Sylvia Taylor Johnson Minority Fellowship in Educational Measurement Overview

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Sylvia Taylor Johnson Minority Fellowship in Educational Measurement

Description

The Sylvia Taylor Johnson Minority Fellowship is part of the postdoctoral fellowship program at ETS. Sylvia Taylor Johnson had a significant influence nationally on educational measurement and assessment through her research, extensive writings, and service to the educational community as an educator, editor, counselor, committee member, and collaborator. In honor of Dr. Johnson's important contributions to the field of education, ETS has established the Sylvia Taylor Johnson Minority Fellowship in Educational Measurement.

Program Goals

Promote excellence
Encourage original and significant research for early-career scholars
Provide talented scholars from diverse backgrounds — especially traditionally underrepresented groups such as African Americans, Hispanic/Latino Americans, and American Indians — an opportunity to carry out independent research under the mentorship of ETS senior researchers

Studies concerning the education of minority students are especially encouraged. Topics should focus on the following areas:

measurement theory
validity
natural language processing and computational linguistics
cognitive psychology
learning theory
linguistics
speech recognition and processing
teaching and classroom research
statistics

Award Duration

The fellowship is for a period of up to 2 years, renewable after the first year by mutual agreement.

Award Value

The stipend is set in relation to the compensation applicants receive at their home institution.
Limited relocation reimbursement expenses

Eligibility

Doctorate received within the past ten years
U.S. citizen or permanent resident

Selection

Selection will be based on the scholar's

record of accomplishment
proposed topic of research
commitment to education
independent body of scholarship that signals the promise of continuing outstanding contributions to educational measurement