2012 Grant Competition

2012 Grant Competition

ACPA Commission for Admissions, Orientation, and the First Year Experience & the National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition
The Commission for Admissions, Orientation and the First Year Experience and the National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition will award one grant in the amount of $500 to promote (1) original, descriptive or evaluative research; (2) philosophical studies; or (3) institutional assessment or evaluation on issues surrounding admissions, orientation, and/or the first-year experience.

All ACPA members are eligible and graduate students in particular are encouraged to apply for this research grant. Research at all stages will be considered, although priority will be given to projects that are further along in the research process (i.e., recently or soon to be completed). The AOFYE Commission and the National Resource Center are equal co-sponsors of the $500 award, which will be paid to the principal investigator of the study. Members of the AOFYE directorate board are not eligible to apply. Because of the funding support provided by the National Resource Center, faculty, staff, and students from the University of South Carolina and its system campuses may not apply.

Program Requirements

·       The principlal investigator must be a current member of ACPA, and must maintain that membership throughout the term of the grant. Commission membership is not required. Commission Directorate members are not eligible to apply.

·       The principal investigator shall submit a semi-annual progress report to the Commission Chair by August 1 and February 1 for the duration of the research. This report should include notification of any changes in the original project proposal.

·       The principal investigator is expected to submit a final report to the Commission Chair within 90 days of completion of the project. In addition to providing a summary of the project, the final report should articulate the outcomes and implications of the research.

·       The principal investigator is required to submit a program proposal presenting findings of the funded project at an ACPA National Convention after completion of the study. A copy of this proposal shall be submitted to the Commission Chair.

·       Grant recipients are strongly encouraged to submit the study and research findings to an ACPA publication.
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