IES Grants

Part I General Overview

1. Request for Applications

2. Overview of the InstitutesResearch Programs

A. Outcomes

B. Conditions

a. Curriculum andInstruction

b. Quality of theEducationWorkforce

c. Administration,systems, and policy

C. Grade Levels

D. Research Goals

Part II Research Grant Topics

5. Cognition andStudent Learning

A. Purpose

B. Background

C. Specific Requirements

a. Requirements for all Cognition Applications

(i) Submission toSpecific Goals

(ii) Content and SampleRequirements

(iii) Authentic Education Settingsand Laboratory Settings forGoals One, Two, and Five

(iv) Authentic Education Settings for Goal Three

b. Methodological RequirementsFor Goal Two Cognition Applications

(i) Settings for ProposedResearch

(ii) Research Questions

(iii) Sample

(iv) Research Methods

(v) Measures and Data Collection Procedures

(vi) Data Analysis

Part III Requirements of theProposed Research

16. General Requirements of theProposed Research

A. New This Year

B. Basic Requirements

a. Resubmissions

b. Applying to a Topic

c. Applying to Multiple Topics

d. Applying to a Particular GoalWithin a Topic

e. Determining Which Goal Is Most Appropriate For the Proposed Project

D. Requirements for Goal Two(Development Projects)

a. Purpose of Goal Two(Development)

b. Requirements for the ProposedIntervention

(i) Context for the ProposedIntervention

(ii) Theory of Change

(iii) Practical Importance

c. Significance of theProject

d. Methodological Requirements

(i) Sample

(ii) Research Plan

(iii) Measures

e. Personnel

f. Resources

g. Additional Considerations

h. Awards