the federal "Institution of Education Sciences" is giving 2 million to get
psychologists (via the APA) more interested in education research.
ben
>>NEW: APA/IES Postdoctoral Education Research Training Fellowships
>>
>>Awards to match postdoctoral fellows with established mentors to pursue
>>research training related to teaching and learning in preK - 12 settings.
>>Two year fellow stipend: $55,000 per year. Initial deadline for fellows and
>>mentors to qualify is January 1, 2004. For more information, please
>>visit: www.apa.org/ed.
>>
>>The American Psychological Association has been awarded $2,070,573 by the
>>Institute of Education Sciences to launch the APA/IES Postdoctoral Education
>>Research Training Program. The overall objective of this fellowship program
>>is to increase the application of cutting edge psychological science to
>>research in education in order to address our nation's needs for high
>>quality research on teaching, learning and achievement of K-12 students.
>>The purpose of the proposed program is to establish a fellowship program
>>that matches promising psychologists with established mentors for intensive
>>research training in order to: build capacity by attracting psychological
>>scientists to conduct research at the interface of psychology and education;
>>develop education and training models to advance school-based scientific
>>research; and increase the visibility of education research within the
>>discipline of psychology. Fellowships will be awarded to individuals who
>>are interested in pursuing research training in school-based research
>>related to teaching and learning and who have been awarded a doctoral degree
>>in psychology by the time of appointment. In addition, all fellows will
>>participate in a series of joint activities that will be focused on
>>translating research into practice, promoting professional socialization,
>>building a community of APA/IES scholars, and developing interest in
>>education sciences throughout the graduate education pipeline in psychology.
>>
>>
>> Greg White
>> Assistant Director
>> APA/IES Postdoctoral Education Research Training
>> American Psychological Association
>> 750 First Street, NE
>> Washington, DC 20002-4242
>> (202) 336-5855
>> (202) 336-6130 (fax)
>> Email: gwhite@apa.org
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