Four Research Grants were awarded. Recipients are:

Principal Investigator: Ty Cruce
Institution: Indiana University
Award Amount: $38,333
Proposal Title: The Choice of Formal Learning in the Third Age: The Role of Postsecondary Institutions in the Personal Development of Older Adults
Grant Program: NCES & NPEC

Principal Investigators: Jacob Gross & Don Hossler
Institution: Indiana University
Award Amount: $39,981
Proposal Title: Where and When: An Event History Analysis of Student Flow in Postsecondary Education
Grant Program: NCES & NPEC

Principal Investigators: Yasuko Kanno & Jennifer Cromley
Institution: Temple University
Award Amount: $39,919
Proposal Title: English Language Learners' Access to and Attainment in Postsecondary Education
Grant Program: NCES & NPEC

Principal Investigators: Ryan Wells & Tricia Seifert
Institutions: University of Massachusetts Amherst & The University of Iowa
Award Amount: $39,918
Proposal Title: The Incongruity Between Education Expectations and Enrollment Behaviors: The Effects of Gender and Social Capital Over Three Decades
Grant Program: NCES

Six doctoral students were awarded Dissertation Grants, including two designated grants for best proposal. Recipients are:

Principal Investigator: Ozan Jaquette
Institution: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Award Amount: $20,000
Proposal Title: The Relationship Financial Strain and the Production of Postgraduate Degree, 1970-2006
Grant Program: NCES & NPEC

Principal Investigator: Giljae Lee
Institution: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Campus
Award Amount: $20,000
Title: Moving Toward A Truer Picture: Factors Affecting Undergraduate Degree Completion and Time-to-Degree
Grant Program: NCES & NPEC
*Recipient of the Cameron L. Fincher Award*

Principal Investigator: Sun Ah Lim
Institution: University of California, Santa Barbara
Award Amount: $20,000
Proposal Title: Ethnic and Racial Difference in Higher Education Attainment: Effects of Family Resources OR Effects of School Resources?
Grant Program: NCES & NPEC

Principal Investigator: Daniela Pineda
Institution: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Award Amount: $20,000
Proposal Title: Exploring the Role of Hispanic Serving Institutions in Improving Latino Postsecondary Educational Attainment: Evidence from the Title V Program
Grant Program: NCES

Principal Investigator: Cecilia Speroni
Institution: Teachers College
Award Amount: $20,000
Proposal Title: High School Dual Enrollment Programs: Are We Fast-Tracking Students Too Fast?
Grant Program: NPEC
*Recipient of the Charles I. Brown Award*

Principal Investigator: Jennifer Stephan
Institution: Northwestern University
Award Amount: $20,000
Proposal Title: Converting General College Plans into Enrollment: Understanding and Improving the Process for Disadvantaged Students
Grant Program: NCES & NPEC
*Proposal awarded but applicant declined funding because of funding from another source.

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