Deadline- November 1, 2012
Countries/Region- U.S
The International Reading Association seeking research grant for Teachers in Reading/Literacy field, this grant is one of three grant programs for teachers who conduct research inquiries in their classrooms. The Teacher as Researcher Grant supports teachers in their inquiries about literacy and instruction. Grants can be awarded up to US$4,000, although priority will be given to smaller grants (e.g., US$1,000 – US$2,000) in order to support as many teacher researchers as possible.
Teacher as Researcher Grant studies may be carried out using any research method or approach so long as the focus is on reading/writing or literacy. Activities such as developing new programs or instructional materials are not eligible for funding unless these activities are necessary for conducting the research.
Tenure- Projects must be completed within two years of the award date. An interim report is due to the Teacher as Researcher Committee midway through the research and a final report upon the project’s completion.
Eligibility–
All applicants must be members of the International Reading Association (IRA) and practicing pre-K–12 teachers with full time or permanent half time teaching responsibilities (includes librarians, Title I teachers, classroom teachers, and resource teachers).
Classroom teachers will be given preference. Applicants may apply as a collaborative group or individually. Applicants may apply for more than one IRA research grant. However, applicants are limited to one research award per year. There must be a span of three years before past grant recipients can apply for another Teacher as Researcher grant.
How to apply?
- Applicant must complete their proposal online using a web-based grant management system (NimbleNet).
- DO NOT include the applicant’s name, institutional affiliation, or any other personal information that will identify the applicant on any part of the proposal other than the profile page and the reference letters. The review process will be conducted as a blind review.
- Do not exceed maximum character requirement. Spaces and punctuation are included in the total count
- Complete all editing before submitting proposal. Applicant will not be able to edit their proposal after it has been submitted.
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