2014-15 Part1 - Introduction to Grants & Fellowships

IRTL Grants & Fellowships Workshop
Series
Part I: Introduction to
Grants & Fellowships
Institute for Research on Teaching and Learning
Doctoral Student Research Support
September 2014

Megan Drangstveit
mdrangst@msu.edu
Doctoral Student
Higher, Adult & Lifelong Education
Graduate Assistant
Institute for Research on Teaching & Learning
Audience members…
Introductions

1. Learn about grants.
Learning Objectives

1. Learn about grants & grant writing in
general.
2. Explore dissertation grant opportunities.
3. Identify resources to find appropriate
funding and refine grant applications.
Learning Objectives

1. IRTL
2. Grants for Individuals
3. Grant Components
4. Finding Funders / Resources
5. 2014-2015 Funding Opportunities
6. Q&A
Today’s Plan

IRTL
Grants for Individuals
Grant Components
Finding Funders / Resources
2014-2015 Funding Opportunities
Q&A

Institute for Research on Teaching & Learning
IRTL supports doctoral students in the College of
Education by enhancing their knowledge of funding
opportunities and grant writing.
We are available to discuss funding opportunities; assist in
conceptualizing, writing, and revising a grant proposal; or
assist in preparing a competitive budget request.
http://education.msu.edu/irtl/grad
What is IRTL?

• Workshops, sessions for groups and classes
• Overview of grants & fellowships; Grant proposal
writing; Budget development; RCR; and more!
• One-on-one consultation
• in person, over the phone, Skype/FaceTime, email
• Web resources (http://education.msu.edu/irtl/grad/)
• Sample proposals, budgets, timelines, resources
• Monthly newsletters (sign up on our website)
• Announcements, workshops, resources, funding
opportunities
• Facebook updates (facebook.com/MSUIRTL)
What does IRTL do?

• To focus on research and/or writing
• To advance knowledge in your field
• National recognition and prestige
• A lifetime professional network
• Professional development opportunities
• To demonstrate your ability to win grants
for academic job applications
Doctoral student grants &
fellowships can allow you:

• Grants can be used for training, travel, work buy-
outs, supplies, hourly staff, tuition, graduate
assistantships.
• Funds can be used to complete a dissertation or
conduct small research projects.
• Funding agencies exist to advance research and/or
practice within an area.
• Foundations are required to spend their funds.
• Start small, “earn” your way up to larger awards.
What role can grants (or other
external funds) play in my career?

A little
planning
An exciting
idea
A support
network
• If you’re seeking funding for your dissertation, you
will do or have already done (most of) the work.
• Grant writing skills are valued no matter your role.
• Turning your idea into a competitive grant proposal takes:
Why not?

Your opportunity should
match with these four areas:
Money
research
funding is
available
Eligibility
you’re ready
and meet
requirements
Fit
your research
interests map to
RFP
Time
a competitive
proposal can be
written in the
time available

Internal Funding
• Your department /
college / program /
organization
• Research entities on
campus (grant
administration, other
departments)
• Institution-wide
opportunities
External Funding
• Databases
• Regional foundations
• Professional
organizations &
associations
• Government entities
Money
… is there research funding available?
IRTL’s Focus

Early Stage
Funds tuition
and fees, as
well as a
stipend for
living for
early doctoral
students
Pre-
Dissertation
Funds
research
and
experiences
that aid
research,
such as
travel,
language
study, and
supplies
Dissertation
Funds research
and experiences
that aid research,
such as language
study, travel,
supplies, facility
use, and/or
stipend for living
after the defense
of the dissertation
proposal to
completion
Analysis &
Write-Up
Funds
tuition and
fees, stipend
for living
expenses to
concentrate
mostly or
only on
writing and
completing
the
dissertation
Postdoctoral
Funds
opportunities
toward the
development
of an
academic
career
Eligibility…are you ready?
Think one step ahead!

