s requirements including those pertaining to content coverage, methodology, research ethics, and form and style. Moreover, they are responsible for making sure that the work of committee fulfills expectations of service to the student, the academic discipline(s), and professional field(s) of practice involved. Chairs must lead, monitor, coordinate, and assess the progress of the capstone research from start to finish. In order for the chair to provide effective leadership of capstone committees, committee members must individually apprise the committee chairperson of their respective expertise, if not already known or any special knowledge that they may be able to contribute to the student’s capstone project. Committee members must contact the committee chairperson before beginning to work with students. Chairs must be from the program in which students are enrolled, with further specificity required from some schools.

Second Member

The second member collaborates with chair throughout capstone completion process to provide overall guidance about the acceptability of the capstone taking into account:

• Walden capstone rubric requirements
• Norms of program and profession
• Form and style requirements

In addition, between the chair and the second member, the following functions must be fulfilled. The functions may be split between these two members, or the chair or second member could perform both roles.

Methodology Expert

• Proposed research design including appropriateness for addressing the problem statement and research questions or for testing stated hypotheses
• Selection of specific methodology
• Selection of a sample of appropriate characteristics and size
• Program/professional norms
• Generally accepted ethical and moral principles regarding human subjects
• Data collection and analysis
• Presentation of the data and the conclusions drawn from the analyses

Content Expert

• Conceptualizing the research issues
• Preparing a literature review that provides a comprehensive summary of current knowledge and identifies the gap therein
• Identifying all variables and potential relationships
• Articulating a clearly defined research question
• Establishing the significance of the topic and the potential of the study to contribute to positive social change
• Degree to which assumptions and limitations impact upon the research conclusions
• Comprehensiveness of the literature review and theoretical base of the study (if appropriate)
• Potential for research outcomes to contribute to positive social change
• Overall significance of the research findings or outcomes

External, Non-Walden Dissertation/Doctoral Study Committee Member

In some rare cases, the committee chairperson may conclude that special expertise is needed to appropriately mentor or evaluate a specific aspect of a student’s research topic. In such instances, an external fourth member may be added to the committee. The qualifications of this member shall include all of the following:

• Expertise on the research topic, not otherwise available within the Walden faculty
• Possession of the highest academic degree awarded in the field
• A record of publications in scholarly journals closely associated with the topic area
• A record of guiding the development of doctoral dissertations in the topic area
• Evidence of current, active involvement in research related to the topic area

A request for such a member must be accompanied by a copy of the proposed member’s CV, and a letter from the student including all of the points above. An external member of a dissertation/doctoral study supervisory committee has the same rights and responsibilities as any other member. Review and approval of a non-Walden member nominated to a dissertation/doctoral study supervisory committee is in the purview of the program chair and/or dean of the student’s program. Nomination of such a member is initiated by the student, approved by the committee chairperson, and then evaluated by the program chair, who determines if the request shall be approved.

For more information on the specific responsibilities of each capstone committee member at each point in the capstone completion process, visit the Capstone Committee Process webpage.

Although the doctoral capstone project can seem daunting at the outset, the academic programs at Walden are designed to prepare students to complete their own projects. The need for added support is understandable, but completed capstones must represent the students’ work and learning, and demonstrate their skills as a holder of doctoral degrees. Students who choose to utilize support beyond services offered by the university need to be mindful of the pitfalls and potential problems that can arise. In today’s marketplace, there are some unscrupulous writers, scholars, and statisticians that cross boundaries and interfere with the originality of student work. The information below is provided to give clarity on this subject in relation to student and faculty expectations and support all students in selecting support options.

In working with editors, students should use these resources only for editing and clarifying, not for the synthesis of ideas or the generation of new concepts. Having someone else write parts of the document is a form of plagiarism, and it puts the entire project at risk.

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Research consultants’ services should be used for tutoring of statistical concepts and reviewing data analysis strategies; these are not services for designing the research, conducting the analyses, or interpreting the results. To have a successful oral presentation of the capstone, students need to be able to explain and defend every aspect of their work and to demonstrate an understanding of all concepts, synthesis, and analysis.

