NIJ's Graduate Research Fellowship Program is an annual program that provides assistance to universities for dissertation research support to outstanding doctoral students undertaking independent research on issues related to crime and justice. Students from any academic discipline may propose original research that has direct implications for criminal justice in the United States. NIJ encourages a variety of approaches and perspectives in its research programs. NIJ awards these fellowships in an effort to encourage promising doctoral students in the application of critical and innovative thinking to pressing criminal justice problems. Review Frequently Asked Questions for the Graduate Research Fellowship Program.
Awards
Number of Awards: 6
Total Amount Awarded: $119,999
Discourses of Death: Language, Juries and "Future Danger" in Texas Death Penalty Trials
Employment, Ethnicity, and Crime and Delinquency of Working Youth: A Longitudinal Study of Youth Employment
Exploring the Genetic Diversity of Bacterial Populations in Soil for Forensic Applications
Identifying Offending Trajectories for First-Time Youth Offenders: Exploring the Influence of Risk and Protective Factors
Risks of Violence in Major Daily Activities, United States, 2003 - 2005
WhereTerrorists, Far-Right Extremists and Greedy Criminals Meet: A Comparative Study of Financial Crimes in the US
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