Research and Policy Grant for Early Career Researchers

Donor Name: International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement

Reference URL:https://www.iea.nl/about/opportunities/rpgrant

The Research and Policy Grant Program funds early-career scholars conducting secondary analyses of international large-scale assessment data to generate evidence that informs education policy and strengthens basic skills in the European Education Area.

The call centers on secondary analyses of IEA’s international large-scale assessment studies, particularly TIMSS, PIRLS, ICCS and ICILS. Projects must include data from multiple EU countries participating in an IEA study, additional countries may be included for methodological purposes or comparison.

Proposals must address one of three topics: how basic skills are measured and how student strengths and excellence vary across European education systems; teachers’ preparedness, professional development and instructional practices across skills and school contexts; or changes in student achievement and educational inequalities over time across European education systems.

The research is intended to contribute to the development and strengthening of basic skills in the European Education Area and to inform education policy. Each project receives a €20,000 grant, paid in three instalments to the researcher or their institution. Awarded researchers also receive priority access to IEA training in Hamburg in summer 2027, methodological and thematic expert support from IEA and DG EAC, and opportunities to share findings and inform education policy at the European level.

The research period is 12 months. Awarded researchers must attend at least one in-person event or meeting organized in Brussels. Applicants must be either PhD holders in a relevant field who received their first doctoral degree within the past five years and have at least one published paper using ILSA data relevant to educational research, or current PhD candidates with support from a senior researcher. All applicants must demonstrate capacity for quantitative secondary analysis of IEA data, present a clearly defined and feasible research idea with EU policy relevance, and demonstrate English proficiency. Applicants of all nationalities are welcome.

For more information, visit IEA.

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