Caution and Support for Students

Unfortunately, a growing number of doctoral students hire editorial and statistical services from individuals and/or companies who make claims to deliver a product but fail to do so. In some cases, services performed by others may put students in a position that can jeopardize their status at the university. Walden University will not be able to support or accommodate students who become victims of misleading or unscrupulous consultants. Students should apply the guidance provided here when considering an outside consultant. Prior to seeking external resources, students should first consult the menu of support options available at no cost from the Office of Academic Support and the Office of Research and Doctoral Services Doctoral Methodology Advising .

Faculty Recommendations

Faculty members may suggest the use of an advisor or consultant when students display consistent editorial difficulties on document drafts, but they should not require students to use an external consultant and cannot require the use of a specific consultant.

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PhD students request the formation of their dissertation committee as part of an assignment during a course in their program. Using information that students share about their dissertation interests, program leaders match them with an appropriate committee chair and second committee member. Students may request a specific faculty member to serve on their committee; these requests are subject to program approval. Those requests are reviewed by program leaders to ensure the faculty member’s availability and appropriate expertise. Students will be notified about who is on their committee prior to the term in which they start their dissertation courses.

Professional Doctorate* Committees

Students in professional doctorate programs will have committee members appointed for them. Using information that students share about their capstone/project interests, program leaders match them with an appropriate committee after students have reached specific milestones within the program. Students will be notified about who is on their committee along with the next steps in the capstone/project process.

*Professional Doctorate programs include: EdD, DBA, DIT, DHA, DHS, DNP, DPA, DrPH, DSW, and PsyD

For information on changing one’s chair or second member after a committee is approved, students should consult the relevant Dissertation Guidebook or the Doctoral Study Guidebook for the program.

Notice of Right to Distribute

To assure transparency in doctoral training, Walden University reserves the right to distribute capstone products via the institutional repository (IR). Students cannot opt-out of IR participation. Capstones will be available in the repository as “Gratis Open Access”—the content is available to read free-of-charge, though its reuse is still restricted. Authors retain the copyright for their capstone product. Capstone products subject to this policy include dissertations, doctoral studies, project studies, and any equivalent documents that fulfill a doctoral capstone requirement. 

Capstone Product Content Distributed in the Repository

• Every capstone product will be catalogued in the IR upon receipt from ProQuest/UMI.
• The catalog record will include the title, author name, year of doctoral degree conferral, degree earned, the name of the committee chair, and the abstract.
• By default, the full text of the capstone product will be available in the repository upon receipt from ProQuest/UMI.

Embargo Option

Authors may opt to restrict access to the full text of their capstone in the IR by requesting a 1-year embargo period. The student will receive instructions for electing this option from the Office of Research and Doctoral Services along with other capstone completion documentation. If an embargo is requested:

• The embargo period begins upon receipt of the document from ProQuest/UMI.
• The full text of the capstone product will become available in the repository at the end of the embargo period, one year after receipt.
• A catalog record is created for the document upon receipt from ProQuest/UMI; i.e., information about the document will be discoverable in the repository even during the embargo period.
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Building The ‘Bridge’ Between Research and Practice

• Posted May 20, 2024
• By Ryan Nagelhout

The way Doug Mosher tells the story, he didn't really come to the Harvard Graduate School of Education. HGSE came to him.

Mosher, Ph.D.’24, was working as a first-grade teacher at an underperforming elementary school in Nashville when a consultant came to introduce what he describes as “an awesome vocabulary intervention.”

The consultant, Claire White, Ed.M.’99, Ed.D.’05, was an Ed School alum whose goal was to help third- and fourth-grade students improve their language skills and reading vocabulary by discussing “controversial topics that are engaging,” says Mosher. White had worked with HGSE Professor Catherine Snow on the project and was now applying it in the field.

At first, his colleagues were reluctant to try something new, but Mosher was intrigued, and worked with White to modify the word generation lessons for his younger students. It was a “chance” brush with putting academic research into practice that changed the trajectory of his entire life.

“I feel so lucky to have been in that position,” says Mosher, a Ph.D. marshal for the HGSE class of 2024. “It just seemed fun, and I was at a point where I was looking for some new ideas to try in the classroom and this just seemed awesome.”

