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Transformative Research in the Education Sciences Grants program is sponsored by U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences (IES), National Center for Education Research (NCER). This program seeks to fund innovative research that can lead to dramatic advancements in solving challenging problems in education and/or accelerate the pace of education research.
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Through the Transformative Research in the Education Sciences Grants Program, IES seeks to support innovative research that has the potential to make dramatic advances towards solving seemingly intractable problems and challenges in the education field and/or to accelerate the pace of conducting education research to facilitate major breakthroughs.
Transformative research projects are characterized by bold and innovative thinking, interdisciplinary and cross-sector collaboration, and the potential to lead to high-reward solutions. Both high-quality research approaches and careful considerations of product development are needed to create high-reward, scalable solutions. There is risk that the innovative research proposed will not be able to be implemented as planned.
IES expects teams to continually reassess their approaches and progress toward meeting project goals and be prepared to alter their plans to meet their project aims.
In fiscal year (FY) 2025, the Transformative Research in the Education Sciences Grants program focused on accelerating learning and reducing persistent education inequities by leveraging evidence-based principles from the learning sciences coupled with advanced technology to create high-reward, scalable technology solutions. ## Request for Applications ### Transformative Research in the Education Sciences - 84.
305T Through its National Center for Education Research (NCER), the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) supports a program of field-initia... ## Current and past funding ### Scenario-Based Assessment in the Age of Generative AI: Making Space in the Education ... Award number: R305T240021 ### Active Learning at Scale: Transforming Teaching and Learning via Large-Scale Learning...
Award number: R305T240035 ### Talking Math: Improving Math Performance and Engagement Through AI-Enabled Conversati... Award number: R305T240029 ### Credential As You Go: Transforming the Credentialing System of the U.S. Award number: R305T210063
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Transformative Research in the Education Sciences Grants program is funded by U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences (IES), National Center for Education Research (NCER). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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