Doctoral Dissertation Research Grants (14.516)

 

Program

14.516 Doctoral Dissertation Research Grants

 

Federal Agency

OFFICE OF POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

 

Authorization

Housing and Community Development Act of 1970, Title V, Public Law 91-609.

 

Program Number

14.516

 

Last Known Status

Active

 

Objectives

To assist Ph.D. candidates in completing their research and dissertations on housing and urban development issues.

 

Types of Assistance

Project Grants.

 

Uses and Use Restrictions

Costs incurred in the timely completion of a dissertation including stipends, computer software, the purchase of data, travel expenses to collect data, transcription services, and compensation for interviews. Grants cannot be used for tuition, computer hardware, or meals.

 

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant Eligibility

Applicants must be currently enrolled and matriculating students who have been accepted into candidacy in an accredited doctoral program at an accredited institution of higher education. Applicants must have a fully developed and approved dissertation proposal. Applicants must also demonstrate that their institution will provide support, such as tuition waivers, office space, equipment, etc.

Beneficiary Eligibility

Beneficiaries are graduate students.

Credentials/Documentation

Applicants must provide evidence from their dissertation committee chairs that (1) by the application due date, the dissertation has been accepted by the full dissertation committee and the applicant has been assigned a dissertation advisor; (2) by September of the application year, all other written and oral Ph.D. requirements, except the dissertation will have been completed; and (3) it is realistic to believe that the dissertation can be completed within the 2-year grant period.

 

Application and Award Process

Preapplication Coordination

Announcement of funding availability will appear in the Federal Register on an annual cycle. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372 and OMB Circular No. A-102.

Application Procedure

Application requirements will appear in a Federal Register Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA). A State Plan is not required. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110.

Award Procedure

Applicants who respond to the yearly NOFA and compete successfully by being selected by a review panel will be awarded a grant. Factors for award published in the NOFA will be used as the basis for selection. HUD usually makes award within 60 days of the closing of the application submission.

Deadlines

Determined by the NOFA date published in the Federal Register.

 

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time

Appeals

None.

Renewals

None.

 

Assistance Considerations

Formula and Matching Requirements

Applicant's institution is required to provide support to the applicant during the grant period.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance

This grant is for a 2-year period.

 

Post Assistance Requirements

Reports

Applicants must submit a report on progress halfway through the grant period. The dissertation, approved by the institution, must be to HUD before the end of the grant period.

Audits

None.

Records

The institution must maintain information on grant disbursement.

 

Program Accomplishments

Program helps 15 to 50 Ph.D. candidates a year complete their dissertations on HUD-related research topics.

 

Financial Information

Account Identification

86-0108-0-1-451.

Obligations

(Grants) FY 02 $385,559; FY 03 est $400,000; and FY 04 est $400,000.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance

Maximum grant size is $25,000.

 

Regulations, Guidelines and Literature

This information is provided in the yearly NOFA. More information about previously awarded grants is provided at www.oup.org.

 

Related Programs

14.517, Early Doctoral Student Research Grants.

 

Information Contacts

Regional or Local Office

Not applicable.

Headquarters Office

Armand Carriere, Office of University Partnerships, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Room 8106, 451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410. Telephone: (202) 708-3061, ext. 3181. E-mail: Armand_W._Carriere@hud.gov.

Web Site Address

http://www.oup.org

 

Examples of Funded Projects

See the web site for a list of all dissertations funded and abstracts of completed dissertations.

 

Criteria for Selecting Proposals

A competitive process is used in selecting grants. Criteria will be published in the annual NOFA.

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