ELATE Research Initiative
Funds research advancing English language arts teacher education, pedagogy, and social justice, supporting studies aligned with ELATE’s mission using diverse methodologies.
Funder: National Council of Teachers of English
Due Dates: August 8, 2026 (Proposal submission deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to $2,500 per award; up to 4 projects funded annually
Summary: Supports research advancing English language arts teacher education, pedagogy, and social justice in alignment with ELATE’s mission.
Key Information: Principal investigator must be an ELATE member; prior recipients may only apply once every five years.
Description
The ELATE Research Initiative, administered by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), funds research projects that advance the field of English language arts (ELA) teacher education. The initiative seeks to support studies that align with ELATE’s mission and position statements, fostering research that communicates insights about English education to policymakers, administrators, researchers, educators, and other stakeholders. Projects may address effective ELA and literacy teacher education, pedagogical relationships, evolving content and issues in the field, and social justice in educational spaces. The initiative encourages a wide range of methodologies, including qualitative, mixed-methods, case studies, interviews, surveys, and teacher-research projects.
