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Research Training Programs in Special Education is sponsored by U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences (IES), National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER). This program supports training programs to prepare individuals to conduct special education and early intervention research, fostering solutions to problems faced by students with or at risk for disabilities and education systems.
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The National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER) | IES The National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER) Transforming special education research and practice The National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER) supports a comprehensive program of research to expand the knowledge and understanding of children and youth with or at risk for disabilities, from infancy through postsecondary education.
How we improve education outcomes Research and Training Programs Research and Training Programs NCSER funds and coordinates high-quality, cutting-edge research that provides insight into the challenges facing special education and explores possible solutions We address issues in special education through our Research Grants Program, Special Education Research and Development Centers, Partnerships, Research Training Programs, and Research Networks.
Our goal is to conduct research that advances knowledge within the field and addresses issues important to education policymakers and practitioners. Learn more about research programs NCSER engages in research, development, evaluation, and national leadership activities aimed at improving child outcomes.
NCSER researchers have made important progress in understanding factors related to academic growth, developing measurement systems integral to documenting skill development and learning, and developing and testing programs and practices designed to improve education outcomes, broadly defined to include school readiness, academic achievement, behaviors that support learning, and the functional outcomes that improve educational results and transition outcomes to employment, independent living, and postsecondary education.
The work of NCSER researchers captures the developmental range of birth through young adulthood in the 13 disability categories recognized in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which include sensory impairments, developmental delays, speech and language impairments, intellectual disabilities, learning disabilities, and emotional disturbance.
Resources for researchers NCSER Staff are trained scientists who are deeply dedicated to supporting researchers as they propose and carry out high-quality, rigorous education research that contributes to the success of learners, educators, and education systems across the country. Research Training Programs in Special Education - 84.
324B The Institute of Education Sciences (Institute) requests applications to its Research Training Programs in Special Education (84. 324B). Using Longitudinal Data to Support State Education Policymaking in Special Education ...
In this Request for Applications (RFA), NCSER invites applications for projects that will contribute to its Using Longitudinal Data to ...
Dr. Elizabeth Albro, Commissioner of Special Education Research and Acting Commissioner of the National Center for Education Research, at the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), U.S. Department of Education, is committed to building bridges between the basic sciences of learning and education practice. Trained in the behavioral and social sciences, cognition, and communication, she received her Ph. D.
in Psychology from the University of Chicago. Since joining IES in 2002, she has served as a ... Permission to Replicate Information Unless stated otherwise, all information on the U.S. Department of Education's NCSER website is in the public domain and may be reproduced, published, linked to, or otherwise used without NCSER's permission.
This statement does not pertain to information at websites other than NCSER whether funded by or linked to from NCSER. The following citation should be used when referencing all NCSER products: U.S. Department of Education. Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Special Education Research.
Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not constitute or imply endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government. National Center for Special Education Research Institute of Education Sciences Washington, DC 20024, USA Telephone: 1-800-USA-LEARN
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Research Training Programs in Special Education is funded by U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences (IES), National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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The Institute of Education Sciences has opened its first research competitions since early 2025: five FY27 competitions due October 1, 2026, with roughly $250 million planned across three tranches. But $224 million in withheld FY2025 funds may expire September 30, and topics are now fixed through FY2029.
Read articleThe Institute of Education Sciences launched no new grant competitions in all of FY2026. On August 6, 2026 it announced a three-tranche FY27 restart: five topic-agnostic competitions due October 1, flagship field-initiated grants held until December, and eight research topics that IES says will persist through FY2029.
Read articleThe Institute of Education Sciences announced its FY27 grantmaking on August 6 — five competitions with an October 1 deadline, optional letters of intent September 3, and awards from $350,000 to $1.2 million. The bigger news is structural: IES has narrowed its research priorities to literacy and STEM for general education and four topics for special education through FY2029, and is organizing grantees into coordinated hubs. Here is what changed, what the award ceilings actually are, and why the field-initiated competitions everyone is waiting for do not open until December.
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