In this announcement, the Institute of Education Sciences (Institute) invites applications to the Special Education Postdoctoral Research Training Program discretionary grant program. The Institute has established the Special Education Postdoctoral Research Training Program (Postdoctoral) to increase the supply of scientists and researchers in education who are prepared to conduct rigorous evaluation studies, develop and evaluate new products and approaches that are grounded in a science of learning, design and validate tests and measures for students in special education, and contribute to the advancement of knowledge and theory in special education. The specific intent of this program is to prepare researchers who are able to conduct the type of research that the Institute funds, prepare competitive proposals that address relevant education topics, and meet the methodological requirements specified for the Institute's research grant competitions.
