March 6, 2020
National Institute of Justice Graduate Fellowship
| Position Type: | Graduate Student |
|---|---|
| Priority: | No |
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
National Institute of Justice
Apply for NIJ’s Graduate Research Fellowship (GRF). By supporting outstanding graduate research, NIJ is expanding the pool of young investigators whose work has the potential to affect issues of crime and the fair and impartial administration of criminal justice in the United States.
Eligibility
Students must (1) be enrolled full time in a Ph.D. program in a science or engineering field and (2) propose dissertation research relevant to improving criminal justice practice or policy in the United States.
Applications are submitted by the university, which must be an accredited academic institution in the United States or its territories.
Benefits
■ $35,000 annual student salary
■ $12,000 annually for tuition, fees, and administrative costs
■ $3,000 annually for research expenses
■ Up to three years of funding, usable over a five-year period.
NEW FOR 2020
There is a single solicitation for NIJ’s GRF program in 2020. Eligible applicants in all scientific disciplines, whether in the social and behavioral sciences (SBS) or STEM fields, are invited to apply to the same funding opportunity.
Disciplines include, but are not limited to:
■ Anthropology
■ Biology
■ Chemistry
■ Cognitive Science
■ Computer Science
■ Criminal Justice
■ Criminology
■ Economics
■ Education
■ Electrical Engineering
■ Geosciences
■ GIS
■ Information Sciences
■ Materials Science
■ Mathematics
■ Neuroscience
■ Pathology
■ Physics
■ Political Science
■ Psychology
■ Public Administration
■ Public Health
■ Public Policy
■ Sociology
To learn more and see profiles of past and present GRF fellows, visit NIJ.ojp.gov/GRF.