Ostrom Research Award Guidelines

Eligible IU graduate students are those affiliated with the Ostrom Workshop (current or past recipients of Ostrom Fellowships or Research Awards) or students working directly with active IU-based Workshop Affiliates.

Budget Limit: $3,500

Deadlines:

• Applications Due: March 21, 2024
• Decisions: April 10, 2024
• Awards begin: May 1, 2024
• Progress Report (form): December 1, 2024
• Awards Close: April 30, 2025
• Final Report (form): May 10, 2025

Graduate student application dossiers include two steps:

1. One-page letter of support from a current IU-based Workshop Affiliate submitted directly to workshop@indiana.edu.
2. Please complete and compile the following five documents in the order listed below into a single PDF file, and send to workshop@indiana.edu by March 21 with subject line LAST NAME, Graduate Student Research Award YEAR
   
   1. Application Form
   2. Curriculum Vitae
   3. Statement of Purpose/Project Objectives (2 pages max) to include:
      
      • Research abstract that succinctly summarizes the research question and proposed research (please pay particular attention to research design);
      • Paragraph explaining the relevance of the project to one or more Ostrom Workshop research programs; and
      • List of faculty, program affiliates, and graduate students involved in the project, if applicable; and Statement of how this project fits into your degree program.
   4. One-page itemized budget. Please note that awards cannot be used to fund graduate student stipend.
   5. One-page Budget Narrative and Statement of Supplementary/Future Funding to include:
      • Description of items requested in the itemized budget;
      • List of any sources of other funding that might be used to supplement Ostrom Workshop funding;
      • Statement regarding how this project will enhance the likelihood of any external funding opportunities. Please list specific programs within external funding agencies rather than just listing the agencies; and
      • Statement regarding what previous research funding the applicant has received from the Ostrom Workshop and what grants or publications that funding contributed to.