[xmca] Fwd: AERA Fellowship and Grant Opportunities

[mike cole <lchcmike@gmail.com>]

Dear Colleague:

The American Educational Research Association (AERA) announces its 2011–2012
fellowship programs and funding opportunities for undergraduate students,
graduate students, and early career scholars. These programs provide
mentoring and funding support to develop research skills and conduct studies
in education related fields and topics. We are seeking your assistance in
sharing this information and identifying potential candidates. Information
about the programs and the upcoming application deadlines are available at
www.aera.net/fellowships.htm <http://www.aera.net/fellowships.htm> . Below
are brief descriptions of the AERA training and funding opportunities.

*AERA Undergraduate Student Education Research Training Workshop
*
AERA invites fellowship applications for an Undergraduate Student Education
Research Training Workshop to be held at the 2011 Annual Meeting in New
Orleans (April 8-10). This workshop is designed to build the talent pool of
undergraduate students who plan to pursue doctorate degrees in education
research or in disciplines and fields that examine education issues.
Applicants are sought who have potential and interest in pursuing careers as
education researchers, faculty members, or other professionals who
contribute to the research field. Application deadline: December 1, 2010.

*Minority Fellowship Program in Education Research
*
AERA offers dissertation support through the Minority Dissertation
Fellowship Program in Education Research. This program offers doctoral
fellowships to enhance the competitiveness of outstanding minority scholars
for academic appointments at major research universities by supporting their
conducting education research and by providing mentoring and guidance toward
completion of their doctoral studies. Application deadline: December 1,
2010.

*AERA Grants Program
*
The AERA Grants Program provides dissertation support and small grants for
researchers who conduct studies of education policy and practice using
quantitative methods and data from the large-scale data sets sponsored by
the National Center for Education Statistics and the National Science
Foundation. The next application deadlines are January 6, 2011 and March 9,
2011.

*AERA-AIR Fellows Program
*
In collaboration with the American Institutes for Research (AIR), the
AERA-AIR Fellows Program aims to build the talent pool of high skilled
education researchers experienced in large-scale studies in a major research
organization. Fellows will receive mentoring from a diverse group of highly
recognized researchers and practitioners in a variety of substantive areas
in education. Fellows will hone their skills in all aspects of the research
process from proposal development through writing and presentations. Up to
three fellows are selected annually for a two-year, rotational position at
AIR in Washington, DC. Application deadline: December 1, 2010.

*AERA-ETS Fellowship Program in Measurement and Education Research
*
In collaboration with Educational Testing Service (ETS), AERA offers the
AERA-ETS Fellowship Program in Measurement and Education Research. This
fellowship is designed to provide learning opportunities and practical
experience to recent doctoral degree recipients and to early career research
scientists in areas such as educational measurement, assessment design,
psychometrics, statistical analyses, large-scale evaluations, and other
studies directed toward explaining student progress and achievement. Up to
two fellows will be selected for this rotational research position at ETS's
facilities in Princeton, NJ. Application deadline: December 1, 2010.

Please feel free to contact me at 202-238-3200 or via e-mail at
fellowships@aera.net with any questions. Thank you in advance for sharing
this information.

Sincerely,

George L. Wimberly, Ph.D.

Director of Social Justice and Professional Development
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