Fwd: Funding Opportunities at the Institute of Education Sciences (November 1, 2007 deadline)

From: Alison Oaxaca <aoaxaca_at_nber.org>
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 11:54:20 -0400

Dear Family Members,
The email below was forwarded to me by Katina Stapleton at IES. If
you are interested in applying, please email myself or Sue
Colligan. We'd be happy to answer any questions you may have.

Thanks,
Alison

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>Dear Colleague:
>
>I am the program officer for the Institute of Education Sciences'
>(IES) research programs on Education Leadership and Education
>Policy, Finance, and Systems (formerly Education Finance,
>Leadership, and Management). This email is to inform you that IES
>has now begun its research grant competitions for FY 2008. Within
>IES, the National Center for Education Research is conducting one
>research competition that encompasses several research programs that
>may be of interest to you.
>
>For FY 2008, IES invites applications for research projects that
>will contribute to its education research programs in Reading and
>Writing; Mathematics and Science Education; Teacher Quality;
>Education Leadership; Education Policy, Finance, and Systems;
>Interventions for Struggling Adolescent and Adult Readers; Cognition
>and Student Learning; High School Reform; Postsecondary Education;
>Early Childhood Programs and Policies; Education Technology; and
>Social and Behavioral Context for Academic Learning. In addition,
>IES invites applications for its predoctoral and postdoctoral
>research training programs.
>
>Beginning in 2007, grant applications to IES competitions must be
>submitted via the Grants.gov government-wide portal that allows
>potential applicants to find grant opportunities and apply for
>grants. Grants.gov registration information can be found at:
><<http://www.grants.gov/applicants/get_registered.jsp>http://www.grants.gov/applicants/get_registered.jsp>.
>Please direct your questions about submitting applications through
>Grants.gov to the Grants.gov Help Desk at 800-518-4726 or by email
>to support_at_grants.gov <<mailto:support_at_grants.gov>mailto:support_at_grants.gov>.
>
>For application requirements and instructions, see the Request for
>Applications located online at
><<http://ies.ed.gov/ncer/funding/>http://ies.ed.gov/ncer/funding/>.
>For FY 2008, there is still time for you to apply for the November
>1, 2007 deadline. Letters of Intent are optional. If you have missed
>the September 6, 2007 Letter of Intent deadline for the November 1,
>2007 competition, you can still apply for funding. Potential
>applicants who did not submit an LOI are encouraged to contact me by
>email to discuss their ideas.
>
>Please note that there have been major changes to the RFA since FY
>2007. For example, for FY 2008, the Institute stresses that Goal Two
>applications are about development, rather than demonstrations of
>the efficacy of an intervention. Applicants who have an intervention
>that could be tested for efficacy should apply to Goal Three.
>
>There has also been a significant change at Goal 1 (Identification).
>For applicants proposing to do primarily secondary data analysis,
>the maximum duration of the award is 2 years. Applicants proposing
>to do short-term longitudinal studies may request up to 2 additional
>years (i.e., the maximum duration of the award is 4 years) and
>additional funds, but must justify the need for the additional time
>and funding.
>
>Potential applicants should read the RFA carefully and feel free to
>contact me if you have any questions. If you know of any colleagues
>who might also be interested, please disseminate this information to them.
>
>IES also invites applications for its predoctoral and postdoctoral
>research training programs and for two new National Research and
>Development Centers: (a) the National Research and Development
>Center on Cognition and Science Instruction, and (b) the National
>Research and Development Center on Instructional Technology.
>Requests for Applications for the Education Research Training
>programs and the National R&D Centers are also located at
><<http://ies.ed.gov/ncer/funding/>http://ies.ed.gov/ncer/funding/>.
>
>Take Care,
>
>Katina R. Stapleton, Ph.D.
>Research Scientist
>Institute of Education Sciences
>555 New Jersey Avenue, NW
>Washington, DC 20208
>202-219-2154
>Katina.Stapleton_at_ed.gov
>
>Education Leadership Research Program (see
><<http://ies.ed.gov/ncer/projects/edleadership/index.asp>http://ies.ed.gov/ncer/projects/edleadership/index.asp>
>):
>
>Through the Education Leadership research program, NCER supports
>research to improve the quality of leadership and administration at
>the local level (e.g., building, district, and region) in order to
>enhance the teaching and learning environment for students and
>thereby improve student outcomes. This program is intended to
>support research on innovative approaches to the recruitment,
>retention, and training of education leaders as well as the
>development and evaluation of professional development programs for
>education leaders. Innovative approaches to recruitment of education
>leaders includes alternative pathways to school leadership that are
>designed to eliminate the barriers that keep talented potential
>school leaders from joining the profession and to provide the
>preparation and support necessary for these leaders to effectively
>function in today's complex education environment. NOTE: For FY 08,
>the Institute is not funding research on pre-service interventions
>for education leaders.
>
>Education Policy, Finance, and Systems (see
><<http://ies.ed.gov/ncer/funding/research/edpolicy/index.asp>http://ies.ed.gov/ncer/funding/research/edpolicy/index.asp>
>)
>
>Improving student achievement and educational attainment (e.g., high
>school graduation, enrollment and completion of postsecondary
>education) is a national concern. Through the Education Policy,
>Finance, and Systems program, the Institute supports research to
>improve student learning and achievement by identifying changes in
>the ways in which schools and districts are organized, managed, and
>operated that may be directly or indirectly linked to student
>outcomes. Rather than improving student learning by changing
>directly the curricula or instructional approaches, organizational
>and management approaches are generally designed to change the
>structure and operation of schools or districts in ways that may
>indirectly improve the overall teaching and learning environment and
>lead to increased student achievement.

Alison Oaxaca
Grants Administrator
National Bureau of Economic Research
1050 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: (617) 588-0339
Fax: (617) 441-3895
Received on Fri Sep 14 2007 - 11:54:20 EDT