The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition invites applications for the 2021-2022 Paul P. Fidler Research Grant. The Paul P. Fidler Research Grant is designed to encourage the development and dissemination of knowledge to improve the experiences of college students in transition.
With an award package that includes a stipend, travel to two national conferences, a presentation at a national conference, and priority consideration for publication, the Paul P. Fidler Research Grant supports and promotes research with the potential to have a national or international impact on student success. The Center invites applicants to submit proposals for research projects addressing a variety of topics, which may include underrepresented student populations, community colleges, advising, transfer and articulation, career development, and other issues related to college student transitions. Scholars from around the globe are invited to submit applications for the Paul P. Fidler Research Grant.
Comprehensive Award Package
Award of $5,000
Travel to the 28th National Conference on Students in Transition, October 2021, in Jacksonville, FL, at which the award will be presented
Announcement and recognition at the 28th National Conference on Students in Transition
Travel to the 29th National Conference on Students in Transition, October 2022, at which the research findings will be reported
Announcement on the National Resource Center webpage, listservs, and print publications
Priority consideration for publication by the National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition
Application and Submission Deadline
Grant submission officially opens on April 16, 2021. The application requirements may be accessed at www.sc.edu/fye/fidler and must be submitted electronically using the online submission portal by 11:59 PM Eastern Time, July 1, 2021.
Past Recipients
- 2020-21 Award- Brett Ranon Nachman
Piecing Together the Community College Puzzle: How Autistic Students Transition Into and Through Community College - 2019-20 Award- Blake Silver
Transitioning OUT: Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Students’ Experiences in the Senior Year - 2018-19 Award- Will Sheppard and Brandy Bryson
Academically Achieving Black Males at HBCUs: A Mixed-Methods Study of First Year Students’ Academic and Transitional Success - 2017-18 Award- Mauriell H. Amechi
Straight Out of Foster Care: A Qualitative Anti Deficit Study of Student Achievers - 2016-17 Award- Jason Garvey, Maureen A. Flint, Kelly W. Guyotte, Keely Latopolski, and Laura Sanders
Identity intersections: Sense of Belonging and Its Influence on Academic Success for Residential Students Across Racial and Gender Identities - 2015-16 Award- David Perez II
Thriving in Transitions: A Phenomenological Study on Latino Male Achievers at Selective Public Research Universities - 2014-15 Award- Diane Cardenas Elliott and Joni M. Lakin
STEMing the Shock: Examining “Transfer Shock” and its Impact on STEM Major and Enrollment Persistence. - 2013-14 Award- Forrest Lane and Georgianna Martin
Examining the Importance of Attachment and Engagement in Predicting GPA across Stages of Transfer Student Transition - 2012-13 Award – Jacob Okumu
Developmental Meaning-Making Dynamics of Emancipated Foster Care Youth Transitioning into Higher Education: A Constructivist-Grounded Theory - 2011-12 Award – Kristin Moser
Redefining Transfer Student Success: Transfer Capital and the Laanan-Transfer Students’ Questionnaire (L-TSQ) Revisited - 2010-11 Award – Paul J. McLoughlin II
High-Achieving Low-Income Students: How Low-Income Students on Full Financial Aid are Navigating an Elite College - 2009-10 Award – Rachel Smith
Connected in Learning: A Mixed Methods Study of First-Year Students’ Academic and Social Networks