Through the generous support of the Coca-Cola Foundation, the Critical Difference Program awards grants to faculty and PhD candidates/terminal master's degree students to support research that explores women's lives, gender equity, and gender broadly conceptualized. The grant competition is administered by The Women's Place.
The Coca-Cola Critical Difference Grants for Research on Women, Gender and Gender Equity are designed to support research by Ohio State faculty and PhD and terminal master's degree candidates that explores women's lives, gender equity, or gender broadly conceptualized. All faculty (tenure-track, clinical/teaching/practice, research and associated) are eligible, as are postdoctoral scholars whose term at Ohio State does not conclude before the end of the grant period. The number of grants depends on availability of funds.
Proposals are encouraged from all departments, colleges, and professional schools. Priority may be given to gender research that includes a focus on diversity or on issues and groups that remain understudied.
There are two types of Research on Women Grants: faculty and student.
Faculty Grants
- Open to all Ohio State faculty (tenure-track, clinical/teaching/practice, research and associated) and postdoctoral scholars whose term at Ohio State does not conclude before the end of the grant period
- Grant Amount: Up to $2,000
- Period for Grant Use: July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025
- Application survey opens April 9, 2024 and closes May 20, 2024
- Recipients will be notified early/mid July of the award
Grants may be used for research-related travel and receipted expenses, research or administrative assistance, reproduction and data processing costs, research services, payment to human subjects, and to purchase relevant materials, software, or small equipment. Grants may not be used for release time, office computers, travel to professional meetings, or to support a student’s dissertation research. The Women’s Place cannot be held responsible for payment of fees or benefits if grant funds are used as partial support for a graduate research assistant (GRA).
Deadline: All materials must be received no later than May 20, 2024 at 5:00 pm EST. Final decisions will be announced July 2024.
NOTE: The application must be completed in a single sitting. Please have the following required documents available before proceeding:
- Abstract
- Proposal
- CV
- IRB approval form (if required)
Questions? Contact womensplace@osu.edu.
Student Grants: PhD Candidate/Terminal Master's Degree Candidates
- Open to all Ohio State PhD candidates working on dissertations and students in a terminal MA or MFA/MBA program
- Grant Amount: Up to $1,000
- Period for Grant Use: July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025
- Application survey opens April 9, 2024 and closes May 20, 2024
- Recipients will be notified early/mid July of the award
Grants may be used for research-related travel and receipted expenses, research or administrative assistance, reproduction and data processing costs, research services, payment to human subjects, and to purchase relevant materials, software, or small equipment. Research grants may not be used to pay for typing and copying of dissertations or theses nor may they be used for payment of student tuition and fees, release time, computers, child care, or summer support.
Deadline: All materials must be received no later than May 20, 2024 at 5:00 pm EST. Final decisions will be announced July 2024.
NOTE: The application must be completed in a single sitting. Please have the following required documents available before proceeding:
- Abstract
- Proposal
- CV
- IRB approval form (if required)
Questions? Contact womensplace@osu.edu.
