ncaa graduate student research grant 2023

Now in its 17th year, the NCAA Graduate Student Research Grant Program aims to stimulate research on college sports by providing financial support to graduate students in social and behavioral science fields.

A review panel comprising eight athletics administrators and faculty from NCAA member schools has selected five research proposals to fund in the 2023 cycle of the NCAA Graduate Student Research Grant Program. Their work will help inform NCAA member schools and the public on key topics. 

"It is exciting to see the great research that graduate students are doing that will benefit our student-athletes," said Rebecca Spencer, chair of the panel and professor in the department of psychological and brain sciences and faculty athletics representative at Massachusetts. "The awardees' research will provide important insight into sources of stress and psychosocial well-being and ways we may better empower and develop leadership in our student-athletes.

"These awards are very important for these graduate students to conduct their research and present it to their peers at professional conferences. Overall, these awards will contribute greatly to the career development of these five awardees, in addition to the impact these findings will have for our student-athletes." 

Awards for these one-time grants are set at a maximum of $7,500. Recipients are expected to culminate their project in an article written for publication in a scholarly journal or in a completed master's thesis or doctoral dissertation. 

Grants were awarded to the following graduate students:

• Paul Yuseung Doh, Texas A&M: "Beyond the fields and courts: Enhancing cultural intelligence for career readiness and social-psychological well-being among student-athletes."
• Karina Jolly, Troy: "Cultivating leaders beyond sport: Athletes' perceptions of student-athlete advisory committee (SAAC)."
• Amanda Kaufman, Miami (Ohio): "Exploring empowerment amongst intercollegiate LGBTQIA2S+ athletes through photovoice analysis."
• Claire Wanzer, Delaware: "Increasing social support effectiveness to improve NCAA athletes' collegiate experiences."
• Joseph White, Memphis: "Effort-reward imbalance among student-athletes: Relationships with exploitation, well-being, performance satisfaction, stress, and burnout."

It is anticipated that the 2024 NCAA Graduate Student Research Grant call for proposals will be released in February, with proposals due in May.

Members of the external review panel, which selected the grant recipients:

• Panel chair Rebecca Spencer, Ph.D., faculty athletics representative, professor of psychological and brain sciences, Massachusetts.
• Jodi Canfield, Ph.D., associate dean for student life and community standards, St. Lawrence.
• Micah Dobson, Ph.D., faculty athletics representative, assistant professor of recreation management, Shaw.
• S. Marlon Gayadeen, Ph.D., faculty athletics representative, associate professor of criminal justice, Buffalo State.
• Colleen Lelli, Ed.D., faculty athletics representative, professor of education, Cabrini.
• Heather Ryan, Ph.D., deputy director of athletics/student-athlete experience and senior woman administrator, Duke. 
• Rene Salinas, Ph.D., faculty athletics representative, professor of mathematical sciences, Appalachian State University. 
• Thomas Saylor, Ph.D., faculty athletics representative, professor of history, Concordia-St. Paul.

Media Center 8/29/2023 2:00:00 PM

5 graduate students awarded NCAA research grants

Program provides funding for graduate student research examining the role of intercollegiate athletics in higher education and the college athlete psychosocial experience.

Now in its 17th year, the NCAA Graduate Student Research Grant Program aims to stimulate research on college sports by providing financial support to graduate students in social and behavioral science fields.

A review panel comprising eight athletics administrators and faculty from NCAA member schools has selected five research proposals to fund in the 2023 cycle of the NCAA Graduate Student Research Grant Program. Their work will help inform NCAA member schools and the public on key topics. 

"It is exciting to see the great research that graduate students are doing that will benefit our student-athletes," said Rebecca Spencer, chair of the panel and professor in the department of psychological and brain sciences and faculty athletics representative at Massachusetts. "The awardees' research will provide important insight into sources of stress and psychosocial well-being and ways we may better empower and develop leadership in our student-athletes.

"These awards are very important for these graduate students to conduct their research and present it to their peers at professional conferences. Overall, these awards will contribute greatly to the career development of these five awardees, in addition to the impact these findings will have for our student-athletes." 

Awards for these one-time grants are set at a maximum of $7,500. Recipients are expected to culminate their project in an article written for publication in a scholarly journal or in a completed master's thesis or doctoral dissertation. 

