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
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.
