The Foundation's fellowship programs support scholars engaged in educational research at different stages of their professional lives.
The Dissertation Fellowship Program is administered directly by the Foundation. The deadline for the 2008 competition is Friday, November 2, 2007.
Exemplary Dissertation Awards (EDA)
This program is designed to provide the research community examples of exemplary scholarly work by young researchers. Five grants of $2,500 will be awarded with the winner of the "Exemplary Dissertation" award eligible to receive an additional $25,000 grant through the award winner's institution to advance his or her research in education. Winners will also receive travel expenses to AERA as well as recognition at the Spencer reception.
Applications will be accepted only from finalists and fellows from the 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006 Spencer Dissertation Fellowships for Research Related to Education.
For more information, please contact Carrie McGill Simkins, at (312) 274-6526 or fellows@spencer.org.
2007 Exemplary Dissertation Award Recipients
2007 Exemplary Dissertation Award Essay on Excellence
Periodically, the Foundation asks a member of the EDA selection committee to prepare an essay describing his or her interpretation of what made that year’s award recipient’s work exemplary. Our goal in this effort is to collect a series of individual reflections on excellence in education research. The first of these essays was prepared by Adam Gamoran, professor of Sociology and Education Policy Studies and Director of the Wisconsin Center for Education Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Reflections on Exemplary Dissertations in Education Research essay by Dr. Adam GamoranThe National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowships, and the Spencer Fellows at the Spencer Fellows at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences are administered by outside agencies on behalf of the Foundation.
The Spencer/AERA Pre-Dissertation Program has been discontinued.