Nebraska Academy for Early Childhood Research
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NAECR Policy Fellows Group wraps up first year
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The NAECR Policy Fellows Group has wrapped up its first-year work.
Founded last fall, the program featured a series of informal conversations between
First Five Nebraska
and early childhood researchers at NAECR.
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Early childhood researchers and policymakers meet Oct. 10, 2019, as part of the NAECR Policy Fellows Program.
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The program was designed to educate early childhood researchers on policy processes, impacts and relationships to research; provide policymakers with insight into the latest early childhood research at the University of Nebraska; and to generate collaboration among researchers and policymakers to develop effective research agendas that enrich early childhood experiences.
The group met three times — twice last fall and once this spring. A panel was scheduled for the 2020 CYFS Summit on Research in Early Childhood, which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Researcher participants included Danae Dinkel (UNO), Marc Goodrich (UNL), Soo-Young Hong (UNL), Rachel Schachter (UNL) and Sarah Zuckerman (UNL).
During the first conversation, researchers shared information about their early childhood research and experiences with policy, and discussed the overall research process. They also talked about the legislative process at the local, state and national levels, and explored connections and potential opportunities between research and policy.
The second meeting featured researchers sharing their latest research with First Five, whose representatives discussed Nebraska's early childhood policy priorities. During the third meeting, researchers again shared their latest research and the group explored how research can be used to create evidence-based policymaking.
NAECR plans to continue the program with a new cohort this fall.
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Here are recent publications from NAECR researchers:
Rachel Schachter, Child, Youth & Family Studies, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
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Would you like to see your work featured here? Contact us at
naecr@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.
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New!
OSERS Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities — Improving Retention of Special Education Teachers and Early Intervention Personnel
The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services is accepting proposals that increase the capacity of state, regional and local systems to develop, implement, evaluate, scale-up and sustain comprehensive retention plans that use evidence-based policies to address factors contributing to low retention of special education teachers and early intervention personnel; increase capacity to evaluate comprehensive retention plans and how they are implemented; increase capacity to effectively partner with a broad range of stakeholder groups to sustain retention plans; and improve the retention of special education teachers and early intervention personnel.
Proposals are due
Aug. 17, 2020
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Department of Health and Human Services Office of Head Start Training and Technical Assistance National Center Grants
The Administration for Children and Families, Office of Head Start (OHS) announced the availability of funds to be awarded for the purpose of operating four National Centers, to serve as part of a large, comprehensive OHS Training and Technical Assistance System.
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National Center on Early Childhood Development, Teaching and Learning
Estimated award amount is $10,200,000.
Proposals are due
June 22, 2020
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National Center on Health, Behavioral Health and Safety
Estimated award amount is $7,582,500.
Proposals are due
June 22, 2020
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National Center on Parent, Family and Community Engagement
Estimated award amount is $5,900,000.
Proposals are due
June 22, 2020
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National Center on Program Management and Fiscal Operations
Estimated award amount is $6,500,000.
Proposals are due
June 22, 2020
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Student funding!
Administration for Children and Families Graduate Student Dissertation Grant
The Administration for Children and Families is offering graduate student dissertation grants in behavioral interventions.
Behavioral Interventions Scholars Grants offer award amounts that range from $20,000 to $25,000.
Proposals are due
June 29, 2020
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Student funding!
Call for Applications: 2020 Patrice L. Engle Dissertation Grant for Global Early Child Development
The Patrice L. Engle Dissertation Grant provides support for junior scholars interested in a career in global early child development who are from or doing research in low- or middle-income countries.
The grant includes $5,000 to support dissertation research and a two-year student membership to the
Society for Research in Child Development
(
SRCD
)
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The deadline is
June 30, 2020
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Foundation for Child Development 2021 Young Scholars Program
The Foundation for Child Development is currently accepting proposals for its 2021 Young Scholars Program, which supports scholarship for early career researchers. The program funds implementation research that is policy- and practice-relevant, and that examines the preparation, competency, compensation, well-being and ongoing professional learning of the early care and education workforce.
