NIJ FY25 Graduate Research Fellowship

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Opportunity number
O-NIJ-2025-172312
Agency
Applications due
Award size
Up to $180,000

Opportunity facts

Assistance listings
Funding instrument
Grant
Category
  • Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Eligible applicants
  • Higher Education Inst. (Private)
  • Higher Education Inst. (Public)
Points of contact
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Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

This Federal Grant Opportunity from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs National Institute of Justice (NIJ) seeks to support doctoral students whose dissertation research is relevant to preventing and controlling crime, advancing knowledge of victimization and effective victim services, or ensuring the fair and impartial administration of criminal or juvenile justice in the United States. The funding opportunity aims to increase the pool of researchers engaged in providing science-based solutions to problems relevant to criminal and juvenile justice policy and practice. Eligible applicants include higher education institutions, both public and private. The evaluation criteria and key objectives are focused on the proposal's relevance to the DOJ's mission and the potential impact of the research. Proposals must be submitted by April 15, 2025.

The program provides grant funding through the NIJ Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants. While specific award values are not provided, recent grants under this program have ranged from approximately $25,000 to $6.9 million, supporting multi-year research projects across various criminal justice domains. The place of performance is not explicitly stated, but the research is expected to be applicable to state and local criminal and juvenile justice policy and practice in the United States.

Synopsis

This funding opportunity seeks to support doctoral students whose dissertation research is relevant to preventing and controlling crime, advancing knowledge of victimization and effective victim services, or ensuring the fair and impartial administration of criminal or juvenile justice in the United States. This furthers the DOJ mission by increasing the pool of researchers who are engaged in providing science-based solutions to problems relevant to criminal and juvenile justice policy and practice in the United States. Please see the Eligible Applicants section for the eligibility criteria.

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