Steven A. Stahl Research Grant

This US$1,000 award was established to honor the memory and work of Steven A. Stahl by encouraging and supporting promising graduate students in their research. This grant will be awarded annually to a recipient with at least three years of teaching experience who is conducting classroom research (including action research) focused on improving reading instruction and children’s reading achievement.

Application Information

The applicants can complete and submit their applications online using a web-based grant management system. The deadline for online submission is January 15, 2009. Applicants may apply for more than one research grant; however, you are eligible to win only one research grant per award year. All applicants must be International Reading Association members.

New Applicants

The links below are for new applicants only. If you applied last year for any of the research grants, see the Previous Applicants section below.

Previous Applicants

If you applied last year for any of the research grants, you already have a profile in the grant system. You selected a username when you created your profile (it is not necessarily your IRA number). If you need a reminder, click "forgot username" on the log in page and it will be emailed to you.

For additional information, contact the Research and Policy Division

Grant Recipients

2008
Dot McElhone, San Francisco, California
Proposal: “Conceptual Press Discourse in Reading Comprehension Instruction: Making Every Interaction Count”

2007
Amy Alexandra Wilson, University of Georgia
Proposal: “Investigating Professional Development in Content-Area Literacy Instruction: A Case Study of One Middle School Team”

2006
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