Closed · HHS-2025-ACL-NIDILRR-SFGE-0111 · CFDA 93.433 · Discretionary

Merit Switzer Research Fellowships for Doctoral Dissertation Research

Federal grant opportunity posted by Administration for Community Living, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$40K-$45K
Award range
Closed
Status
January 14, 2025
Close date
5
Expected awards

The verdict

Merit Switzer Research Fellowships for Doctoral Dissertation Research is a closed discretionary listing from Administration for Community Living that offered $40,000 -- $45,000 across 5 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 690 other opportunities from Administration for Community Living.

$40K-$45K
award range
Closed
application status
5
expected awards
93.433
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Merit Switzer Research Fellowships for Doctor… is closed (last close January 14, 2025). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Administration for Community Living still indexes 690 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed January 14, 2025

Posted Nov 5 Closes Jan 14

Est. Total Funding

$225,000

Expected Awards

5

Instrument

Grant

Description

The purpose of the Switzer Research Fellowships program is to build research capacity by providing support to highly qualified individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to conduct research on rehabilitation, independent living, and other experiences and outcomes of people with disabilities. Fellows must conduct original research that is focused on the experiences and outcomes of people with disabilities in one or more of NIDILRR’s three outcome domains: (1) community living and participation; (2) employment; or (3) health and function. The purpose of this particular Switzer Fellowship opportunity is to provide support to doctoral candidates as they conduct their dissertation research. NIDILRR plans to make five fellowship awards under this opportunity. Applicants must demonstrate their formal academic status as doctoral candidates. Fellowship awards will have one 12-month project period.

Individual applicant lane · HHS-2025-ACL-NIDILRR-SFGE-0111

Grants.gov lists individuals as an eligible applicant type for Merit Switzer Research Fellowships for Doctor…. This is a person-facing lane rather than a pure organization competition desk. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). Only 6 other Administration for Community Living listings share this exact eligibility-code string (1% of 691).

Code 21
Individuals

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

Linda Vo Linda.vo@acl.hhs.gov

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