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Grants, Training & Conferences
For information on FY 2013 funding announcements for grant competitions in education and special education research and training, visit the Funding Opportunities page.
54 New Research and Research Training Grants Announced
The Institute of Education Sciences is investing $97.8 million in 54 new research and research training grants.
- Through the National Center for Education Research, IES awarded 26 new research grants under the Education Research Grants Program (CFDA 84.305A) for a total investment of $49.8 million. Descriptions and abstracts for each new grant are available on the NCER projects page.
- Through the National Center for Special Education Research, IES awarded 26 new research grants under the Special Education Research Grants Program (CFDA 84.324A) and 2 new grants under the Postdoctoral Research Training in Special Education Program (CFDA 84.324B) for a total investment of $48 million. Descriptions and structured abstracts for each new grant are available on the NCSER projects page.
Applications for all of these grant programs were considered under the June 2011 deadline.
Training Seminars on Two NCES Surveys, Presentations on Education Attainment at AERA Annual Meeting
For those attending the April 13–17 annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) in Vancouver, British Columbia, please feel free to check out the following training seminars and presentations by the National Center for Education Statistics:
Presentations
- Improving Validity in International Comparisons of Education Attainment
Friday, April 13, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm - What Separates Girls and Boys? A Multivariate Analysis of the Conditional Effects of Race/Ethnicity and Gender on Postsecondary Access, Persistence, and Attainment
Sunday, April 15, 8:15 am – 9:45 am
Training seminars Registration is required for the training seminars. Please visit the AERA website for more details and to reserve your spot for the training.
- Using NAEP Data on the Web for Educational Policy Research
Saturday, April 14, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm - Postsecondary Transcript Analysis Using the BPS:04/09 and B&B:08, Including an Overview of NCES Postsecondary Surveys
Saturday, April 14, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm - Longitudinal Surveys at the National Center for Education Statistics: High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09)
Sunday, April 15, 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Building Data Bridges — Registration Now Open for STATS-DC 2012 Data Conference
Registration is now open to attend the July 11–13 NCES Summer Data Conference. If you are interested, you can also submit a session or demonstration proposal for the conference. For more information about the conference and how to submit a proposal, visit the IES conference page.