High Impact Grant Details
The High Impact Grant provides tuition support for master's and doctoral students to cover courses that significantly enhance training and education and/or satisfy credit-bearing requirements towards completion of the graduate degree. High Impact Grants are awarded on a competitive basis. Applicants must submit materials to the Office of the Provost by 5 pm Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Recipients will be notified by May 24, 2024.
A list of courses that are eligible to apply for this award is provided below. For more details on the application process, please contact geaward@gmu.edu.
Eligible Course Lists
Antonin Scalia Law School
Juris Doctor
LAW 179 Supervised Externship - Virginia Practice
LAW 185 Legal Clinic - Supreme Court
LAW 202 Poverty Law Clinic
LAW 203 Immigration Litigation Clinic
LAW 224 Arts & Entertainment Advocacy Clinic
LAW 277 Legal Clinic - Mental Illness
LAW 309 Mason Veterans & Servicemembers Legal Clinic
LAW 321 Supervised Externship - Virginia Practice
LAW 325 Supervised Externship - Capitol Hill
LAW 326 Legal Clinic - Innovation Law
LAW 521 Supervised Externship - Fall/Spring/Summer
LAW 525 Supervised Externship -Capitol Hill
LAW 579 Supervised Externship - Virginia Practice
College of Education and Human Development
Athletic Training
ATEP 676 Patient Centered Athletic Training Practice
ATEP 686 Advanced Athletic Training Practice
Early Childhood Education
ECED 788 Internship in Early Childhood Education Prekindergarten-Third Grade
ECED 789 Internship in Early Childhood Special Education Birth - Five
ECED 790 Internship with Diverse Preschool Children
ECED 791 Internship with Diverse Infants and Toddlers
ECED 793 Internship in Preschool Early Childhood Special Education
ECED 795 Internship in Kindergarten-Third Grade
Counseling and Development
EDCD 750 Practicum in Mental Health Counseling
EDCD 751 Practicum in School Counseling
EDCD 755 Practicum in Counseling
EDCD 791 Internship in Counseling
EDCD 792 Internship in Mental Health Counseling I
EDCD 793 Internship in Mental Health Counseling II
EDCD 794 Internship in School Counseling I
EDCD 795 Internship in School Counseling II
Curriculum and Instruction: TCLDEL
EDCI 627 Advanced Practicum in Gifted Education
EDCI 702 Internship in Mathematics Education
EDCI 792 Internship in Education: PK-6 International Elementary Education
EDCI 793 Internship in Education: PK-12 ESL/ESOL Education
EDCI 794 Internship in Education: PK-12 Foreign/World Language Education
EDCI 813 Focused Science Education Research
Educational Psychology
EDEP 594 Data Literacy: Application in Educational Contexts
EDEP 694 Practicum in Educational Psychology
EDEP 794 Internship in Educational Psychology
EDEP 796 Scholarly Project in Educational Psychology
EDEP 823 Research Project in Educational Psychology: Sequence I
EDEP 824 Research Project in Educational Psychology: Sequence II
Learning Technology
EDIT 790 Practicum in Instructional Technology
EDIT 791 Project Development Practicum I
EDIT 792 Project Development Practicum II
EDIT 891 Design Research Independent Study
Education Leadership
EDLE 791 Internship in Educational Leadership
EDLE 792 Internship in Independent School Leadership
Reading/Literacy
EDRD 637 Supervised Literacy Practicum
EDRD 645 Supervised Literacy Practicum
Research Methods
EDRS 680 Advanced Evaluation Methods and Internship
EDRS 880 Advanced Evaluation Methods and Internship
Special Education
EDSE 567 Practicum for Specialized Reading Instruction for Students with Specific Learning Disabilities
EDSE 783 Internship: Special Education in General Curriculum
EDSE 784 Internship: Adapted Curriculum
EDSE 785 Internship: Blindness and Visual Impairments
PhD in Education
EDUC 890 Doctoral Internship in Education
EDUC 994 Advanced Internship in Education
Elementary Education
ELED 790 Internship in Elementary Education
Secondary Education
SEED 792 Internship: Secondary Education English
SEED 793 Internship: Secondary Education Math
SEED 794 Internship: Secondary Education Science
SEED 795 Internship: Secondary Education Social Studies
SEED 796 Internship: Secondary Education Computer Science
School Psychology
SPSY 672 Schools as Systems Practicum in School Psychology
SPSY 751 Advanced Assessment Practicum in School Psychology I
SPSY 752 Advanced Assessment Practicum in School Psychology II
SPSY 792 Prevention Intervention Consultation Practicum
SPSY 790 Internship
College of Public Health
Global Health, MS
GCH 591 Study Abroad in Public Health
Health Informatics, MS
HAP 790 Capstone Practicum in Health Systems Management
HAP 796 Health Informatics Capstone Practicum
Health Systems Management, MHA
HAP 704 Contemporary Issues in Health Systems Management
HAP 790 Capstone Practicum in Health Systems Management
Nursing, MSN (FNP)
NURS 742 Family Nurse Practitioner 1
NURS 744 Family Nurse Practitioner 2
NURS 749 Family Nurse Practitioner 3
Nutrition, MS
NUTR 515 Fundamentals of Cooking
NUTR 651 Nutrition Assessment
NUTR 662 Medical Nutrition Therapy I
NUTR 667 Medical Nutrition Therapy II
NUTR 687 Supervised Experiential Practice
NUTR 790 Nutrition Practicum
Public Health, MPH
GCH 790 Practicum in Public Heath
Social Work, MSW
SOCW 672 Generalist Field Practicum and Seminar 1
SOCW 673 Generalist Field Practicum and Seminar 2
SOCW 696 Specialized Practice Field Practicum and Seminar 1
SOCW 698 Specialized Practice Field Practicum and Seminar 2
Health Services Research, Ph.D.
