About the NCER ProgramThe program is offered through the National Center for Education Research (NCER) and is designed to strengthen the U.S. education research workforce. Methods Training for Education Researchers: Supports advanced training that helps current education researchers maintain and improve their research and analytical skills. Research must contribute either to improving education outcomes or advancing education research methods. The research should have a clear connection to improving education outcomes or strengthening the methods used to conduct education research. It is a U.S. education research funding program that supports early career investigators and provides advanced methodological training to education researchers.