In this announcement, the Institute of Education Sciences (Institute) describes its Postdoctoral Research Training Program in Special Education. For the FY 2012 competition, the Institute invites applications to the Postdoctoral Research Training Program in Special Education (Postdoctoral) discretionary grant program.
The Institute has established the Postdoctoral program to increase the supply of scientists and researchers in education who are prepared to conduct rigorous and relevant special education research addressing issues that are important to special education leaders and practitioners and contributing 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.
