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The following workshop and any others being offered for the fall semester 2006, are open to all U.S. and international doctoral students in the College of Education. 

Due to the high demand for information on research funding, IRTL has organized the following workshop on National Science Foundation (NSF) dissertation grants:

NSF Dissertation Grant Workshop
133F Erickson Hall, 2:30pm-4:00pm
Tuesday, November 14

The workshop features a video presentation by Dr. Marguerite (Peg) Barratt, Division Director for NSF and Professor of Family Ecology at MSU. She explained the grant writing and review process via satellite during last year's NSF workshop. Due to the tremendous popularity of her presentation, we will be running this video segment again at this year's workshop. IRTL staff will also answer questions about how to put together a good funding proposal for this NSF dissertation grant program.

The workshop is designed to help students prepare a good funding proposal for NSF Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants now or in the future. NSF funds a wide variety of research, including dissertation research in education. Doctoral students enrolled in all departments and programs in the College of Education may qualify for these grants. NSF supports quantitative and qualitative research, in both the U.S. and abroad. Both U.S. citizens and students from other countries are eligible to apply.

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We are encouraging students seeking funding of their dissertation research to consider applying for an NSF grants. Unlike many programs of its kind, where funds are often more limited, NSF will award 200 to 300 dissertation research grants of $7000 to $12,000 nationwide in 2006-2007, totaling $2,500,000. For those students considering AERA, Spencer Foundation, or other dissertation grant programs, NSF provides an excellent opportunity to apply for research funding. NSF accepts grant proposals at two different times each year for most dissertation projects-one in the fall and the other in the winter, giving students time to adequately prepare and submit proposals.

The workshop is open to all doctoral students in the College of Education.

For more information, please go to The NSF dissertation grant program

Please email IRTL for more information or to register for the workshop. Registering in advance is not required, but will help us to better meet participants' need. We hope to see you there!

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