Grants and scholarships help with the cost of a doctoral degree.
Recipients of doctoral degrees in Special Needs Education have a number of career options including research, teaching, and designing and implementing curriculum. However, financing a graduate program can be difficult. If you are currently a graduate student, grants and scholarships are available to help with the costs of your doctoral program.
Mental Health Minority Fellowships
The American Sociological Association offers minority doctoral students 12-month fellowships that include tuition and a $10,000 research stipend for research in the field of mental health. Stipend awards of $5000 are also available to support dissertation costs.
American Sociological Assoc.
1722 N. St. NW
Washington, DC 20036
202- 833-3410
Special Education Research Programs
The National Center for Special Education Research supports predoctoral and postdoctoral students in special needs education research. The center seeks to increase the numbers of scientists and researchers and to promote new approaches in special needs education. There are dozens of grant program topic areas to choose from and apply for. Awards vary depending upon the research project proposal and can be upwards into the millions of dollars.
The National Center for Special Education Research
555 New Jersey Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20208, USA
Phone: 1-800-USA-LEARN
http://ies.ed.gov/ncser/
The Spencer Foundation Educational Research Grants and Dissertation Fellowships
Since 1971, the Spencer Foundation funded approximately $250 million in education research grants and fellowships. Their goal is to improve global education and they seek new approaches to research many areas of education. The foundation offers $25,000 fellowships to approximately 20 students per year.
The Spencer Foundation
625 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1600
Chicago, IL 60611
312-337-7000
spencer.org
The American Educational Research Association (AERA) Dissertation Grants
The AERA program is for graduate students who are writing their doctoral dissertation. They accept proposals in Special Needs education research that include data analysis of at least one large-scale national or international study approved by the National Center for Educational Statistics or the National Science Foundation. AERA funds approximately 15 grants annually.
AERA Grants Program
5662 Calle Real, #254
Goleta, Ca 93117-2317
805-964-5264
aera.net/grantsprogram
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