Project EARLY: Preparing Early Childhood Special Education Leaders for Diverse Settings

Project Description

Join Project EARLY to earn your Ph.D. in Early Childhood Unified Special Education at the #1 public Special Education program!

Project EARLY is an Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) doctoral leadership training grant designed to support four PhD students with a focus on early intervention/early childhood special education at KU. The project requires applicants to be U.S. Citizens or permanent residents per the funding agency requirements. Project EARLY is funded as grant number H325D230073.

We are particularly interested in applicants who have interests in the following anywhere across the birth to 3rd grade EI/ECSE age continuum:

Intensive interventions for young children with support needs including disabilities
Supporting multilingual and bilingual children and families
Supporting young children’s social-emotional competence and literacy development
Professional development supports for educators following an implementation science approach.

We are interested in scholars who have professional experience working with young children ages birth to 3rd grade with disabilities and their caregivers in a variety of roles: educators (general or special education in public or private settings), related service providers, advocates, administrators, and/or individuals with lived experience as persons with disabilities or caregivers of persons with disabilities.