AERA is pleased to announce that the AERA Grants Program is currently accepting proposals for research grants and dissertation grants. The deadline to submit proposals is Wednesday, January 23, 2013. The Grants Program seeks to stimulate research on education issues using data from the large-scale national and international data sets supported by the National Center for Education Statistics, the National Science Foundation, and other federal agencies. Full descriptions, eligibility criteria, and application instructions are available for research grants and for dissertation grants.  For additional information about the program, visit the AERA Grants Program webpage.