HHS 850 Teaching Practicum in Public Health
HAP 940 Advanced Independent Study
Nursing, DNP
NURS 742 Family Nurse Practitioner 1
NURS 744 Family Nurse Practitioner 2
NURS 749 Family Nurse Practitioner 3
NURS 765 Practicum in Nursing Administration 1
NURS 768 Practicum in Nursing Administration 2
NURS 782 Psychiatric Nursing Practitioner Practicum 1
NURS 784 Psychiatric Nursing Practitioner Practicum 2
NURS 786 Adult Gerontology Primary Care Practicum 1
NURS 788 Adult Gerontology Primary Care Practicum 2
NURS 790 Adult Gerontology Primary Care Practicum 3
NURS 921 Clinical Practicum 1
NURS 922 Clinical Practicum 2
Public Health, Ph.D.
HHS 850 Teaching Practicum in Public Health
Nursing, PhD
HHS 825 Conducting Research and Publishing Health Research
Note: Please note that HHS prefix courses will change to PH prefix courses once PH prefix becomes active. This will be done active by Fall 2023
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Anthropology, MA
ANTH 690 Internship
ANTH 796 Masters Research Project
CHSS 780 - Applied Research Portfolio
CHSS 790 - Applied Research Experience
Art History, MA
ARTH 593 Internship in Art History
ARTH 599 Curating an Exhibition (Special Topics)
CHSS 780 - Applied Research Portfolio
CHSS 790 - Applied Research Experience
Communication, MA
COMM 604 Communication Research Practicum
COMM 694 Communication Internship
CHSS 780 - Applied Research Portfolio
CHSS 790 - Applied Research Experience
Creative Writing, MFA
ENGH 619 Poetry Daily
ENGH 619 Stillhouse Press
CHSS 780 - Applied Research Portfolio
CHSS 790 - Applied Research Experience
Criminal Justice, MS
CRIM 517 Research Practicum in Justice Policy and Practice
CHSS 780 - Applied Research Portfolio
CHSS 790 - Applied Research Experience
Criminology, Law, and Society, MA
CHSS 780 - Applied Research Portfolio and
CHSS 790 - Applied Research Experience
English, MA (Folklore Studies)
FOLK 690 Field School in Cultural Documentation
FOLK 699 Internship
CHSS 780 - Applied Research Portfolio
CHSS 790 - Applied Research Experience
English, MA (Linguistics)
LING 507 Fieldwork in Applied Linguistics
LING 624 Practicum in TESOL
CHSS 780 - Applied Research Portfolio
CHSS 790 - Applied Research Experience
English, MA (Professional and Technical Writing)
ENGH 504 Internship
ENGH 604 Internship in Folklore
ENGH 612 Cultures of Professional Writing
ENGH 614 Internship in the Teaching of Writing
ENGH 689 Advanced Proposal Writing
CHSS 780 - Applied Research Portfolio
CHSS 790 - Applied Research Experience
Global Affairs, MA
GLOA 599 Applied Approaches in Diplomacy
GLOA 695 Internship
GLOA 710 Study Abroad
GLOA 720 Capstone Research Seminar
CHSS 780 - Applied Research Portfolio
CHSS 790 - Applied Research Experience
Higher Education and Student Development, MA
HE 685 Practicum
HE 797 Higher Education Capstone
HE 885 Doctoral Internship in College Teaching and Administration
CHSS 780 - Applied Research Portfolio
CHSS 790 - Applied Research Experience
Interdisciplinary Studies, MA
MAIS 695 Experiential Learning
CHSS 780 - Applied Research Portfolio
CHSS 790 - Applied Research Experience
Psychology, MA
PSYC 730 Practicum Applied Psychology
PSYC 792 Psychology Practicum
CHSS 780 - Applied Research Portfolio
CHSS 790 - Applied Research Experience
Sociology, MA
SOCI 616 Internship in Sociology
SOCI 633 Special Topics
SOCI 797 Capstone Project
CHSS 780 - Applied Research Portfolio
CHSS 790 - Applied Research Experience
Communication, Ph.D.
COMM 694 Communication Internship
CHSS 780 - Applied Research Portfolio
CHSS 790 - Applied Research Experience
Linguistics, Ph.D.
