NAEd/Spencer
Postdoctoral Fellowship

The National Academy
of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship Program supports early career
scholars working in critical areas of education research. This non-residential
postdoctoral fellow
ship funds proposals that make significant scholarly contributions
to the field of education. The program also develops the careers of its
recipients through professional development activities involving National
Academy of Education members.

Applications for the 2017 fellowship will open soon. Please join the mailing
list to be notified when the application portal is open.

Previous
Fellowship Recipients

The
Award

• Fellows
  receive $70,000 for one academic year of research, or $35,000 for each of
  two contiguous years, working half-time.
• The
  terms of the fellowship provide for no institutional support, i.e.,
  overhead or indirect costs
• Fellowships
  must begin during the 2017-2018 academic year.
• Fellows
  take the equivalent of one year’s teaching leave during the fellowship
  term.
• Fellows
  attend three professional development retreats with other fellows and NAEd
  members.
• Up to
  thirty postdoctoral fellowships will be awarded in 2017.
• Selection
  is made by a committee of NAEd members.

Qualifications
and Guidelines

The NAEd/Spencer
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program is open to all eligible applicants regardless
of race, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability, or sexual
orientation.

• Applicants
  must have received their PhD, EdD, or equivalent research degree between
  January 1, 2011, and December 31, 2015. Please note, if you defended your
  dissertation in 2015, but did not receive your diploma, or were not
  conferred, until 2016, then you will not be eligible to apply for the
  fellowship this year. Do please consider applying next year however.
• Applicant
  should have a demonstrated record of research experience in education.
• Proposed
  project must be an education research project. NAEd funds studies that
  examine the efficacy of curriculum and teaching methods, however, we do
  not fund the initial development of curriculum or instructional programs.
• Applications
  will be judged on the applicant’s past research record, career trajectory
  in education research, and the quality of the project described in the
  application.
• Applications
  must be made by the individual applying for the fellowship; group
  applications will not be accepted.
• Non-US
  citizens are welcome to apply.
• Concurrent
  funding for the proposed project is not permitted. You may not hold a
  grant from the Spencer Foundation at the same time as this fellowship.

Deadline

The application
deadline for the 2017 program is November
3, 2016 at 5pm Eastern Time. Awardees are notified by May 2017.

To
Apply and Important Information/Links

Applicants are
encouraged to readThe Art of Writing Proposals. Applicants
are also encouraged to seek feedback from respected colleagues prior to
submission.

Application Components:

• Application
  form
• Abstract
  of proposed research project
• Project
  description
• Career
  history
• Example
  of past research relevant to education
• Curriculum
  vitae/resume
• Reference
  letters

If you have
questions or are unable to visit the online application, please contact us:
National Academy of Education, 500 Fifth Street NW, Washington, DC 20001;
E-mail: info@naeducation.org