NITC Doctoral Dissertation Research Fellowship

Application Form

Please complete the following form and submit it with your data management plan to our online Proposal and Project Management System (PPMS) by the application due date. See the Dissertation Fellowship RFP for further details, including due date for application.

Section 1: Application Overview and Contact Details

Project Title

Applicant Information:

Name: / Doctoral Candidate: Y/N
University: / Date of Advancement to Candidacy:
Home Mailing Address: / U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident: Y/N
Home Phone: / Email:
ORCID*:

#Open Researcher and Contributor ID: http://ntl.bts.gov/publicaccess/ORCID.html

Faculty Supervisor:

Name: / Title:
Department / University:
Address: / Email:
Phone: / Email:

Other Dissertation Committee Members:

Name: / Name:
Title: / Title:
University: / University:
Address: / Address:
Phone: / Email: / Phone: / Email:
Name: / Name:
Title: / Title:
University: / University:
Address: / Address:
Phone: / Email: / Phone: / Email:

Project Description (200-word abstract; if funded, this abstract will be used on the NITC website):

Section 2: Dissertation Proposal Synopsis (5 pages maximum)

A synopsis of the dissertation proposal, not to exceed five single spaced pages in 12 point font. In this section, please include the following:

a) The research problem and its relevance to U.S. surface transportation as it relates to the NITC theme of improving mobility of people and goods to build strong communities.

b) Research approach, including tasks to be completed, methodology and data sources.

c) Expected results and their significance for U.S. surface transportation.

d) Schedule for completion of all tasks.

A digital copy of the dissertation must be submitted to the Research Program Administrator, Eva-Maria Muecke (), when complete. Successful applicants should intend to complete their dissertation by the fellowship end date specified in the RFP.