Mosher dove into the project for the next three years, helping White track student performance, collect data, and build lesson plans that he used in his own classroom. The program saw positive results, and soon the vocabulary intervention was implemented in other classrooms in the school. Mosher said he learned a lot, first and foremost that he really enjoyed doing academic research. And so when White told Mosher he could earn his doctorate doing this kind of work at HGSE – and maybe even get paid to do it – he was intrigued.

“I was just so excited about research. Having questions and designing things and then testing them out,” says Mosher. “I thought I was going to be a teacher forever. But I was starting to burn out. I was working really long hours. It’s a lot of pressure at an underperforming school to turn it around, and a lot of excitement. But at the same time, I was thinking I have to go back to school eventually.”

Teaching wasn’t exactly Mosher’s first love. A professional saxophonist, Mosher started substitute teaching when he moved to Nashville in the early 2000s. He learned to love the classroom, though, finding that same rush of energy and excitement he’d also experienced performing on stage.

Mosher applied to HGSE, particularly interested in the vocabulary research being done by Professor James Kim at the READS Lab, where he now conducts his own research. The three-part dissertation he defended this spring is a capstone of sorts, what Mosher describes as a shifting of his purpose in life.

“It’s been fun to see my true passion shift more toward research and working with schools and districts,” says Mosher. “Music will always be a part of my life, but I feel like this is my purpose now.”

That shift has changed how he views teachers, too. The learning environment at HGSE, he explains, is a big departure from the stereotypical music teacher myth that a “cold” and “suffering” teacher gets the most out of their students. Mosher called the faculty “a warm safety blanket” that created a welcoming learning environment over the last six years.

“It’s kind of what we try to do in intervention research,” says Mosher. “Create lessons that are engaging, build interest, build knowledge, make connections. That’s what all the faculty do.”

With Kim and the READS Lab, Mosher has worked on projects to improve reading comprehension in elementary school students using its Model of Reading Engagement (MORE) program. The project recently received a grant from the U.S. Department of Education to scale that model for use in new school districts. Mosher, always looking for chances to connect back with the classroom, describes the work as building “the bridge over the gap” that often exists between research and practice.

“Doug's exceptional research program shows how small improvements in the quality of teachers’ talk can have a big impact on students’ ability to read challenging science and social texts with greater understanding and engagement,” says Kim.

The work has certainly been noticed by the members of his cohort as well. Mosher calls his nomination to be a Ph.D. marshal “out of the blue.” He recalls the initial anxiety of joining a group of talented educators with experience working in so many impressive fields before arriving at HGSE. To be recognized by them, he says, reflects the support he’s felt from the community.

“I’m just very honored and touched that they voted me as a marshal,” says Mosher. “The cohort I’m in is full of really awesome, interesting, passionate people who are really dedicated to their areas of study. I was very surprised, but touched and honored.”

Mosher noted the difficulties his cohort experienced over the last six years, including a pandemic that disrupted research and entire ways of life. While some classmates moved away for good, Mosher doesn’t see himself leaving anytime soon.

“It feels like home,” says Mosher, whose father grew up in New England and has seen more family move to the area in recent years as well. “It's a really exciting thing to live in a place where I’ve always wanted to be. I finally ended up here and I don’t really want to leave.”

Mosher’s former school in Nashville, by the way, is now thriving. And here in Cambridge, so is he.

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2024 Presidential Arts and Humanities Fellows selected to advance research, creative projects

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — A signature Indiana University program that amplifies and accelerates the work of outstanding arts and humanities faculty recently selected its latest cohort. The Presidential Arts and Humanities Fellowship is an annual program that supports the work of IU faculty who are improving society and revitalizing communities through their research and creative activity, and poised to become national and international leaders in their fields.

Supported by the IU Office of the President and IU Research, and administered by the university’s assistant vice president for research, the fellowship awards $50,000 of flexible funding to each recipient to support a variety of needs as they pursue innovative research and creative projects. President Pamela Whitten started the program in 2022.

Along with funding, recipients gain access to professional development programming and advanced training in the areas of grant writing, scholarly communication with the public, media training and digital scholarship, among other specialized trainings.

