National Educational, Scholarship, and Funding Opportunities

The 17th Annual Teaching Professor Conference will be held May 29-31, 2020 at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel in Atlanta, GA. If you’re passionate about pedagogy, this conference is where you want to be! The Teaching Professor Conference is three intensive days of plenary sessions, pre-conference workshops, concurrent sessions, poster presentations, and more. You’ll be in the company of over 1,000 colleagues, all just as dedicated to classroom excellence as you are! Here is your chance to be apart of it in 2020!

The Teaching Professor Conference is known for attracting a roster of high-quality, engaging presenters; that’s why we’re asking you to be a part of next year’s event! If you have previously submitted a proposal for past conferences, we sincerely ask you to submit again. And if you have never submitted a proposal for a session or poster session, we ask that you seriously consider this opportunity to share your expertise at the conference. We truly value your proposals!

The International Journal of Innovative Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (IJITLHE) provides perspectives on the theory, development, and application of innovations in teaching and learning. Authors share ideas, case studies, and original research on pilot projects, opportunities, emerging technologies, and other innovations in teaching and learning. Targeting educators, administrators, researchers, technologists, and specialists, IJITLHE creates the opportunity to share successes and failures when reimagining teaching and learning. The journal seeks quantitative and qualitative research papers, case studies, and reflections on experiences in teaching and learning in higher education.You can find more information about the journal here: https://www.igi-global.com/journal/international-journal-innovative-teaching-learning/217719 and you can also find detailed manuscript formatting and submission guidelines at http://www.igi-global.com/publish/contributor-resources/before-you-write/.

Funding Sources Link for Medical Education Research: At this page you will find a list of available grants and funding opportunities compiled by the University of Kansas Medical Center.
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Funding Opportunities

New Fellowship Announced for Medical Education Research: The National Board of Medical Examiners recently announced a unique research opportunity for medical school faculty who wish to develop their skills in medical education assessment research. They are now accepting letters of intent for the new SEEF Medical Education Research Fellowship, a specially designed cohort of eight participants. The cohort will bring together like-minded participants with mentors and subject matter experts to develop a research protocol and research program for assessment of clinical reasoning/critical thinking and/or diversity/bias and disparities in assessment. To learn more about the Fellowship, view the online program information here.