College Research Awards

College Research Committee

The College Research Committee (CRC) is charged with nurturing, promoting, and supporting the research mission of the College. The committee, as part of its general charges, is responsible for several within-College award competitions for faculty research funding including: Faculty Fellows Awards, Summer Research Award, Graduate Research Assistantship Award. The Committee also selects the Distinguished College Scholars and Senior Scholars from among those nominated and also nominates worthy candidates for the University Scholar Award. The CRC committee reviews and selects doctoral award recipients for the College Dissertation Research Grant competition which is held twice during the academic year.

Distinguished Scholars

Faculty are eligible to compete for designation as a Distinguished Scholar based on their scholarly quality, significance, and productivity. The award carries a stipend and other college recognitions.

Faculty Fellows

Tenure-track faculty of all ranks who are full-time in the University and budgeted at least part-time in the College of Education are eligible to apply for the Strategic Initiative Hardie Faculty Fellows or the Traditional Faculty Fellows Program.  Applicants must submit a proposal.  An appointment to the Fellows Program offers many advantages, including: (1) resources for programmatic research; (2) an opportunity to develop new research programs; and (3) capacity to leverage external funding. 

Summer Research Support

The Bureau of Educational Research in the College of Education will provide funds, on a competitive basis, to support faculty research efforts during the summer months.  Grants of up to $6,000 will be available. 

Dissertation Funding

Full-time doctoral candidates in the College of Education who have completed all pre-dissertation requirements are invited to apply for a Hardie Dissertation or Traditional Dissertation Award. The applicants must submit a research prospectus, an abstract, a work plan, a budget and justification, a curriculum vitae and a letter of recommendation. Recipients of the award can receive a maximum of $1,500 to support completion of their dissertations.

Graduate Research Assistantships

The Bureau of Educational Research has limited funds available, on a competitive basis, for graduate research assistant support for faculty.  Proposals for graduate hourly wages or percent time assistantships (maximum .25 FTE for one semester) are permitted.