The Early Career Research Grant will support research in mathematics education conducted by early career mathematics educators and doctoral candidates in mathematics education. The primary applicant may be either an early career mathematics educator or a doctoral student in mathematics education who has been advanced to candidacy with committee approval. For this grant 'early career' means a mathematics educator who has completed a PhD or EdD in mathematics education or related educational area within the past 5 years. The applicant must be a current (on the day of the application) Essential or Premium member of NCTM and a member of AMTE, or have CO-PI's that include members of both organizations. Past recipients of this grant are not eligible to reapply. Preference will be given to proposals that aim to make connections between research and practice in mathematics education. The proposal may include research on any issue or topic in mathematics education, such as the teaching or learning of mathematics students at any level; preservice teacher education; focused learning and teaching of mathematics with embedded use of technology (any acquisition of equipment must support the proposed plan but not be the primary focus of the grant); and innovative assessment or evaluation strategies. Involvement of preservice teachers is encouraged but not required. Proposals must address the research design, the plan for collecting and analyzing data, and the anticipated impact of the research on the teaching and learning of mathematics. Applicants must submit two letters of support, at least one from a supervisor (dean, department chair, principal, major professor). The second letter could be from another administrator/supervisor or a colleague. Please visit the award's website for more information.