Student-Initiated Research Project (OSEP) grants have aided promising special education doctoral students for the past 20 years, but they are not the only source of funding available.
You should try your university, state education agency, local foundations, and national organizations in your field for funding opportunities. Organizations like the American Educational Research Association provide fellowships, including minority fellowships, as do other organizations (see those listed below).
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AERA & Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellowships
- Two minority fellowships for $10,000/year are
available through the American Educational Research
Association (AERA) to assist minority scholars in the
final two years of their doctoral programs. Contact:
AERA, Minority Fellowships, 1230 17th Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20036-3078, (202) 233-9485.
- The AERA/Spencer Foundation awards 12 fellowships of
$16,000/year to doctoral students in educational
research. Contact: AERA, Spencer Fellowship, 1230 17th
Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036. Applications from
persons in traditionally underrepresented groups for the
AERA/Spencer fellowships are especially encouraged.
- AERA
Dissertation Grants Program with the National Science
Foundation (NSF) and National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES) awards up to $10,000 for 1-year
projects, or up to $20,000 for 2-year projects. Minority
researchers are strongly encouraged to apply. Topics may
cover a wide range of policy-related issues that include
but are not limited to: school persistence and career
entry; policies and practices related to achievement;
policies and practices that influence student and
parental attitudes; educational participation and
persistence (kindergarten through graduate school);
at-risk students; and early childhood education.
- The Spencer Foundation awards up to 30 non-renewable fellowships of $17,000 to support the completion of the dissertation. Current deadlines: Required application materials must be requested by October 10, 1997 for April awards. Contact: Spencer Dissertation Fellowships, The Spencer Foundation, 900 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2800, Chicago, IL 60611-1542 or (312) 337-7000 or fellows@spencer.org
APA Dissertation Research Awards
- The APA sponsors $1000 awards to approximately 50 students (who are APA student affiliates or associate members) whose dissertation research reflects excellence in scientific psychology through its Dissertation Research Awards.
Communication Disorders: Minority Dissertation Research Grants in Human Communication
- The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) and the Office of Research on Minority Health (ORMH) provide small grants (Minority Dissertation Research Grants) to support doctoral dissertation research in human communication for minority doctoral candidates. Grant support is designed to aid the research of new minority investigators and to encourage minority individuals from a variety of academic disciplines and programs to conduct research in hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech, and language. Grants to support dissertation research will provide no more than $30,000 in direct costs over the two-year period, and no more than $25,000 in direct costs in any one year.
Fellowship/Scholarship Search Resources
MOLIS (the Minority On-line Information Service) has a MOLIS Scholarships/Fellowships database where students can search for minority scholarship information.
FinAid, the Financial Aid Information Page
FinAid contains a large number of links to a variety of databases to search for fellowships and other funding from both foundations, universities and other sources. It is sponsored by the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA).
Foundations
- The Foundation Center (an information clearinghouse).
- Council on Foundations (an association of more than 1,300 foundations).
Mental Health Minority Fellowships
- The American Sociological Association offers 12-month fellowships for beginning doctoral students interested in mental health and mental illness research. The fellowships, funded through a National Institute of Mental Health grant, offer an annual stipend of $10,000 and also payment of tuition. Dissertation support up to $5,000 is also available. Contact: American Sociological Assoc., 1722 N. St. NW, Washington, DC 20036, (202) 833-3410, fax (202) 785-0146, e-mail ASA_Minority_Affairs@MCIMAIL.Com
Office of Special Education Programs (U.S. Dept. of Ed.)
- Student-Initiated Research (SIR) Projects support doctoral student research projects focusing on special education and related services for children and youth with disabilities and early intervention services for infants and toddlers. Nineteen projects (up to $20,000 per project) were awarded in 1996. OSEP recently announced deadlines for 1998 (February 6, 1998, 12 grants to be awarded) Contact Marlene_Simon@ed.gov for more information or FAX OSEP at (202) 205-8105 to request an application. (See Successful CMSE Clients for SIR grantees.)
Other Resources
- The
African
American College Student Home Page is a source
primarily for African American College students on using
the internet.
- Join the
AERA-GSL
Graduate Students Listserv for information on
fellowships, and graduate student internet research
resources. To subscribe send e-mail to LISTSERV@ASU.EDU
and make the contents read as follows: SUB AERA-GSL
your-first-name your-last-name, leave subject line blank.
- Join the AERA-MI Educational Research Forum on
Minority Issues for information on minority fellowship
and other funding opportunities. To subscribe send e-mail
to
AERA-MI@hermes.csd.unb.ca
and make the contents read as follows: SUBSCRIBE AERA-MI
your-first-name your-last-name, and leave subject line
blank.
- Also check the
Association for
Support of Graduate Students newsletter for grants
and fellowships.
- The Black
Collegian On-Line is a career site for students and
professionals of color.
- The Black-Collegian has a
Guide
to Graduate & Professional Fellowships for Minority
Students.
- The Council of
Graduate Schools now has a website devoted to its
activities, member correspondence, and research.
- The
National Educational Clearinghouse.
This clearinghouse provides Hispanic students with scholarship and financial aid information. One of its main functions is the free Personal Scholarship Search. Call 1-800-EXCEL DC for further information.
State Education Agencies
Check your state education agency for funding opportunities.
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