General Overview

Request for Applications

In this announcement, the Institute of Education Sciences (Institute) describes the research training programs that are funded through its National Center for Education Research. Separate announcements are available on the Institute's website that pertain to the research grant programs that are funded through the National Center for Education Research (http://ncer.ed.gov/funding) and to the research grant programs and the research training program funded through the Institute's National Center for Special Education Research (http://ncser.ed.gov/funding).

The Institute invites applications for its Postdoctoral Research Training grant program and its Predoctoral Research Training in the Education Sciences grant program. For the FY 2009 competition, the Institute will consider only applications that meet the requirements outlined below in this Request for Applications.

The Institute only funds institutions interested in developing a research training program, and does not directly fund individuals seeking predoctoral or postdoctoral support; individuals seeking support are encouraged to contact the directors of current IES training programs (http://ies.ed.gov/ncer/projects/).