• Citizenship?
• Comprehensive exams and/or coursework complete?
Degree obtained?
• Dissertation proposal defense complete?
• Full-time employee vs. faculty member vs. student?
• Faculty advisor’s “OK”
• Pilot program complete? Collaboration in place?
Eligibility
…do you meet the sponsor’s requirements?

Many sponsors have websites with helpful information:
• What are the sponsor’s goals and priorities? What have
they funded in the past?
• What is their program focus?
population? method? Issue?
• Who can I contact for information
for assistance, guidance, or advice?
• What are the review criteria?
• Do they have sample proposals?
Fit
…does your project match the funder’s goals and priorities?

• Start early.
• Assess your timeline.
• When will you complete doctoral program requirements?
collect data? conduct analysis? write up?
• Can you continue operations until funding would be
received?
• Do you have time to complete the application?
• How long does it take for a decision? When will the funds
become available?
• Can you reapply?
Time
... can a competitive proposal be written in the time available?

• Work on and develop your research topic and ideas
• Talk with faculty members about existing grant and
funding opportunities
• Utilize College of Education fellowship process (spring)
• CoEd Summer Research Fellowships (late fall)
• CoEd Summer Research Renewable Fellowships (2 years,
late fall)
• CoEd Summer Research Development Fellowships (1st year
students only; January)
• Utilize departmental professional development funds,
COGS grants
Preparing for External
Funding – Years 1-2

• Coming to an end in courses and have narrowed down topics to
one or two potential dissertation ideas.
• 1-2 years from dissertation proposal.
• Begin exploring funding options.
• Consider what you might need funding for (e.g., data collection)
and what point in the dissertation process you will need that
funding.
• Continue conversations with faculty members about
opportunities.
• CoEd fellowship process (spring)
• Identify possible funders and opportunities to catch in next year.
• Utilize departmental professional development funds, COGS
grants.
Funding – Years 2-3

• Most dissertation funding proposal due dates are approximately
6 months to 1 year prior to dispersion of funds. Plan ahead
within your own work to time application process.
• Work on and submit proposals approximate 6 months prior to
the due date. Prioritize good quality. Get advisor on board.
• For international research projects, begin working on funding
proposals 6 months to a year prior to the due date (e.g, affiliation
letters, courses, language evaluations).
• During data collection/practicum, apply for Research
Practicum/Research Development Fellowship (mid fall).
• When nearing completion, consider CoEd Dissertation
Completion Fellowship (late fall).
• Utilize departmental professional development funds, COGS
grants.
Funding – Years 3-5+

• International Research: Preparing proposals for
international research funding is likely to take more time
due to the requirements, begin early. Consider enrolling in
fall seminar – International Social Science Research (1-3 cr.)
• Working students: Students who work fulltime should be
aware that many of the larger are only for fulltime
students. Be sure to explore whether or not this is a
requirement when searching for grants.
• International Students: Some grants are only available to
U.S. citizens and permanent residents (e.g., government
grants—NSF, Fulbright, NIH). Be sure to explore whether
or not this is a requirement when searching for grants.
Funding – Notes

“There is no amount of
grantsmanship that will turn
a bad idea into a good one,
but there are many ways to
disguise a good one.”
William Raub
former Deputy Director, NIH

• Title
• Project summary / Abstract
• Narrative
• Bibliography
• Support materials
• Biographical narrative
• Letters of recommendation
• Budget
Typical grant components

What makes a grant proposal
successful?
• start early
• contact with funding sponsor
• research matches funding
announcement
• aligned with priorities of
sponsor
• written with the review
process in mind
• captures reviewers’ attention
• well-organized, engaging
language
• clear focus
• follows the instructions
precisely
• applicant seeks outside
review before submitting
• compelling idea that
advances the science
• not too ambitious or
unrealistic
• no typos, grammatical errors
• reasonable and accurate
budget
• submitted on time

• Keep in mind that the reviewers may not be in your
same discipline / functional area.
• Write clearly in a way that is accessible to non-
academics.
• Grab their attention right away – title, intro
sentence, etc..
• Websites may provide information on past/current
reviewers. Use this knowledge to inform your
writing.
Reviewers

