3-018 - The Institute of Education Sciences: Research Funding Opportunities and the Peer Review Process

Session Type: Federal Agency Symposium

Integrative Statement

The overall mission of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) is to expand fundamental knowledge and understanding of education and to provide unbiased, reliable, and useful information to education leaders and practitioners, researchers, and the general public. IES promotes research to improve education outcomes for all students, and particularly for those students whose prospects have historically been hindered because of their socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity, gender, disability, limited English proficiency, and/or residential or school mobility. The Institute funds grants for education and special education research that spans the early years to adulthood; predoctoral, postdoctoral, and early career training; statistics and methodology to support education research; evaluations of state and local education programs and policies; researcher-practitioner partnerships; and research and development centers. Staff from IES’ National Center for Education Research and National Center for Special Education Research will describe mechanisms for grant funding, provide information about IES’ research topics and five research goals, provide examples of funded grants relevant to the work of the SRCD audience, and an overview of application preparation. IES’ Deputy Director for Science, who leads IES’ Standards and Review Office, will provide information on scientific peer review of research grant applications. This will include the stages of application processing and peer review, how resubmissions are handled, how peer reviewers are recruited for peer review panels, how reviewers are trained, and what feedback is provided to applicants. An interactive session is planned, with attendees encouraged to ask questions and relate experiences throughout the presentation.

Sub Unit

• SRCD Biennial Meeting

Chairs

• Caroline M Ebanks, Institute of Education Sciences (IES)

• Anne E Ricciuti, US Dept of Education

Individual Presentations

• Research Funding Opportunities at the Institute of Education Sciences – National Center for Education Research - Presenting Author: Caroline M Ebanks, Institute of Education Sciences (IES)

• Research Funding Opportunities at the Institute of Education Sciences – National Center for Special Education Research - Presenting Author: Amy L Sussman, Institute of Education Sciences

• The Scientific Peer Review Process for Institute of Education Sciences Research Grant Applications - Presenting Author: Anne E Ricciuti, US Dept of Education