Grants were awarded to the following graduate students:

• Paul Yuseung Doh, Texas A&M: "Beyond the fields and courts: Enhancing cultural intelligence for career readiness and social-psychological well-being among student-athletes."
• Karina Jolly, Troy: "Cultivating leaders beyond sport: Athletes' perceptions of student-athlete advisory committee (SAAC)."
• Amanda Kaufman, Miami (Ohio): "Exploring empowerment amongst intercollegiate LGBTQIA2S+ athletes through photovoice analysis."
• Claire Wanzer, Delaware: "Increasing social support effectiveness to improve NCAA athletes' collegiate experiences."
• Joseph White, Memphis: "Effort-reward imbalance among student-athletes: Relationships with exploitation, well-being, performance satisfaction, stress, and burnout."

It is anticipated that the 2024 NCAA Graduate Student Research Grant call for proposals will be released in February, with proposals due in May.

Members of the external review panel, which selected the grant recipients:

• Panel chair Rebecca Spencer, Ph.D., faculty athletics representative, professor of psychological and brain sciences, Massachusetts.
• Jodi Canfield, Ph.D., associate dean for student life and community standards, St. Lawrence.
• Micah Dobson, Ph.D., faculty athletics representative, assistant professor of recreation management, Shaw.
• S. Marlon Gayadeen, Ph.D., faculty athletics representative, associate professor of criminal justice, Buffalo State.
• Colleen Lelli, Ed.D., faculty athletics representative, professor of education, Cabrini.
• Heather Ryan, Ph.D., deputy director of athletics/student-athlete experience and senior woman administrator, Duke. 
• Rene Salinas, Ph.D., faculty athletics representative, professor of mathematical sciences, Appalachian State University. 
• Thomas Saylor, Ph.D., faculty athletics representative, professor of history, Concordia-St. Paul.

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TROY doctoral student one of five nationally to garner NCAA student research grant

News Students  | August 30, 2023

TROY sport management doctoral student Karina Jolly was awarded a research grant from the NCAA.

A Troy University doctoral student has garnered one of just five  National Collegiate Athletics Association Student Research Grants .

Karina Jolly, a  Sport Management Ph.D . student in the Sorrell College of Business, received the  $7,500 grant  aimed at stimulating research on college sports in social and behavioral science fields.

Her project, entitled “Cultivating Leaders Beyond Sport: Athletes’ Perceptions of Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC),” seeks to examine the role of SAAC on  NCAA  campuses. Jolly plans to begin collecting data in September, traveling to various NCAA member institutions to meet with current SAAC members. 

“Karina being awarded this exclusive grant is a testament to her work and dedication pursuing high impact research. That testament is a direct reflection of the quality of student within our Sport Management doctoral program, all of whom are doing such meaningful work,” said Dr. Christina Martin, chair of the Hospitality, Sport, & Tourism Management (HSTM) program in the Sorrell College of Business.

In its 17 th  year, the grant program awards are based on selection by an external review panel by eight doctoral-level faculty and administrators from member institutions.

“I can’t stress enough how big of a deal it is to receive funding from the NCAA. We’re talking about an incredibly select few that receive funding. Karina being awarded this grant is the embodiment of her hard work paying off and I’m so happy to see her acknowledged with such a prestigious award. She is beyond deserving,” said Dr. Chris Corr, assistant professor of HSTM and Jolly’s doctoral advisor.

Corr said the grant proposal was the result of collaboration between Jolly, himself, Dr. Sarah Stokowski, an associate professor of Athletic Leadership at Clemson University, and Dr. Ali Fridley, an assistant professor of Sport Management at the University of Southern Mississippi.

“Their advisory roles were integral in the formation of the grant and are illustrative of the relationship TROY’s Sport Management Ph.D. program has with other high-impact doctoral awarding institutions,” he said.

Jolly, a lecturer in Exercise Science at Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville, GA, will begin dissertation preparation this fall and anticipates defending the dissertation next summer. She has published numerous peer-reviewed manuscripts during her time as a TROY doctoral student. She served as a GCSU assistant strength and conditioning coach during her master’s works and was a full-time strength and conditioning coach at Lander University.

“I’m honored to be awarded the NCAA graduate student research grant,” she said. “This grant allows me to explore the unique experiences of student-athletes, share their voices, and help foster leadership skills beyond their sport. I am thankful for the committee giving me the opportunity to contribute to this area of research and highlight student-athletes’ experiences. I also want to thank my faculty advisors, Dr. Stokowski, Dr. Corr and Dr. Fridley, who believe in me and supported me through every step!”