• Talk to colleagues about any past experiences as
reviewers.
• What did they look for?
• What impressed them?
• What were basic mistakes they saw?
• How did they evaluate proposals with others
from different specializations?
• If possible, take advantage of opportunities to serve
as a reviewer for grants, awards, etc. within your
field.
Reviewers

Create Your Support Network
You
Colleagues &
Classmates
Friends & Family
Research
Administration Staff
Advisor, Committee &
Faculty

• It’s never too early or too late to start searching, but you
will need to cut through the clutter and be a “smart
searcher”
• To be successful, you will need to:
Finding funders
Search in the
right places
Know relevant
agencies
Learn grant
cycles

Start local.
• Talk to faculty members, people on campus with
similar interests, supervisors, colleagues, those who
work in grant-funded programs.
• Talk with your librarians.
• MSU Libraries, Jon Harrison
• http://staff.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/index.htm
• Grant Advisor newsletter
• http://er.lib.msu.edu/location.cfm?location=WWW
Search in the right places

Consider any on-campus funding search resources.
• College of Education fellowships
• http://education.msu.edu/resources/financial/fellows
hips.asp
• The Graduate School
• http://grad.msu.edu/funding/
• International Social Science Research Seminar
• http://grad.msu.edu/funding/docs/ISSR_Fall_2014.pdf

IRTL Resources
• Instantly search IRTL selected funding opportunities on
the IRTL website (update coming soon – filterable!).
• Videos, slideshows, sample materials
• Planning stage, budgeting, writing information
• Subscribe to the IRTL monthly funding alert newsletter.
• http://education.msu.edu/irtl/grad/Subscribe.asp
• Like our Facebook page for other updates through the month

Other people of interest may include:
• Grant administrators
• Statisticians or those in charge of databases
• Budget staff
• Development/Fundraising/Advancement staff
• Outreach office
• Technology staff (data management, resources,
etc.)
• Focus on community organizations or other
entities located in your area.
• Network responsibly.

• Fellowship programs on campus
• CoEd Fellowship to Enhance Global Understanding
• Bailey
• RCAH
• IIT
• COGS Professional Development funds
• Up to $300 available once during your time at MSU
• COGS Travel funds
• Up to $300 available once during your time at MSU
• Departmental professional development funds
• Varies by department, may be renewable
• Think about non-monetary support
Other options to consider

Databases.
• Foundation Center
http://www.foundationcenter.org
• Foundation Directory Online Professional *MSU Library
• Foundation Grants to Individuals Online *MSU Library
• Foundation Directory Free **NEW**
http://fdo.foundationcenter.org
• GrantSelect, GuideStar *MSUNetID required

Government databases & agencies
• Government databases (e.g. grants.gov)
• Government agencies (NSF, NIH, etc..)
• http://staff.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/federal.h
tm
• State governments (michigan.gov)
• http://staff.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/state.htm
Know relevant agencies

Know relevant agencies
Links to specific orgs are in the Notes for this slide

Sept: APA,
AERA,
Fullbright
IIE, NSF Oct: Spencer,
IRA, NSF
Nov: AAUW, SSRC, IRA,
Ford, Wenner-Gren, ETS,
AERA MDF, NSF GRFP,
Soros
Dec: AAUW,
Boren, ETS
Jan: AERA, APA, NSF,
SSRC, FLAS
Feb: ETS, NSF,
KCP
Mar: WARC,
Tinker
Apr: NSF, NIJ
May: Wenner-
Gren
June: Fulbright
DDRA
July: AIR
Aug: NSF,
NCAA
• Grants and
other funding
sources
typically
follow a
regular cycle.
• Plan ahead so
you can
prepare your
materials on
time, rather
than waiting
(perhaps a
year) until the
next
deadline.
Learn grant
cycles
Fall
Spring
Summer

Funds may be out there … we just need to hunt for them.

