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Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences

The GRF in the Social and Behavioral Sciences track is open to doctoral students in all social and behavioral science disciplines. The fellowship awards provide support for 12 months to accredited universities for research on crime, violence and other criminal justice-related topics.

Visiting Fellowship Program

This program supports research and development on high-priority topics that enhance the capabilities of criminal justice systems to combat crime, violence, and stubstance abuse. The program offers criminal justice professionals and researchers an opportunity to participate fulltime on research addressing criminal justice issues relevant to the work of NIJ and public policy. Fellows funded under […]

Native Student Travel Scholarship Program: Connecting Science to Crime and Justice

To enhance diversity in the field of criminal justice, the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) will support up to fifteen American Indian and Alaska Native students to attend a criminal justice-related conference to explore the role of science in solving complex problems to increase public safety.

Graduate Research Fellowship in STEM

The Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (GRF-STEM) track is open to doctoral students in STEM fields of study

Research Assistantship Program

The NIJ Research Assistantship Program (RAP) offers highly qualified doctoral students the opportunity to bring their expertise to NIJ to work across offices and program areas to obtain a practical and applied research experience.

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