General information about the 2012-2013 Paul P. Fidler Research Grant
The Paul P. Fidler Research Grant is designed to encourage the development and dissemination of knowledge that has the potential to improve the experiences of college students in transition. The grant is named in memory of Dr. Paul P. Fidler, a faculty member at the University of South Carolina, whose pioneering research on student learning and success had a vital impact on work being done to promote the success of all students in transition. To learn about the 2011-2012 grant recipient, visit www.sc.edu/fye/research/grant/year/2011.html
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:
- Stipend of $5,000, payable either directly to individual researchers or through the researcher(s)' institution(s). The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition will not pay institutional overhead or indirect costs.
- Travel to the 19th National Conference on Students in Transition, November 2012, at which the award will be presented
- Announcement and recognition at 2012 Students in Transition conference luncheon
- Travel to the 20th National Conference on Students in Transition, November 2013, at which the research findings will be reported
- Announcement on the National Resource Center webpage, listservs, and print publications
- Priority consideration for publication by the National Resource Center.
Eligibility
The Paul P. Fidler Research Grant competition is open to faculty, staff, graduate students who plan to conduct research on issues of college student transitions. Cross-institutional research teams are encouraged to apply for the Paul P. Fidler Research Grant. The following individuals are not eligible for the Paul P. Fidler Research Grant and may not be included as part of proposed research teams: National Resource Center staff and fellows; current members of our National Advisory Board; and students, staff, and faculty of the University of South Carolina system.
Deadline
Completed applications must be received by the National Resource Center by midnight EST, July 1, 2012.
Application Procedures Applicants for the Paul P. Fidler Research Grant must complete a research proposal as outlined by the National Resource Center. Only complete proposals will be considered. The application and proposal form may be downloaded at www.sc.edu/fye/research/grant/proposal
Application materials (proposal, proposal for blind review, curriculum vitae) must be submitted in pdf format. Completed proposals must be sent as an e-mail attachment to NRCrsrch@mailbox.sc.edu by the deadline. Early submissions are welcomed. A confirmation e-mail will be sent to the principal investigator within two business days of receipt of a grant application.
Research Requirements & Selection Criteria
Proposals will be evaluated on the extent to which they:
- focus on issue(s) related to college student transitions. Though all issues related to college student transitions will be considered, special consideration will be given to proposals addressing transitions outside of the first year of college.
- clearly articulate a strong research design. Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-method studies will be considered. Methodology must be appropriate for the research question(s).
- include research that can be completed by November 2013. Results must be ready for presentation at the 2013 National Conference on Students in Transition.
- explore unique issues, subjects, analysis, participants and/or sample. Research must be original work of the investigators and may not have been reported elsewhere.
- have potential to have a national impact on student success initiatives. Results of the research should be relevant to a broad audience.
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. For a list of the 2011-2012 Fidler external review board members, please click here.
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. For a list of current advisory board members, please click here.
Applicants submitting full proposals by July 1 will be notified of their award status by October 31st. Reviewer comments will be made available to interested applicants after the grant recipient is announced at the National Conference on Students in Transition.
Past Recipients
2011-12 Award - Kristin Moser - Redefining Transfer Student Success: Transfer Capital and the Laanan-Transfer Students' Questionnaire (L-TSQ) Revisited.
2010-11 Award - Paul J. McLoughlin II - High-Achieving Low-Income Students: How Low-Income Students on Full Financial Aid are Navigating an Elite College Environment
2009-10 Award - Rachel Smith - Connected in Learning: A Mixed Methods Study of First-year Students’Academic and Social Networks
2008-09 Award - Maryellen Mills – “Student Success Course Participation and Engagement among Part-time and Full-Time Community College Students”
2007-08 Award - Eunyoung Kim – “Acculturation Experiences and College Transitions of Minority Immigrant Students”
2006-07 Award -Barbara Hofer – “The Electronic Tether: Parental Regulation, Self-Regulation, and the Role of Technology in College Transitions”
2005-06 Award - Christine and Michael Kirk-Kuwaye – “A Study of Engagement Petterns of Lateral and Vertical Transfer Students During Their First Semester at a Public Research University."
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