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FY 2017 Graduate Research Fellowship Program for Criminal Justice Statistics
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is seeking applications under its Graduate Research Fellowship (GRF) Program.
This program provides awards to accredited universities for doctoral research that uses criminal justice data or statistical series and focuses on crime, violence, and other criminal justice-related topics.
BJS invests in doctoral education by supporting universities that sponsor students who demonstrate the potential to complete doctoral degree programs successfully in disciplines relevant to the mission of BJS, and who are in the final stages of graduate study.
The primary goal of this solicitation is to increase the pool of researchers using criminal justice statistical data generated by BJS, thereby contributing solutions that better prevent and control crime and help ensure the fair and impartial administration of criminal justice in the United States.
This program provides awards to accredited universities for doctoral research that uses criminal justice data or statistical series and focuses on crime, violence, and other criminal justice-related topics.
BJS invests in doctoral education by supporting universities that sponsor students who demonstrate the potential to complete doctoral degree programs successfully in disciplines relevant to the mission of BJS, and who are in the final stages of graduate study.
The primary goal of this solicitation is to increase the pool of researchers using criminal justice statistical data generated by BJS, thereby contributing solutions that better prevent and control crime and help ensure the fair and impartial administration of criminal justice in the United States.
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
Program Announcement
Additional Information of Eligibility:
Eligible applicants are limited to degree-granting educational institutions in the United States.
To be eligible, the institution must be fully accredited by one of the regional institutional accreditation agencies recognized by the U. S. Secretary of Education.
Historically black colleges and universities historically black colleges and universities, and Hispanic-serving institutions and tribal universities are encouraged to apply for a fellowship.
Under this solicitation, the applicant institution must apply as the sponsor on behalf of a doctoral student candidate whose dissertation research substantially uses data made available by BJS.
Applicant institutions are strongly encouraged to consider minority and female student candidates.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/2017grfpcjssol.pdf
Contact:
askbjs@usdoj.govGerard.Ramker@usdoj.gov
Agency Email Description:
General Information
Agency Email:
Gerard.Ramker@usdoj.gov
Date Posted:
2016-12-15
Application Due Date:
2017-02-24
Archive Date:
2017-07-01
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