The following funding, publication, conference, and career opportunities, listed by deadline and updated monthly, may be of interest to DRK-12 project members and other STEM education researchers.
Funding
- July 23, 2025 – NSF | Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER)
- August 6, 2025 – William T. Grant Foundation | Research Grants on Improving the Use of Research Evidence
- August 6, 2025 – William T. Grant Foundation | Research Grants on Reducing Inequality
- September 15, 2025 – William T. Grant Foundation | Institutional Challenge Grant
- September 17, 2025 – NSF | Quantum Leap Challenge Institutes (QLCI)
- October 2, 2025 – NSF | Advanced Technological Education (ATE)
- October 2, 2025 – NSF | EDU Core Research (ECR:Core)
- October 21, 2025 – NSF | Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Excellence in Research (HBCU - EiR) (Full Proposal)
- November 4, 2025 – NSF | Research on Innovative Technologies for Enhanced Learning (RITEL)
- November 12, 2025 – NSF | Discovery Research PreK-12 (DRK-12)
- January 14, 2026 – NSF | Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL)
- February 4, 2026 – NSF | Translation and Diffusion (TD)
- February 11, 2026 – NSF | Computer Science for All (CSforAll: Research and RPPs)
- February 27, 2026 – NSF | EHR Core Research: Building Capacity in STEM Education Research
Publication
- July 30, 2025 – Frontiers in Education | Reimagining Higher Education: Responding Proactively to 21st Century Global Shifts (Manuscript Summary Deadline)
- July 31, 2025 – Technology, Pedagogy and Education | Emerging Research Special Issue
- August 1, 2025 – Science & Children | Building Science Literacy for Lifelong Learning
- August 1, 2025 – Science Scope | AI in the Classroom
- August 15, 2025 – Computer Applications in Engineering Education | Celebrating the 35th Anniversary of Scholarly Publishing and Impactful Contributions in Engineering Education
- August 31, 2025 – Educational Technology & Society | Robotics-Facilitated Teaching and Learning: An Embodied Cognition and Multi-modal Perspective
- August 31, 2025 – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education | Strengths-based Research at the Intersection of Mathematics and Disability (Extended Abstract Deadline)
- September 2025 – Connected Science Learning | Data, Data Everywhere!
- September 1, 2025 – Frontiers in Education | Advancing Pedagogy Through Innovation (Manuscript Summary Deadline)
- September 1, 2025 – Machine Learning | Towards Trustworthy Foundation Models: Interpretability, Safety, and Robustness
- September 14, 2025 – Frontiers in Education | Unleashing Potential in Changing Times: Professional Networks and Learning Communities in Professional Development (Manuscript Summary Deadline)
- September 15, 2025 – Review of Research in Education | Systematic Review Methods for Synthesizing Evidence from Diverse Approaches to Research to Inform Change Efforts in Complex Educational Systems (Proposal Deadline)
- September 20, 2025 – Journal of Engineering Education | Surrounding Systems’ Influences on Engineering Education: Focus on Organizations, Policies, and Contexts
- September 25, 2025 – Frontiers in Education | Reimagining Education to Improve Metacognitive and Socioemotional Skills for the 21st Century (Manuscript Summary Deadline)
- September 30, 2025 – Frontiers in Education | Learning and Identity in Rural Communities Amid Sustainable Energy Transitions: Global Perspectives on Education and Place-Based Identity (Manuscript Summary Deadline)
- September 30, 2025 – ZDM – Mathematics Education | Gender, Psychology, and Mathematics Education
- October 1, 2025 – Journal of Chemical Education | Teaching Innovation in Materials Science and Engineering Design
- October 1, 2025 – Science & Children | Teaching Resources to Engage and Inspire
- October 1, 2025 – Science Scope | Earth Science Experiences
- October 1, 2025 – The Science Teacher | Rigorous Science Learning for Students with Disabilities
- October 6, 2025 – Frontiers in Education | Artificial Intelligence in Educational Technology: Innovations, Impacts, and Future Directions (Manuscript Summary Deadline)
- October 31, 2025 – Educational Studies in Mathematics | Mathematics Education for Sustainable Futures
- December 1, 2025 – Science & Children | What Is Science?