Award amounts are up to $225,000 for primary research and up to $180,000 for secondary data analysis.
Letters of intent are due
June 30, 2020
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William T. Grant Foundation Scholars Program
The William T. Grant Scholars Program supports career development for promising early career researchers. The program funds five-year research and mentoring plans that significantly expand researchers' expertise in new disciplines, methods and content areas.
Applicants should have a track record of conducting high-quality research and an interest in pursuing a significant shift in their trajectories as researchers.
Proposals are due
July 1, 2020
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National Science Foundation Developmental Sciences (DS)
DS 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.
The program also supports research investigating factors that affect developmental change including family, peers, school, community, culture, media, physical, genetic and epigenetic influences.
Proposals are due
July 15, 2020.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System
This opportunity solicits applications to 1) implement standardized surveillance of postpartum women with a recent live birth or stillbirth on selected maternal behaviors and experiences that occur prior to, during and shortly after pregnancy; 2) implement surveillance on emerging issues related to maternal and child health that arise during the data collection cycle including post-disaster or emergency surveillance; and 3) ensure collection of timely, high-quality data for ongoing monitoring of maternal and infant health to inform programs, research and system changes.
Estimated award amount is $75,000-$175,000.
Proposals are due
July 15, 2020
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National Science Foundation Social Psychology
The Social Psychology Program at NSF supports research and research infrastructure to advance basic knowledge in social psychology. Proposed research should carry strong potential for creating transformative advances in the basic understanding of human social behavior. Among the many research topics supported are: social cognition, attitudes, social and cultural influence, stereotypes, motivation, decision-making, group dynamics, aggression, close relationships, social and affective neuroscience, social psychophysiology, emotions, prosocial behavior, health-related behavior, and personality and individual differences.
Proposals are due
July 15, 2020
, and
Jan. 15, 2021
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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 2021 for the Education Research and Special Education Research Grant Programs.
Proposal due dates range from
July 30, 2020 – Aug. 20, 2020
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AHRQ Cross-Sectional Innovation to Improve Rural Postpartum Mental Health Challenge
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is accepting proposals to improve postpartum mental health care for rural American families. The purpose of this challenge is to elicit narratives and proposals regarding solutions to address postpartum mental health diagnosis and treatment in rural communities for AHRQ to share with healthcare systems, healthcare professionals, local and state policymakers, federal partners and the public. Two proposal types will be accepted: Success Story and Program Proposal.
Success Story award amount: $15,000
Program Proposal award amount: $50,000
Proposals are due
Sept. 15, 2020
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National Science Foundation Discovery Research PreK-12
The Discovery Research PreK-12 program (DRK-12) 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. The DRK-12 program invites proposals that address immediate challenges that are facing PreK-12 STEM education, as well as those that anticipate radically different structures and functions of PreK-12 teaching and learning.
Anticipated award amounts are as follows: (1) Level I projects up to $450,000 with a duration of up to three years; (2) Level II projects up to $3,000,000 with a duration of up to four years; and (3) Level III projects up to $5,000,000 with a duration of up to five years.
Proposals are due
Oct. 7, 2020
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Society for Research in Child Development
2021 Biennial Meeting
April 8-10, 2021
Minneapolis, Minnesota
SRCD will begin accepting submissions for the 2021 Biennial Meeting in early July 2020. Empirical, theoretical, historical, methodological, policy, application and translational submissions from investigators around the globe in all disciplines related to the field of child development are welcomed.
The Society encourages submissions from researchers at all career stages including graduate and undergraduate students.
Proposals are due
Sept. 2, 2020
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American Educational Research Association
2021 Annual Meeting
April 9-12, 2021
Orlando, Florida
AERA has announced the theme for its 2021 annual meeting: Accepting Educational Responsibility. Attendees will be inspired to collaboratively take evidence-based action to correct educational and social injustices, to use data to counter misinterpretations, and to initiate cross-division and interdisciplinary collaborations with other scholars.
Proposals are due
July 22, 2020
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