LING 507 Fieldwork in Applied Linguistics
LING 624 Practicum in TESOL
CHSS 780 - Applied Research Portfolio
CHSS 790 - Applied Research Experience
Psychology, Ph.D.
PSYC 730 Practicum in Applied Psychology
PSYC 792 Psychology Practicum
PSYC 881 Practicum in Clinical Psychology
PSYC 885 Clinical Externship
CHSS 780 - Applied Research Portfolio
CHSS 790 - Applied Research Experience
Sociology, Ph.D.
SOCI 616 Internship in Sociology
CHSS 780 - Applied Research Portfolio
CHSS 790 - Applied Research Experience
Writing and Rhetoric, Ph.D.
ENGH 612 Cultures of Professional Writing
ENGH 689 Advanced Proposal Writing
CHSS 780 - Applied Research Portfolio
CHSS 790 - Applied Research Experience
College of Science
Bioinformatics Management, PSM
BINF 795 Bioinformatics Internship
Environmental Science and Policy, MS
EVPP 693 Directed Studies in Environmental Science and Public Policy
EVPP 793 Research in Environmental Science and Public Policy
EVPP 894 Supervised Internship
Forensic Science, MS
FRSC 790 Internship in Forensic Science
FRSC 610 (3 credit section) Forensic Research Project
Geoinformatics and Geospatial Intelligence, MS
GGS 622 Drone remote sensing
GGS 695 Geography and Geoinformation Science Graduate Internship
Mathematics, MS
COS 600 Multidisciplinary problem solving
Biosciences, Ph.D.
BIOS 703 Laboratory Rotation
Earth Systems and Geoinformation Sciences, Ph.D.
GGS 622 Drone Remote Sensing
GGS 695 Internship
Environmental Science and Public Policy, Ph.D.
EVPP 693 Directed Studies in Environmental Science and Public Policy
EVPP 793 Research in Environmental Science and Public Policy
EVPP 894 Supervised Internship
Mathematics, Ph.D.
COS 600 Multidisciplinary problem solving
MATH 600 Special Topics in Mathematics
Neuroscience, Ph.D.
NEUR 701 Neuroscience Laboratory
NEUR 703 Laboratory Rotation and Readings
College of Visual and Performing Arts
Art Education, MAT
AVT 691 Elementary Practicum
AVT 692 Secondary Practicum
AVT 695 Student Teaching
Arts Management, MA
AMGT 609 Performing Arts Management
AMGT 601 Fundraising
AMGT 706 Festivals and Special Events
AMGT 711 Directed Readings and Project
Dewberry Family School of Music
MUSI 695 Teaching Internship
Costello College of Business
Business Administration, MBA
MBA 736 Environmentally Sustainable Business Models and Strategies
Accounting, MS
ACCT 695 Accounting Field Experience
Business Analytics, MS
MSBA 692 Practicum in Business Analytics
Management, MS
GBUS 692 Professional Development Experience
Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution
Conflict Analysis and Resolution, MS
CONF 620 Reflective Practice in Interpersonal-Multiparty Conflicts
CONF 625 Engaging Conflict
CONF 657 Facilitation Skills
CONF 694 Internship
Conflict Analysis and Resolution, Ph.D.
CONF 625 Engaging Conflict
CONF 694 Internship
Schar School of Policy and Government
Biodefense, MS
POGO 750 Policy Practicum
POGO 794 Internship
International Commerce and Policy, MA
POGO 750 Policy Practicum
POGO 794 Internship
International Security, MA
POGO 750 Policy Practicum
POGO 794 Internship
Organization Development and Knowledge Management, MS
POGO 750 Policy Practicum
POGO 794 Internship
Political Science, MA
POGO 750 Policy Practicum
POGO 794 Internship
Public Administration, MPA
POGO 750 Policy Practicum
POGO 794 Internship
Public Policy, MPP
POGO 750 Policy Practicum
POGO 794 Internship
Transportation Policy, Operations, and Logistics, MA
POGO 750 Policy Practicum
POGO 794 Internship
Biodefense, Ph.D.
POGO 794 Internship
Political Science, Ph.D.
POGO 794 Internship
Public Policy, Ph.D.
POGO 794 Internship
College of Engineering and Computing
Applied Information Technology, MS
AIT 602 Intro Research in Applied IT
CEC 794 Graduate Internship
Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, MS
CEIE 571 Construction Administration
CEC 794 Graduate Internship
Data Analytics Engineering, MS
DAEN 690 Data Analytics Project
CEC 794 Graduate Internship
Software Engineering, MS
SWE 637 Software Testing
CEC 794 Graduate Internship
Statistical Science, MS
STAT 600 Practicum
CEC 794 Graduate Internship
Bioengineering, Ph.D.
BENG 703 Laboratory Rotations in Biomaterials and Nanomedicine
BENG 704 Laboratory Rotations in Biomedical Imaging and Devices
BENG 705 Laboratory Rotations in Computational Biomedical Engineering
BENG 706 Laboratory Rotations in Neurotechnology and Computational Neuroscience
CEC 794 Graduate Internship
BENG 797 Graduate Practicum