2-157 - Research Funding Opportunities and the Peer Review Process for the Institute of Education Sciences’ Grant Competitions

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 supports rigorous and relevant research to improve education outcomes for all students, and particularly students whose educational experiences have been hindered because of their socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity, disability, limited English proficiency, and/or residential or school mobility. Through two Research Centers, the National Center for Education Research (NCER) and the National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER), IES 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; research networks; and research and development centers. Staff from NCER and NCSER will describe mechanisms for grant funding, provide information about IES’ research topics and goals, provide examples of funded grants relevant to the work of the SRCD audience, and give an overview of application preparation. Staff from IES’ Standards and Review Office will provide information about 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

• Federal Agency Sessions

Chairs

• Amy Sussman, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education

• Lisa J. Bridges, Institute of Education Sciences

Individual Presentations

• Education Research Funding Opportunities at the Institute of Education Sciences - Presenting Author: Caroline Ebanks, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education; Presenting Author: Amy Sussman, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education

• The Scientific Peer Review Process for Institute of Education Sciences Research Grant Applications - Presenting Author: Lisa J. Bridges, Institute of Education Sciences