Research Training Programs in the Education Sciences – 84.305B

The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) provides scientific evidence to improve education practice and policy and shares that evidence in a way that can be used by educators, parents, policymakers, researchers, and the public. Within IES, the National Center for Education Research (NCER) supports research focused on practices and policies that improve education outcomes and access to education opportunities for all learners from early childhood through adulthood, particularly those at risk of failure. The specific purpose of IES-supported training programs is to further the training of education researchers and policymakers. In doing so, IES aims to increase the quality, accessibility, use, and relevance of education research.

In this Request for Applications (RFA), IES requests applications for training projects that will contribute to NCER’s Research Training Programs in the Education Sciences (Research Training). For FY 2020, IES is accepting applications for training under three programs:

• Predoctoral Interdisciplinary Research Training Program in the Education Sciences;
• Postdoctoral Research Training in the Education Sciences; and
• Methods Training Program for Education Researchers.