Award Description
The Education Sciences Fellowship provides recent college graduates with the opportunity to spend two years engaged in research investigating educational innovations in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), from early childhood through high school. Educational services are the only universal, federally mandated services available to individuals with ASD who are age 3 or older. Yet, little is currently known about the nature of effective components of classroom-based interventions, measurement of teacher implementation and student learning, and implementation of educational innovations in community settings.
Fellows are directly mentored by program directors and involved in a highly active and productive community of clinical/educational research scientists who study ASD. This fellowship aims to serve as a stepping stone for doctoral programs in education, speech- language pathology or developmental/clinical psychology.
Education Sciences Fellows will lead a research project, from data collection through analysis and publication of results. Over the course of two years, fellows will gain experiences with observational research methods, cutting-edge intervention research and implementation science approaches. Furthermore, they will gain in-depth research and clinical experience through work with toddlers, children and adolescents spanning the full autism spectrum. Fellows also complete an intensive summer training seminar covering clinical research in ASD (one week), ASD grand rounds meetings (twice a month), lab meetings (weekly) and ongoing didactic practica.
Sponsor Institution
Marcus Autism Center, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, and Emory University School of Medicine
Program Directors
Ami Klin, Warren Jones, Michael Siller, Lindee Morgan
For more information on the Faculty at the Marcus Autism Center, visit our website.
Award Amount
$35,000 in first-year, $37,000 in second-year (with full healthcare coverage)
Term of Award
2 years
Submission Deadline
11:59 pm on January 6, 2023
Eligibility Requirements
College graduates who will have received a bachelor's degree by July 2023 are eligible to apply.
For the Education Sciences Fellowship, research experience within general psychology, developmental psychology, and education is highly valued.
Interests in implementation sciences and educational neurosciences is necessary. Experience with infants and toddlers or children with ASD are valued by the selection committee.
Please note that this fellowship is not offered concurrently with graduate studies. However, for fellows leaving the program, we do hope that the fellowship will serve as an important stepping-stone towards future graduate studies or careers in computer science.
Frequently Asked Questions
Please refer to the FAQ page for questions regarding this fellowship and application.
Research at the Marcus Autism Center
Marcus Autism Center is the largest center for clinical care of children with ASD and their families in the US, seeing more than 5,000 patients per year. The center also works in partnership with Emory National Primate Research Center, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Georgia Institute of Technology. These partnerships enable a multidisciplinary and translational approach to ASD research, spanning projects in behavioral neuroscience, neuroimaging, molecular and population genetics, and treatment.
The directors of the fellowship program lead the social neuroscience, spoken communication, and neuroimaging research cores within Marcus Autism Center. These research cores use eye-tracking technology, neuroimaging, computational modeling, and behavioral neuroscience methods to better understand the causes and developmental mechanisms underlying ASD and to develop new tools to improve early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of ASD.
Application Requirements
A complete application requires the following:
- A resume or CV, highlighting relevant experience
- A two-page personal statement containing biographic material, relevant experience, and career goals (single- or double-spaced)
- Two letters of recommendation that speak directly to your potential
- Transcripts for each post-secondary institution you have attended, present school included
All materials must be submitted by January 7, 2023.
Application Instructions
All applications must be submitted electronically. The online application portal will open in December 2022. To complete your online application, you will need a resume/CV, a statement of purpose, and one or more scanned transcript(s). You can upload .pdf, .doc, .docx, .txt, .rtf, .jpg, and .tif files.
Transcripts
Your transcripts must be issued by the registrar’s office, but unofficial copies issued to you are acceptable. If you wish to upload an electronic transcript issued by your registrar's office, please be sure we can open that document without passwords or other security information. Please do not mail paper transcripts with your application. If you are admitted to the fellowship program and accept, then you will need to submit official copies (sealed or sent to us directly from a university registrar). Transcripts must be in English, or be accompanied by notarized translations.
Letters of Recommendation
Contact your recommenders well ahead of time to make sure they are aware of and can meet your application deadline. Your application is not complete until the letters have been submitted. You will request the letters as part of the online application process, and recommenders can submit them online. You can send requests for letters of recommendations before you submit the final application.
For additional questions, please contact the Marcus Fellowship Committee at marcus.predoc-fellowships@emory.edu or (404) 785-9554.