NAEd/Spencer Fellowships in Education Research – Deadlines in October and November

We are pleased to share information on the National Academy of Education (NAEd)/Spencer Fellowship Programs in education research. Please help us widely distribute this information to qualified candidates, listservs, and other electronic sources by using the paragraphs below. Thank you for your assistance.

National Academy of Education (NAEd)/Spencer Fellowships in Education Research

The Dissertation Fellowship Program[pull.xmr3.com] seeks to encourage a new generation of scholars from a wide range of disciplines and professional fields to undertake research relevant to the improvement of education. These $27,500 fellowships support individuals whose dissertations show potential for bringing fresh and constructive perspectives to the history, theory, or practice of formal or informal education anywhere around the world. Fellows will also attend professional development retreats and receive mentorship from NAEd members and other senior scholars in their field. This highly competitive program aims to identify the most talented emerging researchers conducting dissertation research related to education. The NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship program will fund 35 promising young scholars for the 2019-2020 academic year.  Clickhere[pull.xmr3.com] to learn about the current fellows.
Deadline to apply: October 4, 2018
NAEd will host a webinar for interested applicants on Wednesday, September 5that 2:00pm ET.  Sign up for the webinar and find the application form on the NAEd website: https://naeducation.org/naedspencer-dissertation-fellowship-program/[pull.xmr3.com]

The Postdoctoral Fellowship Program[pull.xmr3.com] supports early-career scholars working in critical areas of educational scholarship. Fellows will receive $70,000 for one academic year of research, or $35,000 for each of two contiguous years, working half time. Fellows will also attend professional development retreats and receive mentorship from NAEd members and other senior scholars in their field. For the current application cycle, applicants must have had their PhD, EdD, or equivalent research degree conferred between January 1, 2013, and December 31, 2017.  This fellowship is non-residential, and applications from all disciplines are encouraged. The NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship program will fund 30 early-career researchers for the 2019-2020 academic year.  Clickhere[pull.xmr3.com] to learn about the current fellows.
Deadline to apply: November 1, 2018
NAEd will host a webinar for interested applicants on Wednesday, September 26th at 2:00pm ET.  Sign up for the webinar and find the application form on the NAEd website: https://naeducation.org/naedspencer-postdoctoral-fellowship-program/[pull.xmr3.com][pull.xmr3.com]

The National Academy of Education greatly appreciates support and funding from the Spencer Foundation[pull.xmr3.com] to provide and administer these fellowship programs.

For more information, please contact Maria Gahan[pull.xmr3.com], Program Officer.


New Report: International Education Assessments: Cautions, Conundrums, and Common Sense

We encourage you to download NAEd’s new reportInternational Education Assessments: Cautions, Conundrums, and Common Sense[pull.xmr3.com]. Results from international large-scale assessments (ILSAs) garner considerable attention in the media, academia, and among policy makers. Although there is widespread recognition that ILSAs can provide useful information, there is debate about what types of comparisons are the most meaningful and what could be done to assure more sound interpretations. To address these issues, the NAEd assembled a study committee to examine the future of ILSAs from a variety of disciplinary perspectives.  Edited by Judith Singer, Henry Braun, and Naomi Chudowsky, the committee’s report examines the strengths, limitations, and complexities of international large-scale assessments (ILSAs), especially when used as a basis for informing educational policy and practice. Click here[pull.xmr3.com] to go to the project webpage that houses the report, along with commissioned papers and other related project materials.  For more information, please contact Greg White[pull.xmr3.com].