Nebraska Academy for Early Childhood Research
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NAECR introduces the new Policy Fellows Program
Program objectives include:
- educating early childhood researchers on policy processes, impacts and relationships to research;
- providing the policy community with insight into the latest early childhood research at NU; and
- creating connections and collaborations between the research and policy communities.
We will be selecting four NAECR researchers to take part in the program for the first year. Please note that applications are due by
Sept. 6
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All participants will be expected to:
- attend four conversations — each approximately two hours in length — including a session (e.g., panel, networking session, presentation) at the Summit on Research in Early Childhood in April 2020;
- engage in and contribute to an active, ongoing, supportive dialogue about the connections between policy and research; and
- provide feedback on the program.
The program will run from September 2019 to May 2020.
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NU Collaboration Initiative Funding Opportunity
The Collaboration Initiative is designed to help University of Nebraska researchers become more competitive for extramural funding by fostering meaningful collaborations that leverage the full intellectual capacity of faculty across the University’s four campuses.
The RFA for this opportunity will be available
Sept. 16
and will solicit proposals from multi-campus, multidisciplinary teams. Principal Investigators must be available to attend the NU Collaboration Initiative retreat on
Oct. 31
at Nebraska Innovation Campus.
Similar to last year, NAECR will reach out to early childhood researchers to gauge interest and assist in forming teams of researchers who wish to collaborate on a proposal.
Please stay tuned for a follow-up email or contact Sommer Fousek at
sfousek2@unl.edu
if you are interested in building a team!
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Here are recent publications from NAECR researchers:
Natalie Koziol, Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools, 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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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 discussing funding opportunities for your research.
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Victoria S. Levin Grant for Early Career Success in Young Children's Mental Health Research
The Victoria S. Levin award aims to foster early success in achieving federal funding for research that is informed by developmental science to address concerns affecting the early foundations of children’s mental health and well-being.
The grant of up to $25,000 supports release time from duties to write and submit an NIH application, provides travel funds to meet with NIH program staff and provides a pre-review of the candidate's NIH application.
Proposals are due
Sept. 13, 2019
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Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood Grants
The Caplan Foundation supports research and development projects that appear likely to improve the welfare of young children, from infancy through seven years, in the United States. The foundation provides funding in the areas of early childhood welfare, early childhood education and play, and parenting education.
Previously awarded grants range from $22,000 to $100,000.
Letters of inquiry are due
Sept. 30, 2019
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NIH Refinement and Testing of Interventions to Sustain ADHD Treatment
The purpose of this funding opportunity is to encourage pilot studies to assess the preliminary effectiveness of augmented or modified interventions designed to promote enhanced and sustained improvement in ADHD symptoms and functional impairments across settings and transitions in children, adolescents and young adults.
The funding agency encourages applicants to contact the Program Contact listed in the RFA early in the application process to discuss the match between their application concept and the priorities outlined in the funding opportunity announcement.
NIMH intends to commit $1.4 million in direct costs in fiscal year 2020 to fund 5-6 awards.
Proposals are due
Nov. 15, 2019
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NIH Secondary Data Analysis to Examine Long-Term and/or Potential Cross-Over Effects of Prevention Interventions: What are the Benefits for Preventing Mental Health Disorders?
The purpose of this funding opportunity is to encourage research to integrate/harmonize existing data sets from preventive intervention trials implemented early in life to:
1) examine risk and protective factors relevant to later mental health outcomes in childhood, adolescence and young adulthood; and
2) determine whether preventive interventions delivered earlier in life have long-term effects, and/or cross-over effects (e.g., unanticipated beneficial effects), on important mental health outcomes, including serious mental illness (e.g., depression, anxiety, suicide ideation and behaviors, and psychosis behaviors).
NIMH intends to commit $3 million to fund 4-6 awards and NCCIH intends to commit $500,000 to fund 1 award.
Proposals are due
Jan. 2, 2020
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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 2020 for the
Education Research and Special Education Research Grant Programs
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NAECR can assist you in finding research partners for your IES application. For assistance with building a collaborative team, please contact Lisa Knoche at
lknoche2@unl.edu
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In addition, NAECR can connect you with the CYFS system of grant supports, including application development and administration, and dissemination functions upon receipt of funding. For assistance with proposal development, please contact Julie Gillmor at
julie.gillmor@unl.edu
or 402-472-1947.
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New!
Nebraska Head Start Association Annual Conference
Nov. 7-8, 2019
Grand Island, Nebraska
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
The Nebraska Head Start Association’s “Building Quality Hand in Hand” conference will address areas of interest to Head Start and Early Head Start staff (teachers, classroom aides, family educators, cooks and bus drivers), childcare partners, parents of young children (birth to 5), and private and public schools.
Proposals are due
Sept. 15, 2019
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2019 Thriving Children Conference
Sept. 16-17, 2019
Younes Conference Center
Kearney, Nebraska
The Thriving Children Conference is intended for community leaders who have an interest in learning more about high-quality early childhood education programs and services, and their important role in economic development.
The event will feature keynote presentations, workshops on a range of practical issues, a luncheon panel discussion with community representatives from across the state, and networking opportunities.
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Annual Conference on Young Children with Special Needs
and their Families
Oct. 1-4, 2019
Dallas, Texas
The Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children’s annual conference will feature foremost authorities in early intervention, early childhood special education and related disciplines.
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Conference on Research Innovations in Early Intervention
Fed. 27-29, 2020
San Diego, California
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
The biannual Conference on Research Innovations in Early Intervention is a multidisciplinary conference for researchers in early intervention (birth to age 8) that is focused on methodological advances, research in progress, innovative approaches to combining methodologies, issues in conducting research and controversial topics related to interventions with young children with disabilities or those at risk for developmental delays and their families.
Proposals are due
Sept. 30, 2019
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2019 Pediatric Cancer Research Group Symposium
Aug. 26-27, 2019
8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Michael F. Sorrell Center for Health Science Education
The 2019 PCRG Symposium educates the lay audience on the progress and results of current pediatric cancer projects and provides an opportunity for researchers, community members and legislators to identify areas of interest for collaboration. Pediatric investigators also present their scientific findings and future direction to an audience of their peers.
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Infant CLASS Observation Training
Sept. 12-13, 2019
8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Prem S. Paul Research Center at Whittier School
Room 136
Participants will learn how development affects classroom interactions and the link between effective teacher-child interactions as it relates to learning. Training includes an overview of the CLASS measure and its uses, and will prepare participants to assess teaching quality based on the CLASS system.
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Pediatric Research Seminar
Sept. 20, 2019
Noon – 1 p.m.
Children's Hospital & Medical Center
Glow Auditorium
The UNMC Department of Pediatrics and the Child Health Research Institute sponsor Pediatric Research Seminars on the third Friday of the month. The location of the seminars alternates between UNMC and Children’s Hospital & Medical Center.
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Is there an upcoming conference you want to publicize? A new publication you would like to share? Let us know!
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Connecting Research and Policy
Learn more and sign up for alerts about legislation relevant to early childhood researchers.
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NAECR Student Researchers
Students involved in early childhood research at the University of Nebraska can access a number of resources through NAECR.
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Find a Researcher
Find and collaborate with other early childhood researchers across the NU system.
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NAECR News archives available
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NAECR News will be shared twice a month to inform the early childhood research community across the NU system.
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