Fellowships and Grants
AERA Education Research Conference Program
The American Educational Research Association has launched a new program of support for education research conferences intended to break new ground in substantive areas of inquiry, stimulate new lines of study on issues that have been largely unexplored, or develop innovative research methods or techniques that can contribute more generally to education research. The purpose of this program is to foster the accumulation of knowledge, to enhance dissemination, to encourage innovation, and to advance studies of the highest quality in education research. More Information is available at http://www.aera.net/fellowships/Default.aspx?menu_id=48&id=8088.
Fall Cycle Deadline: September 15, 2010.
Spring Cycle Deadline: March 1, 2011.
AERA-AIR Fellows Program
In collaboration with the American Institutes for Research (AIR), the AERA-AIR Fellows Program aims to build the talent pool of high skilled education researchers experienced in large-scale studies in a major research organization. Fellows will receive mentoring from a diverse group of highly recognized researchers and practitioners in a variety of substantive areas in education. Fellows will hone their skills in all aspects of the research process from proposal development through writing and presentations. Up to three fellows are selected annually for a two-year, rotational position at AIR in Washington, DC. More information is available at http://www.aera.net/WorkArea/linkit.aspx?LinkIdentifier=id&ItemID=698. Application deadline: December 1, 2010.
AERA-ETS Fellowship Program in Measurement
In collaboration with Educational Testing Service (ETS), AERA offers the AERA-ETS Fellowship Program in Measurement. This fellowship is designed to provide learning opportunities and practical experience to recent doctoral degree recipients and to early career research scientists in areas such as educational measurement, assessment design, psychometrics, statistical analyses, large-scale evaluations, and other studies directed toward explaining student progress and achievement. Up to two fellows will be selected for this rotational research position at ETS's facilities in Princeton, NJ. More information is available at http://www.aera.net/WorkArea/linkit.aspx?LinkIdentifier=id&ItemID=702. Application deadline: December 1, 2010.
Minority Fellowship Program in Education Research
AERA offers dissertation support through the Minority Fellowship Program in Education Research. This program offers doctoral fellowships to enhance the competitiveness of outstanding minority scholars for academic appointments at major research universities by supporting their conducting education research and by providing mentoring and guidance toward completion of their doctoral studies. Information about the Fellowship is available at http://www.aera.net/WorkArea/linkit.aspx?LinkIdentifier=id&ItemID=88. Application deadline: December 1, 2010.
AERA Grants Program
The AERA Grants Program provides dissertation support and small grants for researchers who conduct studies of education policy and practice using quantitative methods and data from the large-scale data sets sponsored by the National Center for Education Statistics and the National Science Foundation. The next application deadlines are January 6, 2011 and March 9, 2011. More information is available at http://www.aera.net/grantsprogram/.