Opportunities

The IEA is calling for submissions for its annual research awards. They were established to honor the legacies of Bruce H. Choppin and Richard M. Wolf and recognize high-quality empirical research utilizing IEA data.

The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) invites applications for its 2025 Education R&D Center Program, focusing on gifted education and AI in postsecondary instruction. Applications are due by March 14, 2025, with support available through virtual office hours.

Enrollment is now open for the ninth cycle of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). Since 1995, TIMSS has monitored global trends in mathematics and science achievement for fourth and eighth-grade students. The 2027 cycle introduces a fully digital assessment with expanded coverage and enhanced contextual data collection.

The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) is inviting applications for 11 research topics under its Education Research Grants Program for FY2025. Application deadlines are available in the Federal Register and on the IES website.

Enrollment for ICCS’s 2027 study is open for all countries interested.

Enrollment is open for countries interested in joining PIRLS 2026: The sixth cycle of the international reading and literacy assessment and one of the flagship studies of IEA, will offer a unique longitudinal module.

The Center for Assessment offers summer internships for advanced doctoral students in educational measurement and/or assessment/accountability policy. Interns will work on ongoing projects, collaborate with Center staff, attend meetings with policy leaders, and produce a written report, suitable for conference presentation.

Notre Dame Pier Interdisciplinary Educational Research Program (ND PIER) trains doctoral students to examine the impact of educational practices, programs and policies with their training in state-

The IEA Research and Analysis unit (RandA) offers academics the opportunity to visit IEA’s Research and Analysis (RandA) Unit in Hamburg, Germany. The academic visitor program enables visiting researchers to develop their own research projects while benefiting from the individual support of IEA Hamburg experts working in different fields related to international large-scale assessments.