Thursday, April 24, 2014

Fwd: Paul P. Fidler Research Grant - Call for Proposals


Call for Proposals

2014-2015 Paul P. Fidler Research Grant

 

The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition invites applications for the 2014-2015 Paul P. Fidler Research Grant. The Paul P. Fidler Research Grant is designed to encourage the development and dissemination of knowledge to improve the experiences of college students in transition. 

With an award package that includes a stipend, travel to two national conferences, a presentation at a national conference, and priority consideration for publication, the Paul P. Fidler Research Grant supports and promotes research with the potential to have a national or international impact on student success. The Center invites applicants to submit proposals for research projects addressing a variety of topics, which may include underrepresented student populations, community colleges, advising, transfer and articulation, career development, and other issues related to college student transitions. 

 

Comprehensive Award Package 

·                     Stipend of $5,000

·                     Travel to the 21st National Conference on Students in Transition, October 2014, in Denver, Colorado, at which the award will be presented

·                     Announcement and recognition at the 20th National Conference on Students in Transition luncheon

·                     Travel to the 22nd National Conference on Students in Transition, October 2015, at which the research findings will be reported

·                     Announcement on the National Resource Center webpage, listservs, and print publications

·                     Priority consideration for publication by the National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition 

 

Application and Submission Deadline

Grant submission officially opens on April 1, 2014.  The application form may be accessed at www.sc.edu/fye/fidler and must be submitted electronically using the online form by 11:59 PM Eastern Time, July 1, 2014.

www.sc.edu/fye/fidler

Past Recipients:

 

2013-14 Award - Forrest Lane and Georgianna Martin

Examining the Importance of Attachment and Engagement in Predicting GPA across Stages of Transfer Student Transition

 

2012-13 Award – Jacob Okumu

Developmental Meaning-Making Dynamics of Emancipated Foster Care Youth Transitioning into Higher Education: A Constructivist-Grounded Theory

 

2011-12 Award – Kristin Moser

Redefining Transfer Student Success: Transfer Capital and the Laanan-Transfer Students' Questionnaire (L-TSQ) Revisited

 

2010-11 Award – Paul J. McLoughlin II

High-Achieving Low-Income Students: How Low-Income Students on Full Financial Aid are Navigating an Elite College 

 

2009-10 Award – Rachel Smith
Connected in Learning: A Mixed Methods Study of First-Year Students' Academic and Social Networks

 

 

Dallin George Young, Ph.D.

Assistant Director for Research, Grants, and Assessment

National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition

University of South Carolina

 

[e-mail] dallin.young@sc.edu

[office] 803.777.2134

[address] 1718 College Street, Columbia, SC  29208

 

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