The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) is offering its Switzer Research Fellowships for Doctoral Dissertation Research to build research capacity. This grant is for highly qualified doctoral candidates, including individuals with disabilities, to conduct original dissertation research. The research must focus on the experiences and outcomes of people with disabilities within one of NIDILRR’s three key outcome domains: community living and participation, employment, or health and function. NIDILRR plans to make five 12-month fellowship awards under this opportunity. Applicants must demonstrate their formal academic status as doctoral candidates to be eligible for this support.
Opportunity ID: 355625
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2025-ACL-NIDILRR-SFGE-0111 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Merit Switzer Research Fellowships for Doctoral Dissertation Research |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 5 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.433 — ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Nov 05, 2024 |
| Last Updated Date: | Nov 05, 2024 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 14, 2025 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 14, 2025 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $225,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $45,000 |
| Award Floor: | $40,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Individuals |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Only individuals are eligible to apply for NIDILRR Switzer Research Fellowship grants. Institutions and organizations may not apply. Applicants for this particular fellowship must be doctoral candidates at the time they submit their application. Because the individual person rather than the institution is the applicant for this Fellowship, the person who seeks the Fellowship must sign the forms included in the application. Representatives of institutions do not sign the application forms. Because the award is made to the individual rather than to the institution, institutional indirect costs may not be deducted from the award. Fellowship funds are taxable income. Applicants must demonstrate their formal academic status as doctoral candidates. Applicants who are not U.S. citizens must provide documentation that they are eligible to receive research funding directly from an agency of the United States government. Applicants who are not U.S. citizens must provide documentation that they are eligible to receive research funding directly from an agency of the United States government. No entities are eligible for this award, only individuals are eligible to apply. If you are a non-USA citizen, you must provide documentation that you are eligible to receive research funding directly from an agency of the United States government. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Administration for Community Living |
| Description: | The purpose of the Switzer Research Fellowships program is to build research capacity by providing support to highly qualified individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to conduct research on rehabilitation, independent living, and other experiences and outcomes of people with disabilities. Fellows must conduct original research that is focused on the experiences and outcomes of people with disabilities in one or more of NIDILRR’s three outcome domains: (1) community living and participation; (2) employment; or (3) health and function. The purpose of this particular Switzer Fellowship opportunity is to provide support to doctoral candidates as they conduct their dissertation research. NIDILRR plans to make five fellowship awards under this opportunity. Applicants must demonstrate their formal academic status as doctoral candidates. Fellowship awards will have one 12-month project period. |
| Link to Additional Information: | https://www.acl.gov/grants/applying-grants |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Linda Vo
Linda.vo@acl.hhs.gov Email:Linda.vo@acl.hhs.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 355625 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> hhs-2025-acl-nidilrr-sfge-0111_Oct 17.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Linda Vo Linda.vo@acl.hhs.gov Email: Linda.vo@acl.hhs.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.433 | HHS-2025-ACL-NIDILRR-SFGE-0111 | Merit Switzer Research Fellowships for Doctoral Dissertation Research | PKG00288472 | Nov 05, 2024 | Jan 14, 2025 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
355625 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf
355625 ED_SF424_Supplement_4_0-4.0.pdf
355625 SF424B-1.1.pdf
355625 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
355625 PerformanceSite_4_0-4.0.pdf
355625 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
355625 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf
355625 Project_AbstractSummary_2_0-2.0.pdf
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