Jan 20, 2010 9:13:28 AM

The NCAA Research Committee is accepting proposals for its 2010 Graduate Student Research Grant Program. 

Open to graduate level students only, the program offers $7,500 in one-time grants for students who are conducting research for a doctoral dissertation, master's thesis or external publication. Topics should relate to student-athlete well-being and college athletics participation. (Proposals related to health and safety issues should not be submitted for consideration; however, interested candidates may contact David Klossner, NCAA director of health and safety, for grant opportunities in these areas.)

Proposals must be postmarked by May 1.

Grant applications should include a 250-word (or less) abstract, project timeline, project proposal (not to exceed seven double-spaced pages), copies of any survey instruments or other written materials that will be used in the study, reference letters, graduate transcript and a brief outline of the project budget.

Two hard copies of all required materials must be submitted (incomplete packets will not be considered). Electronic submissions also will be accepted. Grants will be awarded in September.

Established in 2006, the Graduate Student Research Grant Program is designed to stimulate research on college athletics, foster contributions to the empirical research on college athletics, provide financial support to college students interested in generating high-quality research on college athletics and provide the NCAA membership and the general public with access to research and researchers in the field.

For more information, contact Nicole M. Bracken, NCAA associate director of research, at 317/917-6328 or nmbracken@ncaa.org.