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Presentations, posters sought for
2022 CYFS Summit on Research in Early Childhood
In preparation for the sixth biennial CYFS Summit on Research in Early Childhood, we are soliciting research presentation and poster proposals from University of Nebraska faculty and graduate students.
Call for Presentations
Faculty in the University of Nebraska system who are interested in presenting at the summit are invited to submit research proposals. Selected presentations will represent a range of early childhood issues and topics. CYFS faculty affiliates, NAECR researchers and NAECR student researchers are encouraged to apply.
Call for Posters
Graduate students from the University of Nebraska system are invited to submit poster proposals for presentation at the summit, provided at least one faculty member serves as a co-author. Faculty are encouraged to share this information with any graduate students who might be interested in this opportunity.
Presentation and poster proposals are due on or before Jan. 31, 2022.
To learn more and submit a proposal or poster, please click one of the buttons below.
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Baby’s First Years Study seeks research technician
The Baby’s First Years study team is seeking a Research Technician to pilot and subsequently run lab-based and home-based data collection.
The Baby’s First Years study is a pathbreaking random-assignment study of the impact of monthly unconditional cash gifts to low-income mothers of infants during the first four years of their child’s life. The aim is to understand the causal effects of poverty reduction on early childhood development and family life.
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Here are recent publications from NAECR researchers:
Holly Hatton-Bowers, Julie Tippens, Soo-Young Hong, 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! Women Investing in Nebraska
Women Investing in Nebraska (WIN) engages, educates and empowers philanthropists by collectively awarding annual grants to bold University of Nebraska and nonprofit initiatives addressing important issues in Nebraska.
Letter of inquiry due date: Feb. 16, 2022
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New! National Science Foundation and William T. Grant Foundation: Increasing the Use, Usefulness and Impact of Research About Youth
The National Science Foundation and William T. Grant Foundation have released a coordinated call for proposals focused on helping the public and private sectors use research to increase quality of life for America’s youth.
Proposals may be submitted to either NSF or WT Grant. Proposers can submit to both organizations only if the proposed activities submitted to each organization are unique and not redundant.
National Science Foundation
NSF is encouraging submission of proposals that will increase the quality of life for America’s youth, including improving decision-makers’ use of research, making research more useful in policy creation and practice, and when/how research findings improve youth outcomes.
Proposals may be submitted anytime.
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William T. Grant Research Grants on Improving the Use of Research Evidence
This program supports research on strategies to improve the use of research evidence in ways that benefit young people ages 5-25 in the United States, including what it takes to produce useful research evidence, what it takes to get research used and what happens when research is used.
Letter of inquiry due dates: January 12, May 4, August 3
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William T. Grant Research Grants on Reducing Inequality
This program supports research to build, test, or increase understanding of programs, policies, or practices to reduce inequality in the academic, social, behavioral, or economic outcomes of young people ages 5-25 in the United States. We prioritize studies that aim to reduce inequalities that exist along dimensions of race, ethnicity, economic standing, language minority status or immigrant origins.
Letter of inquiry due dates: January 12, May 4, August 3
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University of Nebraska Collaboration Initiative
The primary purpose of the Collaboration Initiative is to enhance the competitiveness of University of Nebraska faculty for extramural funding by fully leveraging intellectual capacity and research resources across the campuses. The funding opportunity is designed to facilitate and strengthen research collaborations among NU faculty.
Team Formation and Publication Grant Budget: Up to $7,500
Preliminary Data and Application Preparation Grant Budget: Up to $40,000
Team Seed Grant Budget: Up to $150,000
Proposal due date: Jan. 17, 2022
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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
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UNL Grand Challenges Catalyst Competition
The Office of the Chancellor and the Office of Research and Economic Development have committed $40 million toward the Grand Challenges Catalyst Competition. Up to $10 million is available for allocation each year in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.
Letter of intent deadline: Feb. 28, 2022.
Proposal deadline: April 29, 2022.
