Hello Fellow Grad Students!
AERA is almost upon us and FINE has some great FREE events lined up. Come join us for informative meetings and free dinners and breakfasts at some excellent San Francisco restaurants. These events are a great way to make connections with scholars from around the globe to discuss issues of education from a wide variety of disciplinary perspectives.
Hope to see you there!
My best,
Jim Bigari,
FINE Student Rep.
2nd Year PhD, EDST
The Forum for International Networking in Education (FINE), is organizing three FREE events at AERA 2013 in San Francisco for students from U21 Universities:
• The FINE forum will be held on Friday, April 26th from 1pm~5pm and then dinner will follow at 7pm
o The forum will include a number of speakers (various topics will be covered, including navigating AERA and life in academia), a panel discussion featuring U21 Deans of Education, and discussions on the best ways to network with academics and other students
• 2 breakfasts will be held on Sunday, April 28th and Tuesday, April 30th (both at 7am)
o These breakfasts are an excellent opportunity to connect with other Education students and Deans from U21 universities
Locations are TBD and will be made available at a later date. Please RSVP to fine.u21@gmail.com
For more information on U21 and FINE please visit: http://www.universitas21.com
On behalf of the CSSE Board of Directors, I would like to take this opportunity to invite faculty, staff and graduate students from your institution to submit a presentation proposal for the 2013 CSSE Annual Conference in Victoria, British Columbia on June 1–5, 2013. Held in conjunction with the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, this bilingual conference provides an opportunity for discussion of educational issues among practitioners and educational scholars from across the nation.
We encourage participative sessions in various formats including themed, symposium/panel, small round table, multiple paper, single paper, and poster (featuring the use of graphic or other multimedia material). Presentation proposals can be submitted October 10, 2012 – November 21, 2012 by going to our website: http://www.csse-scee.ca/conference/. I have also attached a Call for Presentations flyer for your convenience.
We would appreciate you forwarding this invitation to other faculty, staff and graduate students, and look forward to your participation in this key event for education professionals – The 2013 CSSE Annual Conference.
Sincerely,
Victor Glickman, EdD
CSSE President – Président
Canadian Society for the Study of Education
Dear AERA Member:
In our efforts to strengthen the pipeline to education research, AERA announces its 2013–2014 fellowship programs and funding opportunities for graduate students and early career scholars. These programs provide mentoring and funding support to develop research skills and conduct studies in education related fields and topics. We are seeking your assistance in sharing this information and identifying potential candidates. Information about the programs and the upcoming application deadlines are available at http://www.aera.net/AERAfundingopportunities. Underrepresented racial and ethnic minorities and women are encouraged to apply. Below are brief descriptions of the AERA research funding opportunities.
Minority Fellowship Program in Education Research
AERA offers dissertation support through the Minority Dissertation Fellowship Program in Education Research. This program offers doctoral fellowships to enhance the competitiveness of outstanding minority scholars for academic appointments at major research universities by supporting their research and by providing mentoring and guidance toward completion of their doctoral studies. Application deadline: November 30, 2012.
AERA-AIR Fellows Program
In collaboration with the American Institutes for Research (AIR), the AERA-AIR Fellows Program aims to build the talent pool of high skilled education researchers experienced in large-scale studies in a major research organization. Fellows will receive mentoring from a diverse group of highly recognized researchers and practitioners in a variety of substantive areas in education. Fellows will hone their skills in all aspects of the research process from proposal development through writing and presentations. Up to three fellows are selected annually for a two-year, rotational position at AIR in Washington, DC. Application deadline: November 30, 2012.
AERA-ETS Fellowship Program in Measurement and Education Research
In collaboration with Educational Testing Service (ETS), AERA offers the AERA-ETS Fellowship Program in Measurement and Education Research. This fellowship is designed to provide learning opportunities and practical experience to recent doctoral degree recipients and to early career research scientists in areas such as educational measurement, assessment design, psychometrics, statistical analyses, large-scale evaluations, and other studies directed toward explaining student progress and achievement. Up to two fellows will be selected for this rotational research position at ETS’s facilities in Princeton, NJ. Application deadline: November 30, 2012.
AERA Grants Program
The AERA Grants Program provides dissertation support and small grants for researchers who conduct studies of education policy and practice using quantitative methods and data from the large-scale data sets sponsored by the National Center for Education Statistics and the National Science Foundation. Application deadline: January 23, 2013.
Visit http://www.aera.net/AERAfundingopportunities for complete program descriptions and application information.
Please feel free to contact me at 202-238-3200 or via e-mail at fellowships@aera.net with any questions. Thank you in advance for sharing this information.
Sincerely,
George L. Wimberly, Ph.D.
Director of Social Justice and Professional Development