AERA Minority Dissertation Fellowship in Education Research Application Deadline: Monday, November 16, 2020 Informational Webinar Thursday, September 10, 2020; 3:00pm- 4:00pm (EST) The American Educational Research Association (AERA) announces its 2021–2022 AERA Minority Dissertation Fellowship in Education Research competition for advanced graduate students. The Fellowship Program seeks proposals from advanced graduate students who are from racial and ethnic groups that are underrepresented in higher education (e.g., African Americans, Alaskan Natives, American Indians, Asian Americans, Hispanics or Latinos, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islanders). This program provides mentoring and funding support to develop research skills and conduct studies in education related fields and topics. Applicants can come from graduate programs and departments in education research, the humanities, or social or behavioral science disciplinary or interdisciplinary fields, such as cultural studies, economics, history, political science, psychology, public policy, or sociology. The Fellowship Program aims to provide support for doctoral dissertation research, to advance education research by outstanding minority graduate students, and to enhance these students competitiveness for academic appointments at major research universities. It supports fellows conducting education research and provides mentoring, capacity building activities, and guidance toward the completion of their doctoral studies. Informational Webinar An informational webinar to discuss the fellowship program goals and application process will be held on Thursday, September 10th; 3:00pm-4:00pm Eastern time. Please register for the webinar here<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2F...;. This webinar will be recorded and available on the AERA website. American Sign Language interpreters and Closed Captioning will be provided. Further information about the program, eligibility requirements, and application instructions are available here<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2F...;. The application deadline is Monday, November 16, 2020. Contact George L. Wimberly, AERA Director of Professional Development; Diversity Officer at fellowships@aera.net<mailto:fellowships@aera.net> or 202-238-3200 with any questions about this program. Michael J. Karcher, Ed.D., Ph.D. Associate Dean for Research Professor of Educational Psychology College of Education and Human Development (COEHD)—UTSA 501 Cesar Chavez Blvd., Suite DB 4.337 (DT); MB 3.476 (Main Campus) (210) 458-2032; 458-2650 (department) michael.karcher(a)utsa.edu Emily P. Bonner, Ph.D. Assistant Dean for Research Associate Professor, C&I Co-Director, San Antonio Mathematics Collaborative Chair, UTSA Faculty Senate College of Education and Human Development (COEHD)—UTSA (210) 458-5402 emily.bonner(a)utsa.edu Raitza Garcia Assistant Director of Development College of Education and Human Development The University of Texas at San Antonio Mail: One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249 Office: MB 3.488 Office: 210-458-6505 (Mobile: 210-831-4609)