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Funding Forecast: Secondary Analyses of Child Care Data, Secondary Analyses of Head Start and Early Head Start Data
The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation in the Administration for Children and Families plans to solicit applications in 2022 for two new research grant programs. Findings from both programs are intended to inform policy, program administration and future research.
Secondary Analyses of Child Care Data
Proposals will support researchers conducting secondary analyses of data to address key questions of relevance to the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF).
Estimated award budget: $90,000-$100,000
Estimated proposal due date: April 1, 2022
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Secondary Analyses of Head Start and Early Head Start Data
Proposals will support researchers conducting secondary analyses of data to address key questions of relevance to Head Start and Early Head Start programs and policies.
Estimated award budget: $90,000-$100,000
Estimated proposal due date: April 1, 2022
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Student Funding Forecast: Administration for Children and Families Graduate Student Dissertation Grants
Child Care Dissertation Grants
Estimated award budget: $20,000-$25,000
Estimated proposal due date: April 21, 2022
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Head Start Dissertation Grants
Estimated award budget: $20,000-$25,000
Estimated proposal due date: April 21, 2022
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Behavioral Interventions Scholars Grants
Estimated award budget: $20,000-$25,000
Estimated proposal due date: May 19, 2022
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Funding Forecast: HRSA Early Childhood Developmental Health System
The purpose of the Early Childhood Developmental Health System program is to fund the study and implementation of integrated statewide health promotion, screening and intervention systems that advance early childhood developmental health and well-being, with a focus on P-3 populations experiencing persistent poverty and/or health disparities.
Estimated proposal due date: May 3, 2022
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Funding Forecast: SAMHSA Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Grant Program
The purpose of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration grant program is to improve outcomes for children by developing, maintaining or enhancing infant and early childhood mental health promotion, intervention and treatment services.
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New! 2022 Nebraska Conference on Health Equity
Call for Proposals, Posters
April 26-27, 2022
Nebraska Innovation Campus
Lincoln, Nebraska
The Nebraska Conference on Health Equity is a call to action on healthy equity in Nebraska. The conference will explore the ways that community connections and connectedness build healthier communities in Nebraska.
Poster proposal due date: Feb. 4, 2022
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New! Division for Early Childhood 38th Annual Conference
on Young Children with Disabilities and their Families
Call for Proposals
Sept. 27-30, 2022
Chicago, Illinois
The 2022 DEC annual conference will be held jointly with the International Society on Early Intervention (ISEI).
Proposal due date: March 15, 2022
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2022 CYFS Summit on Research in Early Childhood
Call for Proposals, Posters
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.
Presentation and poster proposals are due on or before Jan. 31, 2022.
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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.
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NAECR Knowledge: Microsoft Teams
Feb. 10, 2022
Noon – 1 p.m.
Virtual
This session will provide an overview of Microsoft Teams, including how researchers can use Teams to effectively collaborate with their colleagues.
There will be time for participants to ask questions and share how Teams has been useful for them.
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MAP Academy Spring 2022 Methodology Applications Series
Featuring Keyonna King
Friday, April 15, 2022
Noon – 1:30 p.m.
Virtual
On Friday, April 15, Keyonna King, assistant professor, UNMC College of Public Health, will lead a virtual presentation titled, "Leveraging Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) to Enhance Design, Innovation and Cultural Appropriateness."
The theme of the 2021-22 Methodology Applications Series is “Pursuing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Research: Design and Methodology Considerations.”
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MAP Academy Spring 2022 Methodology Applications Series
Featuring Catherine Garcia
Friday, May 6, 2022
Noon – 1:30 p.m.
Virtual
On Friday, May 6, Catherine Garcia, assistant professor of human development and family science at Syracuse University, will lead a virtual presentation titled, "Unpacking Latinx/Hispanic Ethnicity: Using an Intersectionality Approach to Understand Health Among Older Latinxs."
The theme of the 2021-22 Methodology Applications Series is “Pursuing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Research: Design and Methodology Considerations.”
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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 and collaborate with other early childhood researchers across the NU system.
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