The International Reading Association seeks to promote high levels of literacy for all by improving the quality of reading instruction through studying the reading processes and teaching techniques, serving as a clearing house for the dissemination of reading research through conferences, journals and other publications and actively encouraging the lifetime reading habit.

IRA Albert J Harris Award

Subjects: Reading and literacy.

Purpose: To recognize outstanding published works focused on the identification, prevention, assessment, or instruction of learners experiencing difficulty learning to read or write.

Eligibility: Open to all literacy professionals.

Level of Study: Postgraduate, Research

Type: Award

Value: US$800

Frequency: Annual

Country of Study: Any country

No. of awards offered: 1

Application Procedure: Applicants must obtain guidelines with specific information from the main address or by visiting the website.

Closing Date: September 1st

Funding: Private

Additional Information: For additional information, contact research@reading.org. Please see the website for further details www.reading.org/resources/AwardsandGrants/albert_j_harris_award.aspx.

IRA Dina Feitelson Research Award

Subjects: Literacy.

Purpose: To recognize an outstanding empirical study that was published in English in a refereed journal that specifically reports on an investigation of aspects of literary acquisition such as phonemic awareness, the alphabetic principle, bilingualism, home influences on literacy development or cross-cultural studies of beginning reading.

Eligibility: Articles must have been published in a refereed journal within the past 18 months and may be submitted by the author or anyone else. Empirical studies involve the collection of original data from direct experimentation or observation, and articles that develop theory without data, secondary reviews of the literature or descriptions of the theory are not eligible for this competition. Nominees for this award do not need to be members of the International Reading Association.

Level of Study: Unrestricted, Research

Type: Award

Value: US$500

Frequency: Dependent on funds available

Country of Study: Any country

No. of awards offered: 1

Application Procedure: Applicants must obtain guidelines with specific information from the main address or by visiting the website.

Closing Date: September 1st

Funding: Private

Additional Information: For additional information, contact research@reading.org. Please see the website for further details www.reading.org/resources/AwardsandGrants/research_feitelson.aspx.

IRA Elva Knight Research Grant

Subjects: Literacy and reading.

Purpose: To assist a researcher in a reading and literacy project that addresses significant questions about literacy instruction and practice.

Eligibility: Applicants must be members of the International Reading Association.

Level of Study: Postgraduate, Research

Value: Up to US$8,000

Length of Study: 2 years

Frequency: Annual

Country of Study: Any country

No. of awards offered: Up to 2 awards

Application Procedure: The applicants can complete and submit their applications online using a web-based grant management system. Applicants may apply for more than one research grant; however, you are eligible to win one research grant per award year.

Closing Date: November 5th

Funding: Private

Additional Information: Please see the website for further details www.reading.org/resources/AwardsandGrants/research_knight.aspx.

IRA Helen M Robinson Grant

Subjects: Literacy education.

Purpose: To support doctoral students at the early stages of their dissertation research in the area reading and literacy.

Eligibility: Open to all doctoral students at the early stages of their dissertation research worldwide who are members of the International Reading Association.

Level of Study: Doctorate, Research

Type: Research award

Value: US$1,200

Frequency: Annual

Country of Study: Any country

No. of awards offered: 1

Application Procedure: Submit your application through the web-based grant management system.

Closing Date: November 5th

Funding: Private

Additional Information: For additional information, contact research@reading.org. Please see the website for further details www.reading.org/resources/AwardsandGrants/research_robinson.aspx.

IRA Jeanne S Chall Research Fellowship

Subjects: Reading and literacy.

Purpose: To encourage and support doctoral research investigating issues in beginning research, readability, reading difficulty and stages of reading development.

Eligibility: Open to doctoral students who are members of the International Reading Association and are planning or beginning dissertations.

Level of Study: Doctorate, Research

Type: Fellowship

Value: US$6,000

Frequency: Annual

Country of Study: Any country

No. of awards offered: 1

Application Procedure: Applicants must obtain guidelines with specific information from the main address or by visiting the website. Submit your application through the web-based grant management system.

Closing Date: November 5th

Funding: Private

No. of awards given last year: 1

Additional Information: For additional information, contact research@reading.org. Please see the website for further details www.reading.org/resources/AwardsandGrants/research_chall.aspx.

IRA Outstanding Dissertation of the Year Award

Subjects: Reading and literacy.

Purpose: To recognize dissertations in the field of reading and literacy.

Eligibility: Open to all doctoral students worldwide who are members of the International Reading Association and who have completed dissertations in any aspect of the field of reading or literacy between May 15th and May 14th of the previous year in which the award is to be given.

Level of Study: Doctorate

Type: Research award

Value: US$1,000

Frequency: Annual

Country of Study: Any country

No. of awards offered: 1

Application Procedure: Applicants must obtain guidelines with specific information from the main address or by visiting the website.

Closing Date: October 1st

Funding: Private

Additional Information: For additional information, contact research@reading.org. Please see the website for further details www.reading.org/resources/AwardsandGrants/research_outstanding.aspx.

IRA Steven A Stahl Research Grant

Subjects: Literacy education.

Purpose: To encourage and support promising graduate students in their research.

Eligibility: At least 3 years of teaching experience who is conducting classroom research (including action research) focused on improving reading instruction and children’s reading achievement.

Level of Study: Graduate, Research

Type: Grant

Value: US$1,000

Frequency: Annual

Country of Study: Any country

Application Procedure: Submit your application through the web-based grant management system.

Closing Date: November 5th

Funding: Private

Additional Information: For additional information, contact research@reading.org. Please see the website for further details www.reading.org/resources/AwardsandGrants/research_stahl.aspx.

IRA Teacher as Researcher Grant

Subjects: Literacy.

Purpose: To support classroom teachers in their enquiries about literacy learning and instruction.

Eligibility: All applicants must be members of the International Reading Association and practicing pre-K-12 teachers with full-time teaching responsibilities, including librarians, classroom teachers and resource teachers. Applicants are limited to one proposal per year. There must be a span of 3 years before past grant recipients can apply for another Teacher as Researcher Grant.

Level of Study: Research

Type: Research award

Value: Up to US$4,000 maximum, but priority is given to smaller grants of between US$1,000 and 2,000

Frequency: Annual

Country of Study: Any country

No. of awards offered: Several

Application Procedure: Applicants must obtain guidelines with specific information from the main address or by visiting the website. Submit your application through the web-based grant management system.

Closing Date: November 5th

Funding: Private

Additional Information: For additional information, contact research@reading.org. Please see the website for further details www.reading.org/resources/AwardsandGrants/research_teacher_as_researcher.aspx.