ACRES Research Proposal of the Year Award

Research Proposal of the Year Award Nomination

Due: February 15th

To be eligible for the ACRES Research Proposal of the Year Award, an applicant must:

Demonstrate that they are currently a graduate student
Demonstrate that the proposed thesis or dissertation research relevant to persons with disabilities in a rural area has been accepted. (A signed letter on department letterhead from the student's committee chair verifying acceptance of proposal is sufficient).
Complete the following online form detailing key elements of their proposal (hot link)
Upload a copy of Vita (hot link)
Upload an electronic copy of your full proposal. Proposal should be double-spaced and should not exceed 30-pages, including references.
The full proposal should include the following sections: (a) Rationale for the study, including a brief summary of relevant literature; (b) Purpose or problem statement; (c) research questions or objectives; (c) Methodology, including research design, measures, procedures and data analysis; (d) Hypothesized findings; (e) potential of proposed research to positively affect research, policy, and practice relating to rural special education.

For help with the content of this application form, please e-mail Lori Garnes at garnesl@minotstateu.edu.
For technical help with this form or to report problems, please e-mail webmaster@acres-sped.org.

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Essay

Scholarship applicants must write submit an essay describing the advantages and disadvantages of rural special education, your needs for scholarship funds, how you plan to use the scholarship, what you will do to share the information gained with other educators.

You may choose to (1) type or paste your essay into the form field below, (2) upload your essay as an RTF file using the upload function below, or (3) mail your essay along with your two letters of recommendation (address listed below).

Option 1. Type or paste in essay:

Option 2. Upload essay (must be a RTF file):

Option 3. Mail essay along with letters of recommendation (address listed below).

Letters of Recommendation

Before your scholarship application will be considered you must submit two letters of recommendation (and your essay if not submitted electronically) in a single envelope to:

ACRES Scholarship
C/O Lori Garnes
Minot State University
500 University Avenue West
Minot, ND 58707

By submitting this application I certify that the information contained in this application and the statements attached are true and correct to the best of my knowledge. I authorize the release of my grade transcripts and the extent of my financial need to interested donors of scholarships who request this information.

Because essay files must upload, submission may seem slow

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