- December 1, 2025 – The Science Teacher | Science in Rural Spaces
- December 31, 2025 – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education | Mathematics for and in STEM Education
- December 31, 2025 – Research in Science Education | Artificial Intelligence in Science Education
- December 31, 2025 – Research in Science Education | STEM and Teaching Engineering Design
- February 1, 2026 – Science & Children | Celebrating Collaborations
- February 1, 2026 – The Science Teacher | Utilizing Discourse in the Science Classroom
- April 1, 2026 – The Science Teacher | Reaching Our Multilingual Learners
- June 1, 2026 – The Science Teacher | Social Justice and Advocacy in the Science Classroom
- December 31, 2026 – Research in Science Education | Argumentation and the Problem of Misinformation in Science Education
- December 31, 2026 – Research in Science Education | Multimodal Literacies and Representations for Learning
For other publication opportunities, including those with ongoing submissions, see CADRE's list of Publications for STEM Educators, Policymakers, and Researchers.
Conference
- July 20, 2025 (Extended) – 2025 NABT Professional Development Conference (Call for Research Symposium Papers)
- July 25, 2025 – 2026 AERA Annual Meeting (Call for Submissions)
- August 15, 2025 – 2026 NARST International Conference (Call for Proposals)
- August 18, 2025 – 2026 NCTM Spring Conference; New Orleans, LA (Call for Proposals)
- August 29, 2025 – 2026 ITEEA Annual Conference (Application to Present)
- September 12, 2025 – 2026 NCME Annual Meeting (Call for Proposals)
- September 26, 2025 – 2026 Spring CUE Conference (Call for Abstracts)
- November 7, 2025 – 2026 SITE Conference (Call for Papers)
- January 5, 2026 – 2026 CSEDU International Conference (Call for Papers)
- January 20, 2026 – 2026 CSEDU International Conference (Call for Sessions)
For more conference information, see CADRE's list of Conferences for STEM Educators, Policymakers, and Researchers.
Career & Professional Development
- Until filled – Brown University, Annenberg Institute: Senior Research Associate – The Rhode Island Education Research Collaborative
- Until filled – Dartmouth College: Educational Technologist
- Until filled – Indiana University: Assistant Professor of Foundations and Secondary Education with Expertise in Educational Research (Application review began April 9, 2025)
- Until filled – James Madison University: Assistant/Associate Professor of Middle, Secondary, and Math Education (Application review began June 28, 2025)
- Until filled – Kennesaw State University: Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education (Application review began February 14, 2025)
- Until filled – Longwood University: Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education
- Until filled – Louisiana Tech University: Assistant Professor, STEM Education Research
- Until filled – Maryville University of Saint Louis: Assistant Professor of Teacher Education
- Until filled – Santa Clara University, Center for Teaching Excellence: Director (Application review began July 15, 2025)
- Until filled – Southern Methodist University: Postdoctoral Fellow in Education Research (Application review began July 7, 2025)
- Until filled – Southern Methodist University: Postdoctoral Fellow in Technology-Enhanced Immersive Learning (Application review began April 28, 2025)
- Until filled – SUNY Old Westbury: Adjunct Instructor - Elementary Teacher Education
- Until filled – Towson University: Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education
- Until filled – University of California, Santa Cruz: Supervisor of Teacher Education in Math and/or Science (Application review began June 16, 2025)
- Until filled – University of Minnesota: Teaching Specialist or Lecturer in Learning Technologies
- Until filled – University of Missouri, Department of Engineering and Information Technology: Assistant Teaching Professor
- Until filled – University of Southern Mississippi: Visiting Assistant Professor – Educational Statistics and Research Methods (Application review began June 30, 2025)