The goal of the IU Presidential Arts and Humanities Fellowship program is to amplify and promote the rich and diverse opportunities within the arts and humanities at Indiana University and to ensure the recipients have continued success as they make impactful changes in their fields and in local, national and international communities.

“Congratulations to the 2024 Presidential Arts and Humanities Fellows,” Whitten said. “The recipients of this fellowship exemplify the standard that is set by our faculty at Indiana University, which has long been a leader in the arts and humanities. This fellowship represents the university’s steadfast commitment to supporting the pursuit of transformative research and creativity across our campuses, which helps us better understand the world and revitalizes communities.”

The 2024 IU Presidential Arts and Humanities Fellows are:

Allison Baker

Allison Baker is an associate professor of fine arts in the Herron School of Art and Design on IIU’s Indianapolis campus. She will construct a body of work and monumental public sculptures that memorialize the complexities of late-stage capitalism, illuminating the aspirations and struggles of the American working class and working poor.

Baker seeks to build monuments that challenge dominant narratives, humanize the ripple effects of poverty and create work that the American working class and working poor can see as a reflection of their own experiences in galleries and museums, which are spaces where they are seldom represented.

Emily Beckman

Emily Beckman is an associate professor and director of the Medical Humanities and Health Studies Program in the School of Liberal Arts on the Indianapolis campus. Beckman is co-founder of Build Community Give Care, a nonprofit organization that provides compassionate end-of-life care in Africa.

She will use the funding to support research addressing the need for palliative care education in Uganda. Outcomes will include a better understanding of the pathways available for palliative care education and access in Uganda, solutions for better retention in these educational programs and the development of medical humanities curricula at IU.

Catherine Bowman

Catherine Bowman , professor of English in the College of Arts and Sciences at IU Bloomington, is an award-winning poet, author of several collections of poetry and the editor of “Word of Mouth: Poems Featured on NPR’s ‘All Things Considered.’”

Bowman will use the fellowship funding for travel and archival research to make significant progress on her sixth poetry collection, tentatively titled “Volver, Volver: An Underworld Intergenre Pilgrimage.” The collection will imagine and recount various underworld encounters with several generations of women.

Andrew Goldman

Andrew Goldman is an assistant professor of music in music theory at the Jacobs School of Music and assistant professor of cognitive science in the College of Arts and Sciences. He directs the IU Music and Mind Lab , an interdisciplinary research group that investigates music perception and cognition and the role of music in the human condition.

Goldman will use the fellowship funding to explore the critical challenges and contributions of incorporating cognitive science into music studies. He will research how music cognition researchers’ historical and cultural situations have influenced their scientific work and the nature of their findings.

Raiford Guins

Raiford Guins is a professor and the director of Cinema and Media Studies at The Media School in Bloomington. He is also an adjunct professor of informatics. He plans to use the funds to support research travel that will aid in the development of his book, tentatively titled “Museum Games.”

The book will explore the emerging area of games and gaming culture in museums, libraries and archives worldwide. For example, the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York, recently completed a $70 million expansion, while The Nintendo Museum plans its long-anticipated opening in Kyoto, Japan, in 2024. Guins will detail the relatively new phenomenon of gaming museums and preservation from an academic perspective.

Lisa Lenoir

Lisa Lenoir is an assistant professor who teaches courses in The Media School’s new Fashion Media Program in Bloomington. Her research examines contemporary cultural phenomena in media discourses in journalism studies, activism and identity, and consumer culture.

Lenoir will use the funds to research the life and work of Chicago Defender journalist Mattie Smith Colin, a fashion and food editor who covered the return of Emmett Till’s body from Mississippi to Chicago in 1955. Lenoir will collect oral histories from people who knew Colin and review archival materials, compiling her findings into a digital bibliography.

Anja Matwijkiw

Anja Matwijkiw is a professor of philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences at IU Northwest and affiliated faculty in the Institute for European Studies at IU Bloomington. She will use the funds to explore stakeholder philosophy and international law as it pertains to the United Nations rule of law.

Linda Pisano

Linda Pisano is chair and professor in the Department of Theatre, Drama and Contemporary Dance in the College of Arts and Sciences at IU Bloomington. Her fellowship is sponsored by the Big Ten Academic Alliance and the Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs.

