The American Educational Research Association (AERA) invites education policy (and practice) related research proposals using NCES, NSF, and other national databases. Research Grants are available for faculty at institutions of higher education, postdoctoral researchers, and other doctoral-level researchers. Proposals for Research Grants will be reviewed three times a year, with funding decisions made within a month of the review date. Upcoming deadlines for proposals are:
January 7 2009 to be reviewed in February
March 6, 2009 to be reviewed in March 

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