The Commission for Admissions, Orientation and the First Year Experience (AOFYE) & The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition (NRCFYESIT) will award one grant in the amount of $750 to promote original, descriptive or evaluative research; philosophical studies; or institutional assessment or evaluation on issues surrounding admissions, orientation, and/or the first-year experience.
The AOFYE Commission and the National Resources Center are equal co-sponsors of the $750 award, which will be paid to the principal investigator of the study.
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).
Apply before April 28th
Due to the nature of the grant’s funding, AOFYE directorate board members and faculty, staff, and students from the University of South Carolina and its system campuses may not apply.