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Nebraska Academy for Early Childhood Research
Dec. 12, 2022
Dear Colleagues,
 
As the fall semester winds down and winter holidays are just around the corner, we hope you have a safe, peaceful and happy holiday season.

Thank you for your continued work in early childhood research. We look forward to working with you in 2023!

Sincerely,
Lisa Knoche, Ph.D. 
Research Associate Professor 
Director, Nebraska Academy for Early Childhood Research 
Co-Director, Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Exploring research impacts through partnerships

December 5 NAECR Networking event features discussion of strategies for coordinating research impacts through strong, collaborative partnerships.

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cyfs.unl.edu
NAECR student researcher group available
NAECR offers a student researcher group, which may include any graduate or undergraduate students working on early childhood research activities with a NAECR researcher.
 
NAECR student researchers receive NAECR News, have access to NAECR resources, receive invitations to NAECR Knowledge and Networking events, and have the opportunity to network with other students interested in early childhood.
 
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Here are recent publications from NAECR researchers:

Derek Rodgers, Special Education and Communication Disorders, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Susan Loveall, Special Education and Communication Disorders, University of Nebraska–Lincoln*

Would you like to see your work featured here? Contact us at naecr@unl.edu
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.
New! 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 24, 2023

Head Start Dissertation Grants

Estimated award budget: $20,000-$25,000
Estimated proposal due date: April 24, 2023

Behavioral Interventions Scholars Grants

Estimated award budget: $20,000-$25,000
Estimated proposal due date: May 19, 2023

Brady Education Foundation

The Foundation is currently accepting Research Project (RP) proposals and Existing Program Evaluation (EPE) proposals that have the potential to provide data that will inform how to address disparities in educational opportunities associated with race, ethnicity and family income.

Proposal due date: Dec. 21, 2022

Nebraska Research Initiative and Collaboration Initiative Grants

The Nebraska Research Initiative and Collaboration Initiative is accepting proposals for one- or two-year grants to fund preliminary data collection, resubmissions, exploratory research, seed grants, NSRI IRAD topics and Intellectual Property (IP) development.

With the exception of grants specifically for IP development, awards are only available to collaborative teams with faculty from at least two different NU campuses. Principal investigators must attend the NRI and Collaboration Initiative Grants annual meeting to be eligible for funding.

Proposal due date: Jan. 17, 2023

Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood

The Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood is an incubator of promising research and development projects that appear likely to improve the welfare of young children, from infancy through 7 years, in the United States.

Grants are only made if a successful project outcome will likely be of significant interest to other professionals, within the grantee’s field of endeavor, and would have a direct benefit and potential national application.

Proposal due date: Jan. 31, 2023

Society for Cross-Cultural Research
Annual Meeting Home Visiting Summit

Call for proposals

Feb. 22-25, 2023
San Juan, Puerto Rico

The Society for Cross-Cultural Research is accepting proposals for individual paper presentations, poster presentations, symposia and workshops. All presentations must pertain to cross-cultural or cultural research. Work that explicitly addresses equity/inequity, social justice, or racism and anti-racism is especially welcomed. 

Proposal due date: Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022

American Psychological Association

Call for proposals

Aug. 3-5, 2023
Washington, D.C.

APA is currently accepting proposals for symposia, poster presentations, workshops, three-minute research presentations and more. All proposals topics are welcome but must relate to the field of psychology.

Proposal due date: Jan. 10, 2023, 4 p.m. CDT

MAP Academy Spring 2023 Methodology Applications Series
Featuring James Bovaird

Friday, Feb. 24, 2023
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. CST
Virtual

The Nebraska Academy for Methodology, Analytics and Psychometrics invites you to the first presentation of the Spring 2023 Methodology Applications Series.

On Friday, Feb. 24, James Bovaird, MAP Academy director, will lead a virtual presentation.

The event is free and open to the public.

MAP Academy Spring 2023 Methodology Applications Series
Featuring Eric Brown

Friday, March 31, 2023
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. CDT
Virtual

The Nebraska Academy for Methodology, Analytics and Psychometrics invites you to the second presentation of the Spring 2023 Methodology Applications Series.

On Friday, March 31, Eric Brown, associate professor at the University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine, will lead a virtual presentation.

The event is free and open to the public.

MAP Academy Spring 2023 Methodology Applications Series
Featuring Joseph Gardella

Friday, April 28, 2023
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. CDT
Virtual

The Nebraska Academy for Methodology, Analytics and Psychometrics invites you to the final presentation of the Spring 2023 Methodology Applications Series.

On Friday, April 28, Joseph Gardella, postdoctoral research associate at the Interpersonal Violence Research Laboratory, will lead a virtual presentation.

The event is free and open to the public.

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