Graduate Research Grant

DEADLINE:
The third week of each Fall, Winter, and Spring quarters:

  • Monday, October 3, 2011
  • Monday, January 16, 2012
  • Monday, April 9, 2012
Awards are announced at the end of the quarter.

OVERVIEW:
The Graduate Research Grant (GRG) is intended to help PhD and MFA students in historically underfunded disciplines meet expenses related to scholarly research and creative endeavors.


ELIGIBILITY:

  • PhD and MFA students in the following schools/disciplines:  Divisions II and III (social sciences and humanities) of the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences (For a list of WCAS Graduate Programs by Division, see http://www.wcas.northwestern.edu/graduate);  School of Education and Social Policy;  School of Communication (humanities and social science projects);  School of Music
  • At the time of application students must have completed at least 3 quarters of full-time full tuition registration toward the PhD or MFA degree. 
  • Students who have exceeded the time limitation for their degree are NOT eligible
  • A student may receive only one grant equivalent to $3,000 (or multiple grants whose cumulative total may not exceed $3,000) under this program during his or her graduate career at Northwestern.  Applicants who have applied before and have not received an award may apply again.
  • Awards will not be granted for retroactive payments.


INSTRUCTIONS: 
Please carefully read the detailed award information and application instructions.

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