• Dissertation data collection, write-up
• The research project must include the analysis of data from
at least one of the large-scale, nationally or internationally
representative data sets such as those supported by NCES,
NSF, and the U.S. Department of Labor, the U.S. Census
Bureau, and the National Institutes of Health. Additional
data sets may be used in conjunction with the obligatory
federal data set. If international data sets are used, the
study must include U.S. education.
• Citizenship: Any
• Award: ~15; $20,000
• Deadlines: September & January
AERA Dissertation Grants

• For students to conduct research in other countries in foreign
languages and area studies for periods of 6 to 12 months.
• Fulbright-Hays (DDRA). For Ph.D. candidates only. Proposals
focusing on Western Europe are not eligible. Projects deepen
research knowledge and help the nation develop capability in
areas of the world not generally included in U.S. curricula.
• Fulbright IIE. For anyone with a Bachelors and allows for
individually designed study/research in a single country. A list of
eligible countries is available on the Fulbright IIE website.
• Must apply through MSU. Contact Roger Bresnahan
bresnaha@msu.edu.
• Citizenship: U.S. | Award: ~1,200, $ varies
• Deadline: IIE-MSU September; DDRA - June
Fulbright Programs

• Dissertation write up
• To encourage a new generation of scholars from a wide
range of disciplines and professional fields to undertake
research relevant to the improvement of education while
bringing fresh and constructive perspectives to the history,
theory, or practice of formal or information education
anywhere in the world. Fellowships support final analysis
of the research topic and the writing of the dissertation.
• Candidates should be interested in pursuing further
research in education once the doctorate is attained.
• Award: ~30, $25,000
• Deadline: October
National Academy of Education /
Spencer Dissertation Award

• Focus on issues related to women, gender, women’s studies
or feminist/gender/LGBTQ theory.
• Award can support travel, books, microfilming, taping,
and computer services.
• Award: up to $5,000
Woodrow Wilson Doctoral Dissertation
Fellowship in Women’s Studies

• The purpose of the Society of School Psychology
Dissertation Grant Awards is to promote excellence in
research training in school psychology, thereby enhancing
the capability of students to pursue a productive research
career that advances the science of school psychology.
Although not all quality proposals submitted can be
funded, each student will receive feedback intended to
contribute to the student’s enthusiasm for and competence
in research.
• Citizenship: Any | Award: 4, up to $5,000
• Deadlines: October, March
SSSP Dissertation Grant Awards

• Dissertation write-up
• Supports a year of research and writing to help advanced
graduate students in the humanities and related social
sciences in the last year of Ph.D. dissertation writing.
• Award: 65, $33,000
Mellon/ACLS Dissertation
Completion Fellowship

• Fellowships & Training
• Program designed to meet needs of New Americans at critical
points in their educations, and call attention of all Americans to
the extensive and diverse contributions of New Americans to the
quality of life in this country.
• Citizenship: New Americans – permanent residents or
naturalized citizens if born abroad, born outside US and adopted
by US citizens, or children of naturalized citizen parents.
• Eligibility: Early in graduate program. Must not be 31 years or
older as of application deadline.
• Award: 30. Tuition and living expenses that can total as much as
$90,000 over two academic years. | Deadline: November
Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship
Program for New Americans

• These grants provide funds for items not normally
available at the university level, allowing the doctoral
student to undertake data-gathering and field research that
would not otherwise be possible.
• Proposals are judged on their scientific merit, importance
of the research question and appropriateness of proposed
data and methodology.
• Award: ~200-300; $2.5m available
• Deadline: varies by program
NSF Dissertation Research
Improvement Grants

• Dissertation data collection
• Given annually to assist doctoral students at the early
stages of their dissertation research in the area of reading
and literacy. Focus on instructional interventions.
• Must be IRA members. Must have dissertation proposal
successfully defended in order to apply.
• Award: $1,200
• Deadline: November
IRA Helen M. Robinson Grant

• Pre-Dissertation Research grants; Dissertation data
collection
• This award is intended to encourage and support
promising graduate students in their research. All
applicants must have at least three years of pre-K-12
teaching experience. The research must be conducted in
the classroom(s), it must be focused on improving reading
instruction and children’s reading achievement, and it
must be empirically rigorous. Research must be completed
within two years.
• Eligibility: IRA members | Citizenship: Any
• Award: $1,000 | Deadline: November
IRA Steven A. Stahl Research Grant