Pisano will use the fellowship funding to research methods and mechanisms in cultivating new audiences, patrons and donors of the arts and humanities on university campuses during increasingly difficult times. Her research will include investigating interest in community outreach, education, socio-political advocacy and identity, among other areas. Pisano hopes to ensure that universities are communicating the value of arts and humanities as fundamental to their institutional identity and the public spaces they occupy.

Spencer Steenblik

Spencer Steenblik is an assistant professor of comprehensive design at the Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design in Bloomington. He will use the funds to develop several projects, including producing and testing an innovative structural joint and pursuing a patent. The main goals are to develop full-scale experimental structures and installations that test new materials, technologies and design approaches and to highlight the need for more opportunities for young practitioners to engage in similar types of hands-on innovation.

The previous cohort of fellows made advancements across a multitude of disciplines with the funding and resources provided by the IU Presidential Arts and Humanities Fellowship, including composing a chamber music and AI opera that will premiere next year and erecting a floating monument that spotlights underrepresented communities in Chicago.

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More than 60 years of James Joyce Quarterly

Legend has it that Thomas Staley, former provost of The University of Tulsa, founded the James Joyce Quarterly, fondly known as JJQ, in his garage. Or was it his kitchen table? That was more than 60 years ago, and since then the journal has become an internationally esteemed publication known for its publishing of critical […]

Celebrating global impact: CGE recognizes global Graduate Award recipients

This year’s Global Graduate Impact Award recipients exemplify the spirit of global engagement and academic excellence. The seven recipients are Jocelyn Berry, Jaela Sanderson, Layla Johnson, Aziz Alhejaili, Kendall Brown, Cecilia Gutierrez, and Ethan Smith. These students have demonstrated exceptional dedication to their studies and have made significant contributions to the global community. Their experiences abroad have enriched their academic journeys and broadened their perspectives.

In addition to the award recipients, CGE recognized the 52 students who studied abroad this year. Their willingness to step out of their comfort zones and immerse themselves in new cultures speaks volumes about their commitment to global learning.

CGE also celebrated 63 international students who graduated in May or will graduate this summer. Their diverse backgrounds and unique experiences have enriched our campus community and fostered a culture of inclusivity and mutual respect.

During the ceremony, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs George Justice emphasized the value of studying in a new environment, highlighting how these experiences can shape personal and professional growth. He and Vice Provost of Global Engagement Vivian Wang extended their heartfelt congratulations to all the students, acknowledging their hard work and resilience.

The Global Graduate Impact Award Ceremony is a testament to TU’s commitment to fostering global engagement and preparing students to thrive in an interconnected world.

For more information about study abroad programs and offerings at TU, visit  global.utulsa.edu  or email [email protected] .

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2023 - 2024 CIHR Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

Descriptions, opportunity link:, opportunity type:, award amount and duration:, eligibility.

Eligibility to Apply

For an application to be eligible, all the requirements stated below must be met:

• The Nominated Principal Applicant must be a  trainee  (and maintain such status throughout the award duration) and meet the minimum commitment of 75% of their time in the proposed research training (Research + Course Work) throughout the tenure of their award. Note : For the purpose of this funding opportunity, trainees cannot hold or be on leave from an  independent research  position.
• A primary  supervisor  must be identified on the application. An additional supervisor may also be identified.
• As of the application deadline, the Nominated Principal Applicant must hold or be completing a PhD or a regulated health professional degree. The Nominated Principal Applicant must expect to complete all of the requirements of the degree by the latest possible date on which they can take up their award (see  Conditions of Funding ). For examples of health professions, please consult the list  Eligible Health Professions .
• Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada are eligible to hold a CIHR Fellowship award in Canada or abroad. Nominated Principal Applicants who are neither Canadian citizens nor permanent residents of Canada may only hold a CIHR Fellowship award at a Canadian institution.
• A recipient of a  CIHR doctoral–level award  with a health professional degree  may apply to the Fellowship funding opportunity no earlier than during the last year of their award. If a recipient of a CIHR doctoral–level award  with a health professional degree  applies to the Fellowship funding opportunity for doctoral support before the last year of the doctoral award, funding for the currently-held doctoral award will be cancelled as of the first potential effective date of the Fellowship award, even if the application is not successful through the Fellowship funding opportunity.
• The Nominated Principal Applicant may submit  only one (1) application per year  (September 1 to August 31) for funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) or the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). However, individuals eligible to apply to the  Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships program  or the  Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships program  may also submit an application to the CIHR Fellowship program (other exceptions may apply depending on the program objectives; these would be indicated in the specific funding opportunities).
• The Nominated Principal Applicant must complete one of CIHR's three  interactive modules on sex and gender in research  and include the completion certificate with their CIHR Fellowship application (see  How to Apply  section for further details).

