Announcing the FY 2000 Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant Program

Dear Colleagues,

HUD's Office of University Partnerships, located in the Office of Policy
Development and Research, announces the eighth round of dissertation
grants, in which it will competitively award up to 15 grants to eligible
doctoral candidates of accredited schools of higher  education to
complete their research and dissertations on housing and urban
development issues.

Grants will be in the amount of $15,000 each, awarded on a one-time
basis, and unrestricted in use as long as they support direct costs
incurred in the timely completion of the dissertation.  Support from the
university is required. Such support might include tuition waivers,
office space, equipment, computer time, or similar items needed by the
student to complete the dissertation. This support may not replace
support or assistance  that the university would otherwise provide.
Women and minority candidates are encouraged to apply.

Research Themes:
The second round of the FY 2000 competition seeks to fund dissertations
that will inform Federal problem solving and policy making roles
relating to HUD's policy priorities for this year. These priorities are:



   * Economic Development in "Untapped" Markets
   * Development of Inner Cities
   * Issues in Housing Finance
   * Affordability of Rental Housing
   * Home ownership
   * Regionalism and Smart Growth
   * Housing Markets
   * Housing Stock
   * Workforce Development
   * Fair Housing
   * Housing Needs of the Elderly and Disabled
   * Faith-Based and Higher Education Community-Building Efforts
   * Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMs)
   * Evaluation of Existing Housing Programs

Eligibility:
Any currently enrolled student who has been accepted into an accredited
doctoral program and has a fully developed and approved dissertation
proposal that addresses the purpose of this program is eligible to
apply.  Applicants must provide documentation from their dissertation
committee chairperson that:
1) the dissertation proposal has been accepted by the full dissertation
committee and a dissertation adviser has been assigned to the candidate
by the application due date
2) they will have satisfactorily completed all other written and oral
Ph.D. requirements except  the dissertation by September 1, 2000; and
3) realistically the dissertation can be completed within a 2-year
period

Deadline:
Applications are due by July 14, 2000, and award announcements will be
made by September 15, 2000

Contact:
University Partnerships Clearinghouse/HUD USER
The grant application package can be also be accessed via the Internet
at http://www.oup.org