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Institute of Education Sciences (IES): National Center for Education Research (NCER): Research Training Programs in The Education Sciences, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.305B Grant

This NCER competition supports education-research training through two programs only: Early Career Development and Mentoring or Methods Training. Early Career supports an integrated research and career-development plan for an early-career investigator, while Methods Training supports current education researchers’ research and analysis skills. Eligible applicants must be located in the territorial United States and demonstrate capacity appropriate to the selected track. Award amounts, expected awards, formal review criteria, and detailed RFA requirements are not included in the packet and should be confirmed before the applicant determines scope or commits to submission.

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This NCER competition supports education-research training through two programs only: Early Career Development and Mentoring or Methods Training. Early Career supports an integrated research and career-development plan for an early-career investigator, while Methods Training supports current education researchers’ research and analysis skills. Eligible applicants must be located in the territorial United States and demonstrate capacity appropriate to the selected track. Award amounts, expected awards, formal review criteria, and detailed RFA requirements are not included in the packet and should be confirmed before the applicant determines scope or commits to submission.

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NCER seeks to prepare individuals to conduct education research that advances knowledge in the field and addresses issues important to education policymakers and practitioners. This competition will consider applications only under the Early Career or Methods Training programs.

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For Early Career, the applicant is a territorial-U.S. research institution with the ability and capacity to conduct rigorous research and support the PI’s research and career development. For Methods Training, the applicant can conduct training in scientific research methods for education research and proposes to maintain or enhance current education researchers’ research and analysis skills. The proposal is clearly framed under either the Early Career program or the Methods Training program, the only two programs NCER will consider in this competition. The proposed training or career-development activity is connected to education research that is rigorous, relevant, and responsive to issues important to policymakers or practitioners.

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The packet does not provide formal review criteria or scoring priorities. It is reasonable to infer that applications should make their selected program fit, required institutional capacity, and connection to rigorous and relevant education research readily evident; this is strategic interpretation, not a confirmed scoring framework.

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NCER training programs prepare individuals to conduct education research that advances knowledge within the field and addresses issues important to education policymakers and practitioners.

Under this competition, NCER will consider only applications that address one of the following programs: (1) Early Career Development and Mentoring Program for Education Research (Early Career) or (2) Methods Training for Education Research (Methods Training). The Early Career program provides support for an integrated research and career development plan for early career investigators at institutions of higher education or non-academic research organizations who are developing education research careers. The Methods Training program funds training to help current education researchers, including state and local education agency research staff, maintain and enhance their research and analysis skills in order to conduct rigorous and relevant education research.

Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.305B.

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For the Early Career Program, IES provides funds to the institution of the PI who submitted the application for support of their research and career development. Applicants to the Early Career program must be a research institution (academic or non-academic). Institutions located in the territorial United States that have the ability and capacity to conduct rigorous research are eligible to apply. Eligible applicants include, but are not limited to, non-profit and for-profit organizations and public and private agencies and institutions, such as colleges and universities. For the Methods Training Program, applicants located in the territorial United States that have the ability and capacity to conduct training in scientific research methods for education research are eligible to apply. An applying institution may hold more than one Methods Training award and submit multiple applications to the Methods Training Program if they are substantively different from one another and have no overlaps in key personnel.
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Research Training Programs in The Education Sciences Request for Applications (RFA), 84.305B RFA
Contact
Holly Clark Management and Program Analyst · Courtney.Pollack@ed.gov · 2022456408

Official deadline

October 1, 2026

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  1. Confirm eligibility, registrations, partners, and internal approval.

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Is Institute of Education Sciences (IES): National Center for Education Research (NCER): Research Training Programs in The Education Sciences, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.305B Grant currently open?

Yes, based on the latest source record. The deadline is October 1, 2026, with 39 days remaining. Because funders can amend or extend notices, confirm the date and submission instructions on the official application page. The source was last checked 8/21/2026.

How much funding does Institute of Education Sciences (IES): National Center for Education Research (NCER): Research Training Programs in The Education Sciences, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.305B Grant provide?

Institute of Education Sciences (IES): National Center for Education Research (NCER): Research Training Programs in The Education Sciences, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.305B Grant lists Not specified per award. The expected number of awards has not been captured, so the award range alone should not be treated as an estimate of competitiveness.

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