Proposals due Friday, June 28, 2024
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ACL's National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) is announcing a new funding opportunity for the Switzer Research Fellowship Program.
The purpose of the Switzer Research Fellowship Program is to build research capacity by providing support to highly qualified individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to conduct research on rehabilitation, independent living, and other experiences and outcomes of people with disabilities.
The purpose of the Merit Switzer Research Fellowships for Doctoral Dissertation Research is to support doctoral candidates as they conduct their dissertation research focused on a disability or rehabilitation topic that addresses outcomes among people with disabilities in one or more of NIDILRR’s outcome domains: community living and participation, employment, or health and function.
NIDILRR plans to make five fellowship awards under this opportunity. Applicants must demonstrate their formal academic status as doctoral candidates and have approval of dissertation proposal. Fellowship awards will have one 12-month project period.
To stay current on NIDILRR grant opportunities, please visit grants.gov and search: NIDILRR or 93.433.
NIDILRR, part of ACL, generates new knowledge and promotes its effective use so that people with disabilities can perform activities of their choice in the community. NIDILRR also works to expand society’s capacity to provide full opportunities and accommodations for people with disabilities.
See Notice of Funding Opportunity: HHS-2024-ACL-NIDILRR-SFGE-0072, "Merit Switzer Research Fellowships for Doctoral Dissertation Research," posted April 29, 2024.