The Graduate Research Fellowship (GRF) program provides grants to accredited academic institutions to support outstanding doctoral students whose dissertation research is relevant to criminal justice.
Applicant academic institutions are eligible to apply if the student is currently enrolled in
a PhD program and their proposed dissertation research has demonstrable relevance to preventing and controlling crime and/or ensuring the fair and impartial administration of criminal justice in the United States.
Awards are anticipated to be made to successful applicant institutions in the form of grants to cover fellowships for the sponsored doctoral students.
Awards are made for up to 3 years of support usable over a 5-year period.
For each year of support, NIJ provides the institution with $35,000 for Salary and Fringe, up to $12,000 in Cost of Education Allowance, and up to $3,000 in Research Expenses.