Dear Colleague,

AERA announces its Fall 2016 AERA Grants Program application competition, which is currently accepting applications for both Dissertation and Research Grants until August 25, 2016. The AERA Grants Program, with support from the National Science Foundation, provides small grants for conducting studies of education policy and practice using federally-funded, large-scale data sets. Applications are encouraged from a variety of disciplines, such as but not limited to, education, sociology, economics, psychology, demography, statistics, and psychometrics.

Below are short descriptions of each competition, along with links to the respective Calls for Proposals.

AERA Grants Program

AERA Dissertation Grants. AERA provides dissertation support for advanced doctoral students to undertake doctoral dissertations using data from the large-scale national or international data sets supported by the NCES, NSF, and/or other federal agencies. The selection process is competitive. AERA Dissertation Grants are awarded for one-year for an amount of up to $20,000. The next application deadline is Thursday, August 25, 2016.

AERA Research Grants. AERA provides small grants for faculty members, postdoctoral researchers, and other doctoral-level scholars to undertake quantitative research using data from the large-scale national or international data sets supported by the NCES, NSF, and/or other federal agencies. The selection process is competitive. AERA Research Grants are awarded for one or two years, for an amount of up to $35,000. The next application deadline is Thursday, August 25, 2016.

We have previously had success asking organizations that are part of the education research community to assist us in promoting the program to relevant segments of their membership. While we widely disseminate this to our own membership and other groups as well, we aim to reach the broadest possible audience of qualified scholars.

Please do not hesitate to contact me via email (grantsprogram@aera.net) or phone (202-238-3200) if you have any questions regarding our program. I greatly appreciate any assistance you may be able to provide.

Best regards,

George L. Wimberly
Co-Principal Investigator, AERA-Grants Program
American Educational Research Association
1430 K Street NW
Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20005