Grants and Research Services Center

The Grants and Research Services Center (GRSC) provides support for grant and research projects, training projects, and service projects in the College of Education. The GRSC:

assists College of Education (COE) faculty, staff and students in identifying internal and external funding sources
provides information and workshops for COE faculty, staff, and students on grant-related topic
provides support services for the development, implementation, and utilization of research, training, and service projects in the college

The College of Education faculty are currently engaged in over 32 federal, state, and private funded projects. Over a five-year period, 7/1/2019 through 6/30/2024, COE faculty have been awarded over $64,000,000 for research, professional development, specialized student and leadership training, center development, and assessment/evaluation projects.

Funded Initiatives

For a list of externally-funded projects, please:

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Grants News

Professor Ariel Aloe speaks in front of a group at a Research Relay.

Ariel Aloe appointed College of Education associate dean for research

Thursday, July 30, 2026

Professor Ariel Aloe has been appointed associate dean for research in the University of Iowa College of Education after serving in the role on an interim basis. A nationally recognized scholar in educational measurement and research synthesis, Aloe is committed to advancing research in service to schools and communities.

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UI learning sciences researcher Gahyun Callie Sung receives Carver Trust grant to launch Advanced Learning Traces Lab

Thursday, March 12, 2026

Gahyun Callie Sung, assistant professor of learning sciences and educational psychology in the University of Iowa College of Education, has received a $91,716 Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust grant to launch the Advanced Learning Traces (ALT) Lab, which will use sensor-based research to study how learning happens in real time—especially as tools like AI reshape how people learn and think.

Sheppard earns Fulbright-Hays grant to lead cross-cultural project in Namibia

Friday, October 4, 2024

University of Iowa College of Education assistant professor and coordinator of social studies education, Maia Sheppard, received a Fulbright-Hays Group Project Abroad Grant to lead a cross-cultural project in Namibia, Africa.

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