Submit an application
Application Submissions will be accepted through 11:59PM ET, Monday, July 15, 2024.
Note: Only complete applications will be accepted. Submission guidelines are available on the Application Requirements page.
For questions, email Dr. Jamil Johnson at jj117@mailbox.sc.edu.
Comprehensive Award Package
The Paul P. Fidler Research Grant award includes a cash stipend, travel to two national conferences, a presentation at a national conference, and priority consideration for publication. Specifically, the grant's comprehensive award package includes:
- Research grant in the amount of $5,000.
- Priority consideration for publication in the Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, our semiannual refereed journal by the National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition.
- Registration to the 31st National Conference on Students in Transition (virtual, 2024), where the awardee will be introduced.
- Registration and travel (if offered in-person) to the 32nd National Conference on Students in Transition (2025) where the research grant findings will be reported.
- Announcement on the National Resource Center webpage, listservs, and online publications.
Eligibility
The Paul P. Fidler Research Grant competition is open to faculty, staff, and graduate students who plan to conduct research on issues of college student transitions.
The following individuals are not eligible and may not be included as part of proposed research teams: National Resource Center staff and fellows; current members of our National or International Advisory Boards; and students, staff, and faculty of the University of South Carolina system.
Grant Decisions
The staff of the National Resource Center will conduct an initial review of all completed proposals to ensure they meet the criteria guidelines and submission requirements of the Fidler grant. Proposals that meet the submission guidelines and requirements will be blind-reviewed and evaluated by an external review board of leading research scholars and practitioners in the field of higher education.
The external review board will nominate up to five finalists for the Paul P. Fidler Research Grant. The finalists' proposals will then be blind-reviewed and evaluated by a panel of scholar-judges selected from our current National Advisory Board.
Decisions are expected to be emailed to the primary investigator by October 1, 2024. Reviewer comments will be made available to the primary investigator by December 2024.