The Institute of Education Sciences accepts applications twice each year for its research and research training grant programs — generally, the fourth Thursday in June and the first Thursday in October. Current due dates are:

Competition Round	Letter of Intent	Application Package Available on Grants.gov	Application Due Date
June	April 27, 2009	April 27, 2009	June 25, 2009
October	August 3, 2009	August 3, 2009	October 1, 2009

Although the Institute accepts applications for most programs in both June and October, some programs receive applications only once each year.

Grant Program and Receipt of Applications

NCER Deadlines:

• Education Research Programs (84.305A): June and October
• Postdoctoral Research Training Program in the Education Sciences (84.305B): June only
• National Research and Development Centers (84.305C): October only
• Statistical and Research Methodology in Education (84.305D): June only
• Evaluation of State and Local Education Programs and Policies (84.305E): June and October
• Reading for Understanding (84.305F): October only
• Chronically Low-Performing Schools Research Initiative (84.305G): October only

NCSER Deadlines:

• Special Education Research programs (84.324A): June and October
• Postdoctoral Research Training Program in Special Education (84.324B): June only
• Special Education Research and Development Centers (84.324C): October only

Competitions for the Predoctoral Interdisciplinary Research Training Programs in the Education Sciences, National Research and Development Centers, and Special Education Research and Development Centers occur on an irregular basis. Announcements of new competitions for these programs are posted in the Federal Register early in the calendar year (January/February) with application deadlines in October. Interested applicants are also encouraged to subscribe to IES Newsflash to receive information about future competitions.