The Foundation for Child Development values and supports scholarship for early-career researchers through our Young Scholars and Promising Scholars programs. We are pleased to share the report and professional development opportunity below, both aimed at addressing the needs of early-career scholars, doctoral students, and mentors.

Voices from the Field: The Impact of COVID-19 on Early Career Scholars and Doctoral Students
The American Educational Research Association (AERA) and the Spencer Foundation released a new joint report entitled Voices from the Field: The Impact of COVID-19 on Early Career Scholars and Doctoral Students. The report shares findings from focus groups conducted in May and June of 2020 to examine and learn from the lived experiences of education researchers. The recommendations offer higher education institutions and the education field ways to address the challenging circumstances early-career scholars and doctoral students experience due to the pandemic. This report is available on the AERA and the Spencer Foundation websites.

SRCD 2021 Call for Applications
Towards 2044: Horowitz Early Career Scholar Program
Application Deadline: Wednesday, February 24^th at 11:59PM EST

The Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) is accepting scholar and mentor applications for its Towards 2044: Horowitz Early Career Scholar Program. Formerly known as the Frances Degan Horowitz Millennium Scholars Program, this initiative was developed in 1999 as a vehicle to encourage and support scholars from under-represented ethnic/racial groups from North America in pursuing graduate work in developmental science. It provides educational and professional development for scholars, giving them a launching point for a career in the field of child development.
 
The program offers:

• Mentorship to the selected scholars from more advanced researchers in the field who provide them with guidance and support in their pursuit of educational and professional goals;
• Mentorship service experience for individuals from diverse racial, ethnic, and disciplinary groups;
• Opportunities for scholars from under-represented groups to attend the SRCD Biennial meeting, special pre-conference activities, and a year-long program of monthly seminars and one-on-one meetings with their mentors; and,
• Valuable exposure to the field for scholars from under-represented groups, allowing them to interact with their mentors and with other scholars and professionals.