AERA-NSF Research Grants
American Educational Research Association
NSF-supported AERA grants for rigorous quantitative studies of education policy and practice that analyze large-scale federal, international, or state longitudinal administrative datasets. Relevant to social work researchers studying schooling, youth outcomes, and education-linked inequality using NCES, NSF, or SLDS data. Institutions may not charge indirect costs, and grantees may not hold concurrent funding for the same project.
- Indicative award
- $25k–$35k (total award)Up to $25,000 for one-year projects and up to $35,000 for two-year projects, as published on the AERA Research Grants page. No indirect costs allowed.
- Timing
- Annual cycleAnnual cycle · MayNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.Single annual deadline in May; the page lists a May 20, 2026 11:59pm Pacific deadline, which has passed as of August 2026. Expect a comparable May deadline in the next cycle.
- Who can apply
- Postdoctoral, Early-career faculty, Any faculty rank
- Eligibility
- Faculty at institutions of higher education, postdoctoral researchers, and other scholars with an earned doctorate. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, permanent residents, or non-U.S. citizens affiliated with a U.S. university. Prior AERA Research Grant PIs/Co-PIs are ineligible; former dissertation grant recipients may apply. Study must use an eligible large-scale dataset.
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- education research · large-scale secondary data analysis · stem education policy · quantitative methods
- Apply at
- https://www.aera.net/Professional-Opportunities-Funding/AERA-Funding-Opportunities/AERA-NSF-Grants-Program/Research-Grants
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. The funder link has not yet been machine-checked.
Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.
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