National Violent Death Reporting System

2026 NVDRS New Investigator Research Award  

In partnership with CDC, we are currently accepting applications for the 2026 cycle of the National Violent Death Reporting System New Investigator Research Award. This opportunity is geared toward emerging researchers/investigators to promote innovative and quality analysis of violent death data collected by the NVDRS. Read more about NVDRS.

Award:
If selected, you will receive up to a $5,000 stipend to support your analysis and manuscript development.

Deadline:
The application deadline is February 28, 2026.

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Your application must also include a signed user agreement and variable specification sheet. Download the documents below and submit them with your application:

• NVDRS RAD User Agreement
• Variable Specification Sheet
• Appendix A

Reference Materials 

• NVDRS Coding Manual 
• NVDRS RAD Data Dictionary
• NVDRS RAD Proposal Checklist
• NVDRS User Guidelines

Submit questions to [email protected].