• Pre-Dissertation research grants; Dissertation data collection,
write-up
• This fellowship is a grant established to encourage and support
reading research by promising scholars. Its special emphasis is to
support research efforts in the following areas: beginning reading
(theory, research, and practice that improves the effectiveness of
learning to read); readability (methods of predicting the difficulty
of texts); reading difficulty (diagnosis, treatment, and
prevention); stages of reading development; the relation of
vocabulary to reading; and diagnosing and teaching adults with
limited reading ability.
• Eligibility: IRA members | Citizenship: Any
IRA Jeanne S. Chall Research
Fellowship

• Pre-Dissertation research grants; Dissertation data
collection, write-up; Postdoctoral Fellowship
• Supports research in reading and literacy. Projects may be
carried out using any research method or approach so long
as the focus of the project is on research in reading or
literacy. Activities such as developing new programs or
instructional materials are not eligible for funding except
to the extent that these activities are necessary procedures
for the conduct of research. Projects should be completed
within two years.
• Eligibility: IRA member | Citizenship: Any
IRA Elva Knight Research Grant

• Research grant; Dissertation data collection
• Research support is intended to facilitate research related
to academic advising. Quantitative, qualitative, or mixed
methodologies are welcome. Program assessment is not
funded. Practicing professionals and graduate students
from any institution (U.S. or international) seeking support
for research in academic advising are eligible to apply.
NACADA has a particular interest in soliciting proposals
that document the outcomes of different advising models.
• Deadlines: November, March
NACADA Academic Advising
Research Support Grant

• Grants are awarded to aid doctoral or thesis research. The
program contributes to the Foundation’s overall mission to
support basic research in anthropology and to ensure that
the discipline continues to be a source of vibrant and
significant work that furthers our understanding of
humanity’s cultural and biological origins, development,
and variation.
• Deadlines: November, May
Wenner-Gren Dissertation
Fieldwork Grants

• The purposes of the program are to advance education
research by outstanding minority graduate students and to
improve the quality and diversity of university faculties.
This program offers doctoral fellowships to enhance the
competitiveness of outstanding minority scholars for
academic appointments at major research universities by
supporting their research and by providing mentoring and
guidance toward completion of their doctoral studies.
• Citizenship: U.S.
• Award: $12,000
AERA Minority Dissertation Fellowship
Program in Education Research

• The program invites proposals for dissertation research
conducted, in whole or in part, outside the U.S., about non-
U.S. topics, for a minimum of nine months of research
outside of the United States. Applicants must complete all
Ph.D. requirements except on-site research by the time the
fellowship begins or by December 2013, whichever comes
first. The IDRF program will not support study at foreign
universities, conference participation, or dissertation write-
up.
• Citizenship: Any | Award: 80, $20,000
SSRC Mellon International Dissertation
Research Fellowship (IDRF)

• Fellowship
• The purpose of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
(GRFP) is to help ensure the vitality and diversity of the scientific
and engineering workforce in the United States. The program
recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students who are
pursuing research-based master's and doctoral degrees in fields
within NSF's mission. The GRFP provides three years of support
for the graduate education of individuals who have
demonstrated their potential for significant achievements in
science and engineering research. STEM Education & Learning
Research.
• Citizenship: U.S. | Award: 2,000; $32,000 annually (+$12,000
tuition), 3 years | Deadline: November
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Program (GRFP)

• Dissertation fellowships support women doctoral
candidates completing dissertations. Candidates are
evaluated on the basis of scholarly excellence; the quality
and originality of project design; and active commitment to
helping women and girls through service in their
communities, professions, or fields of research. Open to
applicants in all fields of study. Scholars engaged in
researching gender issues are encouraged to apply.
• Citizenship: U.S.| Award: $20,000
American Association of University
Women Dissertation Fellowships

