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Summer, Fall Childhood Graduate Courses Available
Graduate students who are interested in early childhood are encouraged to visit the site when planning for class registration.
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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 2023 for the Education Research and Training 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.
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Here are recent publications from NAECR researchers:
Iheoma Iruka, Public Policy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Susan Sheridan, Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools, University of Nebraska–Lincoln*
Natalie Koziol, Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools, University of Nebraska–Lincoln*
Rachel Schumacher, Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Hannah Kerby, Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Amanda Prokasky, Education and Child Development, University of Nebraska Medical Center*
Dong-ho Choi, 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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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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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 2023 for the Education Research and Training and Special Education Research Grant Programs.
Letters of intent for most opportunities are due Sept. 8, 2022.
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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.
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.
Proposal due date: Sept. 8, 2022
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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.
The foundation's goal is to provide seed money to implement those imaginative proposals that exhibit the greatest chance of improving the lives of young children, on a national scale.
Letter of inquiry due date: Sept. 30, 2022
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New! University of Nebraska at Kearney Community
Sixth Annual Early Childhood Conference
Oct. 21-22, 2022
University of Nebraska at Kearney
Nebraskan Student Union
The UNK-Community 2022 Early Childhood Conference will center on the theme, “Promoting Knowledge and Well-Being for Children, Families and Educators.”
Attendees will include researchers, childcare providers, early childhood teachers and administrators, and students.
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2022 Thriving Children, Families and Communities Conference
Sept. 19, 2022
Younes Conference Center
Kearney, Nebraska
The 2022 Thriving Children, Families and Communities Conference will bring together community leaders from across Nebraska to continue building momentum around quality early childhood education and its connection to economic development and community vitality.
Community members and experts will discuss challenges, share success stories, learn from one another and highlight the importance of implementing high-quality birth to grade 3 care and education.
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Society for Research in Child Development
2023 Biennial Meeting
Call for Proposals
March 23-25, 2023
The primary goal of SRCD is to promote the understanding of child development through research and dissemination. SRCD members conduct theoretical studies, basic and applied research, and policy analyses to understand and enhance child development.
SRCD’s biennial meeting aims to meet the goal of understanding child development through research while serving as a network and forum for its members and attendees.
The proposal submission portal will open in early July.
Proposal due date: Sept. 8, 2022
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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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