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AERA Fellowship and Grant Opportunities
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Dear Colleague:
I am writing to inform you about the fellowship programs and funding opportunities available through the American Educational Research Association (AERA). These programs provide mentoring and funding support to graduate students and early career scholars to develop research skills and conduct studies in education related fields and topics. We are seeking your assistance in sharing this information and identifying potential candidates. We encourage applications from underrepresented racial and ethnic minorities and women. Below are detailed descriptions of the AERA research funding opportunities.
AERA-AIR (A2) Fellows Program
The AERA-AIR (A2) Fellows Program aims to build the talent pool of high skilled education researchers experienced in large scale studies in a major research organization. A2 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. The application deadline is December 15, 2009.
AERA-ETS Fellowship Program in Measurement
The AERA-ETS Fellowship Program in Measurement 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. The application deadline is December 15, 2009.
Minority Fellowship Program in Education Research
AERA offers dissertation support through the AERA Minority Dissertation Fellowship 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. The application deadline is December 15, 2009.
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. Upcoming application deadlines are January 5, 2010 and March 10, 2010.
Further information on the fellowship and grants programs is available on the AERA website (www.aera.net ). Please feel free to contact me at 202-238-3200 or via e-mail at fellowships@aera.net with any questions. Thank you in advance for sharing this information.
Sincerely,
George L. Wimberly, Ph.D.
Director of Social Justice and Professional Development
