229:. The average number of fellowships awarded is 20 out of 200 applicants each year. Selection is determined by a committee of members of the National Academy of Education. Only scholars who have graduated from their doctorates within the previous five years may apply. Recipients of the fellowship also are recognized as the most promising young scholars in education research, and this is widely considered to be one of the top distinctions available to an early career researcher.
36:
206:
to doctoral students completing dissertation research in any area of education research. Each fellowship is for $ 25,000 and supports individuals in the final year of their doctoral training. The average number of fellowships awarded is 25 out of 600 applicants. Selection is determined by members of
193:
With Lyle
Spencer's directions, the Foundation works to investigate ways in which education can be improved around the world. There is a great dedication to research, as it is necessary for the improvement of education. The Spencer Foundation supports research programs in high-quality investigation
158:
around the world after IBM bought it. Spencer left passion-filled notes on a vision for the
Spencer Foundation. He expressed his concern for individual people and the individual learning process and his desire to support and fund educational projects. His essential wish was to improve educational
224:
to early career education researchers, typically pre-tenured professors at research intensive institutions. Each fellowship is for a total of $ 55,000 and is for one or two years depending on the preference of the recipient. The fellowship relieves the researcher from a year's worth of teaching
211:
and by highly respected senior education research scholars. It provides a number of networking and professional development opportunities and informally is seen as an indicator of who are some of the most promising researchers in education.
139:, an educational publishing firm also known as SRA. His work at the SRA earned helped to eventually fund the Spencer Foundation. Spencer participated on the trustees' board of three universities, he was a director of what is now the
194:
of education. By awarding research grants, and fellowships, the
Foundation remains running. The foundation strengthens the connections in education research, policy and practice through communications and networking.
154:
purchased the SRA in 1964; meanwhile, Spencer maintained the position of the firm's chief executive officer up until 1968. Spencer came to realize the potential for his large fortune could affect
317:
159:
opportunities. While serving as CEO at SRA, Spencer has also participated on the trustees' board of three universities, he was a director of what is now the
322:
302:
226:
221:
46:
103:. This foundation makes grants to support research in areas of education that are widely construed. It is currently led by its president,
65:
83:
163:, and actively sat on the committees for education at Harvard University and the University of Chicago. Lyle M. Spencer died of
150:
The SRA nearly went bankrupt in the first year and
Spencer gave up this idea, essentially creating a commercial firm in 1939.
208:
136:
61:
160:
140:
131:, where his father served as president from 1927 to 1933. Spencer continued graduate work in sociology at the
124:
175:
Upon
Spencer's death in 1968, the foundation received a large endowment. The foundation began making formal
132:
104:
182:
155:
116:
144:
164:
120:
57:
203:
100:
123:. He received both an undergraduate degree and a master's degree in sociology from the
270:
17:
311:
176:
246:
303:
Culturally
Relevant/Sustaining Pedagogies with Secondary Immigrant Latina/o Youth
216:
National
Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
198:
National
Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellowship Program
115:
Lyle M. Spencer was the founder of The
Spencer Foundation. Spencer grew up in
128:
179:
in 1971. The foundation has since made grants totaling $ 250 million.
271:"Michael McPherson | Institute for Research in the Social Sciences"
151:
29:
185:
was president of the
Spencer Foundation from 2003 to 2017.
167:
on August 21, 1968, and was buried in Appleton, Wisconsin.
297:
53:
225:
responsibilities in order to pursue an innovative and
143:, and actively sat on the committees for education at
64:, and by adding encyclopedic content written from a
202:The foundation awards a series of prestigious
8:
318:Educational foundations in the United States
84:Learn how and when to remove this message
238:
220:The foundation also awards a series of
45:contains content that is written like
7:
227:important education research project
25:
323:Organizations established in 1962
27:American educational organization
147:and the University of Chicago.
34:
298:The Spencer Foundation website
119:, and attended college in the
1:
251:National Academy of Education
209:National Academy of Education
137:Science Research Associates
99:was established in 1962 by
339:
135:, where he co-founded the
141:United Negro College Fund
125:University of Washington
222:prestigious fellowships
189:Intentions and purposes
97:The Spencer Foundation
18:The Spencer Foundation
133:University of Chicago
66:neutral point of view
183:Michael S. McPherson
156:educational research
247:"Michael McPherson"
117:Appleton, Wisconsin
58:promotional content
275:iriss.stanford.edu
145:Harvard University
105:Na'ilah Suad Nasir
60:and inappropriate
165:pancreatic cancer
121:Pacific Northwest
94:
93:
86:
16:(Redirected from
330:
285:
284:
282:
281:
267:
261:
260:
258:
257:
243:
89:
82:
78:
75:
69:
47:an advertisement
38:
37:
30:
21:
338:
337:
333:
332:
331:
329:
328:
327:
308:
307:
294:
289:
288:
279:
277:
269:
268:
264:
255:
253:
245:
244:
240:
235:
218:
200:
191:
173:
113:
101:Lyle M. Spencer
90:
79:
73:
70:
51:
39:
35:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
336:
334:
326:
325:
320:
310:
309:
306:
305:
300:
293:
292:External links
290:
287:
286:
262:
237:
236:
234:
231:
217:
214:
199:
196:
190:
187:
172:
169:
112:
109:
92:
91:
62:external links
42:
40:
33:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
335:
324:
321:
319:
316:
315:
313:
304:
301:
299:
296:
295:
291:
276:
272:
266:
263:
252:
248:
242:
239:
232:
230:
228:
223:
215:
213:
210:
205:
197:
195:
188:
186:
184:
180:
178:
170:
168:
166:
162:
157:
153:
148:
146:
142:
138:
134:
130:
126:
122:
118:
110:
108:
106:
102:
98:
88:
85:
77:
67:
63:
59:
55:
49:
48:
43:This article
41:
32:
31:
19:
278:. Retrieved
274:
265:
254:. Retrieved
250:
241:
219:
201:
192:
181:
174:
149:
114:
96:
95:
80:
71:
56:by removing
52:Please help
44:
204:fellowships
312:Categories
280:2024-07-03
256:2024-07-03
233:References
74:March 2018
54:improve it
171:History
129:Seattle
111:Founder
177:grants
207:the
161:UNCF
152:IBM
127:in
314::
273:.
249:.
107:.
283:.
259:.
87:)
81:(
76:)
72:(
68:.
50:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.