College of Education Michael & Fran Trevisan Doctoral Research Award at Washington State University 2025

Eligibility Criteria for Michael & Fran Trevisan Doctoral Research Award:

• The application is open to all nationals.
• The applicants must be pursuing doctoral course at the College of Education.

Application Process:

The applicants must submit a completed application, including the Project Narrative, as well as an email from the student's Dissertation Chair approving their need for funds.

Value of the Scholarship:

• The award will provide funds up to $500 per applicant.
• Funds are to be used to support graduate students as they conduct their dissertation research.
• Specifically, doctoral students may apply for this funding for the purposes of:
  • Paying for participant incentives for individuals participating in the study.
  • Paying for mileage/fuel to and from data collection sites.
  • Purchasing specific software (not available through WSU) for data analysis.
  • Paying for a second, independent coder to obtain inter-coder agreement or inter-rater reliability.
  • Paying for transcription in cases where transcription freely available through software applications or online platforms is not adequate.
  • Other specific needs for data collection or analysis that are clearly aligned with the described intent of this award.
• Applications will be reviewed with a focus on:
  • Fit and alignment with the purpose of the funding, as described above.
  • Quality and clarity of the research purpose and methods.
  • Applicant’s need for funding.

Project Narrative:

It should comprise the following:

• Title of Project.
• Introduction and Solutions.
• Purpose, Questions, and Significance.
• Brief description of the methods.
• Applicant’s Need for Funding.
• This project narrative should be no more than one page, single spaced.