FY 2015 Graduate Research Fellowship Program for Criminal Justice Statistics | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The FY 2015 Graduate Research Fellowship Program for Criminal Justice Statistics is a Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) funding opportunity designed to strengthen doctoral-level research that relies on criminal justice data, especially data series produced or supported by BJS. The program is aimed at helping universities sponsor PhD students who are far along in their doctoral programs and whose dissertation work can realistically be completed on a near-term timeline. At its core, the fellowship is meant to grow the community of researchers who can use BJS statistical resources to generate credible findings on crime, violence, and other justice-related issues, and to translate those findings into insights that can inform U.S. criminal justice policy and practice.

A key feature of this opportunity is that the applicant is not the student directly, but the degree-granting institution applying on the student’s behalf as the sponsoring university. Eligibility is limited to U.S. degree-granting educational institutions that are fully accredited by a regional institutional accreditor recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education. The solicitation also signals a strong interest in broadening participation: institutions are strongly encouraged to sponsor minority and female doctoral candidates, and Historically Black Colleges and Universities are specifically encouraged to consider applying. BJS also highlights the types of academic backgrounds it views as especially relevant, including social and behavioral sciences as well as quantitative fields such as mathematics and statistics, as long as the dissertation aligns with BJS’s mission and substantially uses BJS-provided data.

The dissertation requirement is central and non-negotiable: the proposed doctoral research must substantially use, in whole or in part, data made available by BJS, and it must have direct implications for criminal justice policy and practice in the United States. In other words, this is not simply a general criminology fellowship; it is explicitly anchored to the use of BJS statistical assets and to producing work that can matter for real-world justice decision-making. The program’s broader stated purpose is to help produce research-based solutions that support more effective crime prevention and control while also advancing the fair and impartial administration of criminal justice.

Funding is awarded to selected institutions as a cooperative agreement (rather than a standard grant), which typically implies closer involvement or oversight by the federal sponsor during the life of the award. BJS anticipated making about three awards under this solicitation, with an estimated total funding amount of $150,000. Each fellowship can provide up to three years of support, and those funded years can be spread across a five-year window. For each year of support, BJS provides the university a $35,000 stipend intended for the student’s salary and related costs, plus up to $15,000 for tuition and fees, research expenses, and related costs. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement stated for this opportunity.

The program also includes a clear performance and accountability condition tied to completion. The dissertation must be completed and delivered to BJS within the five-year period; if that does not happen, the academic institution is required to return the full award amount to BJS. Final award decisions are made by the Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics, reinforcing that selection is ultimately determined at the agency leadership level after the review process.

Administrative details from the announcement indicate it is a discretionary funding opportunity under the activity category of Information and Statistics, associated with CFDA 16.734 (Special Data Collections and Statistical Studies). The opportunity number is BJS-2015-4216 and the title is FY 2015 Graduate Research Fellowship Program for Criminal Justice Statistics. The posting date was April 10, 2015, with an application deadline of June 10, 2015, and an archive date of July 10, 2015. For applicants needing help accessing the full announcement, the listed program contact was Cathy Maston, Management and Program Analyst, at 202-307-5992.

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