Nebraska Academy for Early Childhood Research
July 26, 2021
IES Invites Applications for Education/Special Education Research Grant Program Awards

The U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences (IES) has issued a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year 2022 for the Education Research and Special Education Research Grant Programs. 

NAECR can assist you in finding research partners for your IES application. Check out the NAECR Find a Researcher database to identify potential team members.

For assistance with building a collaborative team, please contact Lisa Knoche at lknoche2@unl.edu. 

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NAECR can assist you in finding research partners for your funding applications and staff in CYFS are available to assist with your proposal development for these or other funding opportunities.

Please contact Lisa Knoche if you are interested in building a collaborative team, need assistance with proposal development or would like to discuss funding opportunities for your research.
Brady Education Foundation

The Brady Education Foundation is currently accepting proposals focused on evaluating programs that have the potential of helping to close the opportunity and resulting achievement gaps associated with race and family income.

Stage 1 Proposal due date: Aug. 1, 2021

IES Education/Special Education Research Grant Program

The U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences (IES) has issued a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year 2022 for the Education Research and Special Education Research Grant Programs.

Proposal due dates range from Aug. 12 to Sept. 9, 2021.

National Science Foundation Discovery Research PreK-12

The Discovery Research PreK-12 program seeks to significantly enhance the learning and teaching of science, technology, engineering, mathematics and computer science (STEM) by PreK-12 students and teachers, through research and development of STEM education innovations and approaches.

Proposal due date: Oct. 6, 2021

National Science Foundation Development Sciences Program

The Developmental Sciences Program supports basic research that increases our understanding of cognitive, linguistic, social, cultural and biological processes related to human development across the lifespan.

Research supported by this program will add to our knowledge of the underlying developmental processes that support social, cognitive and behavioral functioning, thereby illuminating ways for individuals to live productive lives as members of society.

Expected award budget: $100,000 - $200,000
Proposal due date: Jan. 17, 2022

New! Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness
2021 Conference

Sept. 26-29, 2021
Arlington, Virginia

Registration is now open for the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness 2021 conference. The theme for this year is “The Fierce Urgency of Knowledge: Education Evidence for Reimagining and Reckoning.”
New! SRCD Special Topic Meeting
Learning through Play and Imagination: Expanding Perspectives

Call for Proposals

April 1-2, 2022
St. Louis, Missouri

This special topic meeting will foster interdisciplinary conversations to explore how children learn through playing, hearing stories and engaging in imaginative activities of all kinds. Participants will expand perspectives on learning through play and imagination, identify gaps in the literature and propose evidence-based strategies for how play and imagination can best be used in early education.

Proposal due date: Sept. 15, 2021

New! National Research Conference on Early Childhood 2022

June 27-29, 2022
Arlington, Virginia

This three-day event presents the latest research about Head Start, Early Head Start, child care, home visiting, child welfare, special education, pre-kindergarten, early elementary and other early childhood programs.

The conference aims to strengthen programs serving young children, inform those establishing national policies for low-income families, and contribute to a meaningful research agenda in the early childhood field.
2021 Thriving Children, Families and Communities Conference

Sept. 27, 2021
Virtual

The Buffett Early Childhood Institute will virtually host the 2021 Thriving Children, Families and Communities Conference.

The conference is free and intended for community leaders, including those in education, economic development, child care, business, government, health care, higher education and philanthropy. Attendees will learn about key research, program, policy and outreach aspects of high-quality early childhood education programs and services and their important role in economic development.
2022 CYFS Summit on Research in Early Childhood

April 13, 2022
8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Nebraska Innovation Campus

The 2022 CYFS Summit on Research in Early Childhood aims to:

• Communicate cutting-edge early childhood findings from NU-affiliated researchers and colleagues.

• Link ongoing efforts in early childhood research, practice and policy.

• Advance the science of early childhood education and development via connections among community partners, key stakeholders, policymakers, early childhood practitioners and researchers.

More details coming soon.
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Students involved in early childhood research at the University of Nebraska can access a number of resources through NAECR.
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