The National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER), sponsors a comprehensive program of special education research designed to expand the knowledge and understanding of infants, toddlers and children with disabilities.
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The National Center for Special Education Research within the Institute of Education Sciences supports research on a variety of topics, and researchers in the initial stages of their research careers have been successful in gaining grant awards. For example, Erik Carter of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, received his Ph.D. in Special Education from Vanderbilt University in 2004 and was awarded a grant under the Secondary and Transition Outcomes topic in 2006. Other examples of research grants awarded to researchers in the initial stages of their careers include:
- Gregory Fabiano of State University of New York, Buffalo, received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology in 2005 and a grant under the Individualized Education Programs topic in 2006;
- Gregory Benner of the University of Washington, Tacoma, received his Ph.D. in Special Education from the University of Nebraska in 2003 and a grant under the Serious Behavior Disorders topic in 2007;
- Cara Cahalan Laitusis of ETS received her Ph.D. in School Psychology from Fordham University in 2003 and a grant under the Assessment for Accountability topic in 2006.
Information about these projects and NCSER research funding is available at http://ies.ed.gov/ncser/funding.asp.
IES Hosting Webinars to Present Research Funding OpportunitiesThe Institute of Education Sciences will host a series of webinars to present research funding opportunities at the National Center for Special Education Research and the National Center for Education Research.
For more information regarding webinar topics, dates, and registration process, please visit http://ies.ed.gov/funding/webinars/index.asp.
To view slides from previous webinar sessions discussing research funding opportunities at the National Center for Special Education Research and the National Center for Education Research, browse here.