• Dissertation write-up
• The fellowships are designed to encourage original and
significant study of ethical or religious values in all fields
of the humanities and social sciences, and particularly help
Ph.D. candidates in these fields complete their dissertation
work in a timely manner. Dissertation must be completed
during the tenure of the award and submit completed
dissertations by August 2015.
• Citizenship: Any | Award: ≥21, $25,000
Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral
Dissertation Fellowship

• Focus on achieving excellence in college and university
teaching. Awards will be made to individuals who have
demonstrated superior academic achievement, are
committed to a career in teaching and research at the
college or university level, show promise of future
achievement as schools and teachers, and are well
prepared to use diversity as a resource for enriching the
education of all students.
• Citizenship: U.S. | Award: ~30, $21,000
Ford Foundation Dissertation
Fellowships

• The purpose of this award is to support the creation of new
knowledge focusing on the area of student leadership
programs in higher education. This award is intended to
support professional, doctoral, and masters-level scholarly
research. Recipient will submit an article about their
research to the SLP-KC newsletter in order to disseminate
their findings to the KC membership and beyond. Award
recipients will be recognized at the national conference.
• Citizenship: Any | Award: unspecified | Deadline:
November
NASPA Dr. Susan R. Komives
Research Award

• International research
• Boren Fellowships support adding an international and language
component to graduate education through specialized area study,
language study, or increased language proficiency. Fellowships
support study and research in areas of the world that are critical
to U.S. interests. Applicants should identify how their projects, as
well as their future academic and career goals, will contribute to
U.S. national security, broadly defined. NSEP draws on a broad
definition of national security, recognizing that the scope of
national security has expanded to include not only the traditional
concerns of protecting and promoting American well-being, but
also the challenges of global society, including sustainable
development, environmental degradation, global disease and
hunger, population growth and migration, and economic
competitiveness.
• Citizenship: U.S. | Award: up to $30,000
• Deadline: MSU - December
NSEP David L. Boren Graduate
Fellowships

• International Fellowships are awarded for full-time study
or research in the U.S. to women. Recipients are selected
for academic achievement and demonstrated commitment
to women and girls.
• Citizenship: Non-U.S.
• Award: $20,000-30,000
• Deadline: December
American Association of University
Women International Fellowships

• These fellowships are designed to identify and develop a
new generation of leaders interested in and capable of
creating practice and policy initiatives that will enhance
child development and improve the nation’s ability to
prevent all forms of child maltreatment.
• Award: 15, $25,000
Doris Duke Fellowships for the
Promotion of Child Well-Being

• The goal of this program is to increase the number of well-trained
scientists in educational measurement, psychometrics, and
statistics. During the academic year, selected fellows study at
their universities and carry out research under the supervision of
an academic mentor and in consultation with ETS research
scientists and psychometricians. During the summer, fellows are
invited to participate in the Summer Internship Program in
Research for Graduate Students, working under the guidance of
an ETS mentor.
• Citizenship: not specified
• Award: $19,000 stipend, $8,000 to defray tuition and fees, small
grant for equipment or software.
ETS Harold Gulliksen Psychometric
Research Fellowship

• Fellowships & training, research grants, international research;
Dissertation data collection, write-up
• TIAA-CREF established the Ruth Simms Hamilton Research
Fellowship at TIAA-CREF in 2005 to honor the memory and life's
work of Dr. Ruth Simms Hamilton, a former professor at MSU
and member of the TIAA-CREF Board of Trustees.
• Eligibility: All MSU graduate students whose dissertation
research is related in any way to the African Diaspora.
• Award: $36,500 for one year. Funds may be used for travel to
support research, present at a conference, support the collection
of data, or complete writing of the dissertation.
TIAA-CREF Ruth Simms Hamilton
Graduate Merit Fellowship

• Fellowships & Training
• FLAS is designed to meet critical needs for specialists in
American education for government, and for “other
services of a public nature” who will utilize their skills in
training others.
• Citizenship: U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
• Eligibility: Must be full time students and propose a course
of study that includes both African language training and
African area studies coursework each fall and spring
semester.
• Award: Payment of most tuition and fees, stipend of
$15,000 for the academic year.
• Deadline: January
MSU Foreign Language and Area
Studies (FLAS) Fellowships

