Marylyn C. Grabosky Prize Application

In no more than 4 pages, address the following questions: 

Question 1: Describe your research question. 
The research question or hypothesis should be focused on a topic related to education. Develop answerable questions (or testable hypotheses) in the context of the larger research topic. 

Question 2: What evidence will you need to collect to answer your research question? How will you go about collecting this evidence? 
Applicants should explain how the evidence gathered and the analytical procedures proposed will support the research goals expressed in Question 1. 

Question 3: How does your research build on existing scholarship in social sciences? Give specific examples of this scholarship and its findings. 
Situate your research within the literature relevant to your topic of research. Why should other scholars be interested in the question you are asking? Show that your research is connected to conversations in your field, including the potential significance and implications of your research.

Provide a timeline of when and how your research will be carried out. Be specific about what activities will occur and when activities will occur. A monthly schedule with the number of estimated hours each week is suggested. 

Please note: While this prize is intended to support research during the summer after a student’s third year, it is acceptable for the activities in the project timeline to spill over into the Autumn Quarter of the fourth year. 

Example: 

June, (approximately 15 hours/week) 
*Attend and participate in weekly lab meetings 
*Review literature, possible methods, and finalize study design with project advisor 
*Participation in an online data science course 

July (approximately 20 hours/week) 
*Recruit and schedule participants 
*Run participants through study 
*Modify study as needed 
*Review data as it is collected 
*Begin preliminary data analysis

Please submit a detailed budget for your project. 

The maximum award is $3,000. You should use the categories listed below when relevant and be as detailed as is appropriate to the circumstances. 

Please indicate whether you have already received funding for your research. If you have research funding from other sources, please detail the value of the award, and the expenses for which it will be paying. Please also state whether you have applied for other sources of funding and are still waiting to hear back from those sources.

1. Research expenses directly related and essential to the project, including travel, research assistance, transcription costs, specialized software, compensation for informants/participants, summer living expenses, and other relevant research expenditures.
2. Supplies and equipment directly related to the successful completion of the project. 

Please note that the University requires equipment bought by the grant money above a certain valuation be returned to the department by completion of the project.

Please submit a copy of your thesis for our records after its submission.