Becoming a scholar

Learn more about what it means to be a scholar with CERP³ including the benefits, expectations, and application process.

Begin your CERP³ scholar application

Eligibility

WashU affiliated tenured/tenure-track faculty, research faculty, professors of practice, permanent research staff, and full-time teaching faculty, regardless of school or department, conducting research or teaching that focuses on education or improving outcomes for learners are eligible to become CERP³ scholars.

Appointment Process

Individuals will be invited to become center scholars, and individuals can also request to join at any time through the application form. 

Scholar Benefits

Visibility and amplification of work 

• Profile and expertise featured on the CERP³ website
• Promotion of work through newsletter
• Connection to research collaborators 

Research acceleration opportunities

• Eligible to apply for center funded student research assistant
• Participation in research area working groups

Practice, policy and data supports

• Help finding school partners for research activities
• Tap into a network of school practitioners for feedback on relevance of work
• Support for communications with policymakers and the creation of policy briefs
• Access, navigation, and scientific support for analysis of common education datasets 

Grant support

• Receive communications about funding opportunities
• Writing resources
• Tailored reviewers 

Scholar expectations

Meet the scholars

• Share relevant opportunities with colleagues and trainees
• Actively participate in relevant programming throughout the year
• Participate in surveys, questionnaires, and queries to evaluate center activities
• Provide an annual update on relevant activities
• Share your team’s press releases and accomplishments with the center