• To increase the number of traditionally underrepresented
doctoral degree graduates who enter academic careers in
postsecondary education. Fellows must complete degree within
two years of receiving fellowship and serve three years in
postsecondary teaching or administrative position.
• Eligibility: Enrolled full-time in a doctoral program at MSU and
have successfully completed comprehensive exams; be an active
participant in the MSU AGEP Learning Community.
• Award: $35,000 for one year. Supplemented by MSU through
healthcare allowance, one credit of tuition and fees for one full
academic year (fall, spring, summer semesters).
• Deadline: February
King-Chavez-Parks Future Faculty
Fellowship Program (FFF) at MSU

• Research grants, International research
• The purpose of this program is to make it possible for graduate
students interested in Latin America and the Caribbean to carry
out research in the field in order to acquire as profound and
intimate a knowledge as possible of the language, culture, and
geography; to gather field data; and to develop contacts with
scholars and institutions in the field. Citizenship: Any.
• Eligibility: MSU graduate student who has not yet reached the
dissertation stage of program. Must be in good standing at MSU
and committed to Latin American themes and issues. Must have
a well-conceived and feasible project that serves as a basis for
meeting thesis or dissertation requirements.
• Award: Up to $1,500.
• Deadline: March
Tinker Field Research Grant

• Supports research on a wide range of issues of critical
importance to U.S. higher education. The program has two
separate purposes: increase the number of researchers
using national datasets and demonstrate the contribution
that these datasets make to the national base of knowledge
on higher education policy, theory, and practice; and NPEC
funding supports grants that increase the understanding
and knowledge of a specific issue area identified by NPEC.
• Citizenship: Any.
• Award: up to $20,000 for one year
• Deadline: July
AIR Dissertation Grants

• What do you want to fund?
• Where can you find funding?
• Who can be part of your support
network?
• What related skills do you already
possess?
• What is your next step?
Moving forward …

• Workshops, sessions for groups and classes
• Overview of grants & fellowships; Grant proposal
writing; Budget development; RCR; and more!
• One-on-one consultation (mdrangst@msu.edu)
• in person, over the phone, Skype/FaceTime, email
• Web resources (http://education.msu.edu/irtl/grad/)
• Sample proposals, budgets, timelines, resources
• Monthly newsletters (sign up on our website)
• Announcements, workshops, resources, funding
opportunities
• Facebook updates (facebook.com/MSUIRTL)
What does IRTL do?

• Keep an eye out for additional workshops in this Grants
and Fellowships series:
• Budgets
• Preparing a grant proposal
• We are always excited for
• Workshop topic ideas
• Web and newsletter content suggestions
• New award information
• Updates on your grant/fellowship applications
• Corrections on typos, spelling, and grammar.
Upcoming events

IRTL Doctoral Student Research Support
• http://education.msu.edu/irtl/grad/
IRTL facebook page
• https://www.facebook.com/MSUIRTL
MSU Reference Librarian Jon Harrison’s Grant Resources
• http://staff.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/
MSU College of Education – Fellowships & Scholarships
• http://education.msu.edu/resources/financial/
MSU Libraries – MSUNetID–available resources
MSU The Graduate School – Funding
• http://grad.msu.edu/funding/
International Social Science Research Seminar Resources List 2014
• http://grad.msu.edu/funding/docs/ISSR_Fall_2014.pdf
Main links from presentation

Institute for Research on Teaching and Learning
2nd Floor, Erickson Hall
http://education.msu.edu/irtl/grad
https://www.facebook.com/MSUIRTL
http://education.msu.edu/irtl/grad/Subscribe.asp
Bob Floden, Director, floden@msu.edu
Marcy Wallace, Associate Director,
wallacem@msu.edu
Megan Drangstveit, Graduate Assistant,
mdrangst@msu.edu (201C Erickson Hall)
IRTL – Doctoral Student
Research Support

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