NIJ seeks applications for the FY25 Graduate Research Fellowship program, which supports 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 official applicant is the sponsoring academic institution located in the United States or its territories, and students must apply through their institution. To be eligible, the academic institution must be fully accredited by one of the regional institutional accreditation agencies recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education.
Academic institutions are eligible to apply only if:
- The student is currently enrolled in a research doctorate program at the eligible academic institution. Humanities and Visual and Performing Arts degree programs are not eligible.
- The student’s proposed dissertation research has demonstrable relevance 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.
An applicant may submit more than one application, but each application must propose sponsoring a different student.
Learn more about the Graduate Research Fellowship program and the current solicitation at an informational webinar on February 13, 2025, at 11:30 – 1:00 p.m. ET. Register for the webinar. Submit any questions in advance to grf@usdoj.gov no later than February 11, 2025 with the subject “Questions for NIJ FY25 Graduate Research Fellowship Webinar.”
Applications will be submitted in a two-step process, each with its own deadline:
- Submit SF-424 in Grants.gov. Step 1, Grants.gov Application Deadline: April 15, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. ET
- Submit the full application including attachments in JustGrants. Step 2, JustGrants Application Deadline: April 22, 2025 at 8:59 p.m. ET