CIHR's  Health Research Training Strategy  aims to  equip  research trainees so that they emerge from their training as scientific, professional, or organizational leaders within and beyond the health research enterprise. Generating  Research Leaders of tomorrow  is a key objective for CIHR.

Fellowships provide support for highly qualified applicants  in all areas of health research  at the post-PhD degree or post-health professional degree stages to add to their experience by engaging in health research either in Canada or abroad.

It is expected that applicants integrate sex and gender perspectives into their research to promote rigorous science that has the potential to expand our understanding of health determinants for all people. As such, applicants are required to indicate how they will account for sex (biological factor) and gender (socio-cultural factor) in the research design, methods, analysis and interpretation, and dissemination of findings. For more information and resources, please see the  Sex, Gender and Health Research page  on the CIHR website.

Application deadlines

Rso detailed review deadline, rso final internal review deadline, program application deadline.

NOTE: Consult your Faculty Associate Dean (Research) (ADR) regarding Faculty-specific deadlines and submission processes.

Principal Investigators: Complete a Research Management System (RMS) record, including a copy of your complete application, and submit this for approvals in RMS.

Postdocs, students, and trainees: For fellowships and externally-sponsored research training awards or opportunities, you must complete the Research Funding Application Approval (RFAA) Trainee PDF form , and submit it, along with a complete copy of the application, to Research Services at [email protected] . Trainees should not use RMS at this time.

Approvals: The University of Calgary requires that all funding applications be approved prior to submission. Approval requires signatures via either RMS or the RFAA Trainee form, in the following order:

• Principal Investigator
• Department Head
• Faculty ADR/Dean
• Research Services (on behalf of the Vice-President Research)

Read the Meaning of Grant Signatures policy to understand what your approval means. Please see the agency guidelines for details about which signatures are required on your application, as it may differ from internal requirements.

Late submissions: Late submissions will only be accepted in cases of medical or family emergencies, or other exceptional circumstances. If you submit your RMS record to Research Services after the internal deadline has passed, you must secure additional approvals. Please read: Late Applications Process .

Additional Information

Research areas.

Additional funds are available through this competition to support Fellowship award applications in the following specific research areas:

Fellowship: Fall 2023 Priority Announcements (Specific Research Areas)

Funds Available

CIHR and partner(s) financial contributions for this initiative are subject to availability of funds. Should CIHR or partner(s) funding levels not be available or are decreased due to unforeseen circumstances, CIHR and partner(s) reserve the right to  reduce, defer or suspend financial contributions  to awards received as a result of this funding opportunity.

The total amount available for this funding opportunity is approximately $22,650,000. Of this $22,650,000:

• approximately $21 million over five (5) years will be available for the open fellowships competition.
• $1,650,000 will be available over five (5) years to fund at least six additional awards to support meritorious  Black research trainees
• The maximum amount awarded for a single award is up to $60,000 per annum for up to five (5) years. The value and duration of each award is determined by the degree(s) held, licensure (where applicable), location of tenure and experience of the applicant.

Applicant self-identification information may be used by CIHR to consider individuals for designated funding, should it become available.

