Fall Grant Opportunities
As we do every year, it is time to recognize our colleagues and students who are doing exemplary work in our field and to support the advocacy and research efforts of some outstanding members. Please consider nominating individuals for this year’s NAECTE awards or applying for a NAECTE Foundation Grant or Award.
The deadline for all nominations is August 31, 2026. Please nominate your early childhood colleagues or students for the following sponsored awards, which include a substantial monetary honorarium: Outstanding Early Childhood Teacher Educator Award, Outstanding Early Childhood Practitioner Award, Outstanding Dissertation Award, or the two travel awards for graduate student travel. For the NAECTE Foundation Grants and Awards, consider applying for the Advocacy Award, the NAECTE Foundation Grant Awards for Research on Early Childhood Teacher Education (Early Career Research Grant and Established Career Research Grant), or the NAECTE Foundation Doctoral Scholarship. Our membership is comprised of many deserving professionals in the field; don’t miss the opportunity to recognize the noteworthy contributions of our members!
To nominate someone or to apply for Foundation grants/awards, please fill out the NAECTE Award Nomination/Grant Application form and follow the criteria as outlined below and in the nomination form. Inquiries regarding awards and nominations can be directed to Miranda Lin and Linda Taylor at ymlin@ilstu.edu and LHUBER@bsu.edu. Each year at its fall conference, NAECTE presents the awards. The awards are:
- The NAECTE/Taylor & Francis Outstanding Early Childhood Teacher Educator Award
- The NAECTE/Gryphon House Learning Outstanding Early Childhood Practitioner Award
- The NAECTE/Gryphon House Learning Outstanding Dissertation Award
- The NAECTE Student Travel Grants, sponsored by Taylor & Francis
- The NAECTE Foundation Advocacy Award
- The NAECTE Foundation Grant Awards for Research on Early Childhood Teacher Education: a) Early Career Research Grant OR b) Established Career Research Grant
- The NAECTE Foundation Doctoral Scholarship
- The Taylor & Francis/NAECTE Foundation Outstanding JECTE Journal Article (note: The editor, in cooperation with members of the editorial board, selects the winning article)
Award Submission
2025 Awards and Recipients
NAECTE Fall 2025 Awards Program
- The Taylor & Francis/NAECTE Foundation Outstanding Early Childhood Teacher Education
Dr. Caitlin Northey, University of Vermont - The NAECTE Foundation Award for Research on Early Childhood Education: Early Career Research Award
Xin Li, University of Houston-Central - The NAECTE Foundation Awards for Research on Early Childhood Teacher Education: Established Career Research Award
Dr. Lynn Cohen, Long Island University - NAECTE Foundation Doctoral Research Grant
Iyanuoluwa Olalowo, Kent State University - The Gryphon House/NAECTE Foundation Outstanding Dissertation Award
Dr. Jameelah Wright, Montclair University - The Taylor and Francis/NAECTE Foundation Student Travel Grants
Boyun Kim, Oakland University
Dandan Lang, University of Houston-Central - The Taylor & Francis/NAECTE Foundation Outstanding JECTE Journal Article
Wee, S. J., Son, M., Ly-Hoang, K., & Zambrano, L. (2024). “Culture is where I come from”: An analysis of cultural competence of student teachers of color in early childhood education. Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 45(2), 157–176. https://doi.org/10.1080/10901027.2023.2258369
Summer 2025
- NAECTE-F Teacher Educator Research Grant Award
Dr. Amber Beisly, University of Oklahoma-Tulsa - NAECTE summer doctoral research grant award, sponsored by Learning Genie Inc
Melany Spiehs, University of Nebraska-Omaha