Program Contact
Dr. Katina Stapleton
Katina.Stapleton@ed.gov
(202) 219-2154

To address the shortage of education scientists who are prepared to conduct rigorous education research, the Institute of Education Sciences established a training grant program to support the development of a new generation of education scientists — the Predoctoral Interdisciplinary Research Training Programs in the Education Sciences. Currently, the Institute supports 13 interdisciplinary predoctoral research training programs. Students are being trained to develop education interventions (e.g., curricula, professional development) that are grounded in a science of learning; to evaluate education programs, practices, and policies using rigorous and well-implemented experimental and quasi-experimental designs; and to employ sophisticated statistical methods to examine large state and local datasets to identify potential solutions to education problems.

Competitions for the interdisciplinary predoctoral research training programs occur on an irregular basis. The Institute posts announcements of new competitions for the interdisciplinary predoctoral research training programs in the Federal Register. Interested applicants are also encouraged to subscribe to IES Newsflash to receive information about future competitions.