The annual stipend level for:

• Trainees with a PhD degree is $40,000 per annum.
• Health Professionals  who hold licensure (full or educational) in Canada and have less than two (2) years  of research or clinical training experience since the completion of their health professional degree is $40,000 per annum. Upon completion of two (2) years of postgraduate research training, the awardee may be eligible to receive a stipend increase to the higher level.
• Health Professionals  who hold licensure (full or educational) in Canada and have two (2) or more years  of research or clinical training experience since the completion of their health professional degree is $50,000 per annum.
• Health professionals  who do not hold licensure in Canada  is $40,000 per annum. Upon obtaining licensure in Canada  and  two (2) years of research training, awardee may be eligible to receive a stipend increase to the higher level.

For awards physically held outside Canada, $5,000 is added to the annual stipend.

Research allowance:  $5,000 per annum.

Duration of Support

The maximum duration of support, taking into account all  Tri-Agency federal funding  held Footnote1 , will depend on the degree(s) held by the applicant. For holders of a:

• PhD degree, or PhD and health professional degrees, the maximum period of support is three (3) years minus the duration of any previous Tri-Agency support held at the postdoctoral researcher / post-health professional degree level (see examples of  postdoctoral/degree researcher programs ).
• Health professional degree who are not requesting support to pursue a graduate degree, the maximum period of support is four (4) years minus the duration of any previous Tri-Agency funding held at the postgraduate level (see examples of  Doctoral  and  Masters'  programs).
• Health professional degree who are requesting support to pursue a graduate degree, the maximum period of support to complete the degree is five (5) years minus the duration of any previous Tri-Agency funding held at the postgraduate level (see examples of  Doctoral  and  Masters' ).

Note:  Health Professionals who receive funding through this program to pursue a graduate degree must terminate their award upon completion of the degree.

For more information on the appropriate use of funds, refer to  Allowable Costs .

Supplement: The Alice Wilson Award

A $1,000 award is offered yearly by the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) to three women of outstanding academic qualifications entering a career in scholarship or research at the postdoctoral level via fellowship programs from the Tri-Agencies (one award is granted per Agency). CIHR will seek the consent of top-ranked applicants who self-identify as women who accept a CIHR Fellowship to share their information as potential nominees to the RSC, who will make the final determination and inform successful candidates upon completion of their selection process.

More information is available on the  Royal Society of Canada  website.

DORA:  CIHR has signed the  San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment  (DORA), a statement that "recognizes the need to improve the ways in which the outputs of research are evaluated".

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PhD student to research multi-functional artificial coral reefs with prestigious fellowship

By Lorena Taboas 05-16-2024

In an exceptional display of academic excellence and forward-thinking, graduate student Kylee Rux has been awarded one of the most prestigious fellowships in the U.S. scientific community: the National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship by the Department of Defense. This fellowship, funded for three years, will allow Kylee to explore the development of multi-functional artificial coral reefs.  

Inspired by early experiences in high school maintaining the classroom's saltwater aquariums, Rux developed a passion for addressing climate change, particularly its effects on the oceans. This led to a profound interest in combining engineering and marine science to create solutions that mitigate environmental impact. Rux’s interest was quickly piqued by the cement industry, known for its significant carbon emissions, but also for its unique potential.  

"Living in Miami, we are at the forefront of climate change and understand the urgency in protecting our coastlines," Rux explains. “I plan to investigate an artificial reef structure that mitigates wave impact and boosts biodiversity while extending the service life. A major area of interest is in exploring the reefs' multi-functional abilities towards enhanced resilience, such as self-healing.”  

Rux’s faculty advisor, civil and architectural engineering assistant professor, Prannoy Suraneni , is currently researching sustainable concretes. Green-gray solutions have been one of the main research focuses for the College of Engineering, aiming to find innovative solutions for shoreline protection and habitats for marine life to navigate climate change impacts.   

Over the next five years, Rux envisions continuing to develop solutions that reduce the impact of climate change, whether in academia or industry and hopes to mentor the next generation of innovators, particularly young girls.  

The Department of Defense NDSEG Fellowship is a highly competitive award given to students pursuing doctoral degrees in science and engineering disciplines. Sponsored by the U.S. Navy, U.S. Space Force, U.S. Air Force, and U.S. Army, the program aims to increase the number of U.S. citizens trained in disciplines of science and engineering of military importance.  

Rux was also awarded the prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (NSF GRFP) but chose to accept the Department of Defense Fellowship.  

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