Clif Lusk is a University Relations Coordinator at Troy University.

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Graduate Students: Apply for a 2023 SPARC Graduate Research Grant

The Office of the Vice President for Research is pleased to announce the application period for the 2023 SPARC graduate research grant program. We will accept SPARC grant applications through Wednesday, October 12, at 5:00 p.m.

Complete information about the application process, including all 2022-2023 SPARC application materials are available on the SPARC program page.

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All graduate students who apply for a SPARC grant must view the SPARC application workshop video and confirm their viewing through our online confirmation form before submitting their proposals. 

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To answer questions that may arise while students are preparing their SPARC proposals and application files, the Office of the Vice President for Research will host three on-line Q&A sessions via MS Teams. SPARC applicants are welcome to join us for one or more of the following optional SPARC Q&A sessions (SPARC Q&A sessions are not required):

• Friday, September 16, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
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Webinar: GSA Research Grants – Steps to Success The Chair of the GSA Graduate Student Research Grant Committee and a recent student grant recipient provided tips on how to write a successful grant proposal. The webinar focused on the GSA Graduate Student Research Grant program , but many of the strategies discussed would be beneficial when applying to other grant opportunities, including GSA's Undergraduate Research Grants. Media Sponsors: American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES), Geoscience Alliance, National Association of Black Geoscientists (NABG). Visit the GSA webinar library to view a recording.

The primary role of the GSA research grants program is to provide partial support of master's and doctoral thesis research in the geological sciences for graduate students enrolled in universities in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Central America. In 2023, $676,701 was awarded to 302 graduate students (~57% of the 527 who applied), with an average grant of $2,235.

• Support graduate student research in the geosciences and ultimately enhance the geoscience workforce.
• Provide career development opportunity for students by gaining experience with grants writing, project development and research.
• Increase the diversity of the geosciences through opportunities for students of underrepresented communities to achieve success in research

ExxonMobil Student Research Grants : ExxonMobil will sponsor 10 research grants at US$5,000 per grant. All applicants in the GSA Student Research Grant Program are eligible for these awards, regardless of the topic or location of their research. ExxonMobil will select the top ten proposals based on merit as recommended by the GSA Research Grant Review Committee.

Specialized Awards: The Committee on Research Grants selects recipients of special awards from applicants to the general research grants program. A student may not apply directly for a specialized grant, however may indicate on the application if he/she would like to be considered for an award. These are generally recognition awards only with no additional funding. However, some specialized awardees may be funded for an amount greater than US$2,500.

GSA invites the full participation of individuals traditionally underserved in the geosciences, which includes but is not limited to individuals who identify as racially and/or ethnically diverse, LGBTIQ+, persons with disabilities, and individuals who experience intersectionality with one or more of these identities.

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• The research focus can be any subject matter within the geological sciences, such as paleontology, karst, geochemistry, stratigraphy, geoscience education, petroleum geology, and more. (See the full list of Subject Matter Categories .)
• Students may receive a total of two GSA graduate student grants in their entire academic career, regardless of what program currently enrolled in.
• 2024 application deadline: 1 February, 11:59 p.m. (MST).
• Results are reported to applicants via email in late May.
• Grant checks will be mailed sometime in June/July.

Applications

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• Appraisal forms are due 8 February, 11:59 PM (MST).
• One appraisal from the primary advisor is required with each application. Advisors do not have to be members of GSA or come from the same institution as the applicant.
• The Appraisal Forms must be submitted by the advisors electronically through the online application system  .
• Applications missing the appraisal form will not be eligible. The applicant is responsible for ensuring their advisor submits the appraisal form.
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• All grant recipients are required to submit a progress report (JotForm) by 1 February of the following year.
• A copy of the progress report for any previous GSA research grant must be included with a current proposal regardless if one has already been submitted to GSA.
• For tax purposes, all students chosen to receive a grant will need to provide their Social Security Number (SSN) or Tax Identification Number (TIN), if they have one, or certify that they have no SSN nor TIN. Failure to respond promptly may result in the forfeiture of the grant. (Students who have neither an SSN nor TIN may receive a grant, provided they meet all other eligibility criteria.)
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