Training Grants

PhD Special Education Leadership Grant
Seeking Applications for a federally funded doctoral grant. The Ph.D. program consists of: Major in Special Education; Minor in newly developed cognate on Special Education Leadership.
Severe Disabilities Consortium (SDC)
The purpose of the program is to increase the number of teachers in the state of Virginia with endorsement in severe disabilities (SD) through a statewide distance education based program. Every semester, the Consortium awards a limited number of tuition waivers to applicants who meet the requirements. First preference is given to school personnel currently working with students with severe disabilities in all geographic areas of Virginia. Other applicants will also be considered.
Virginia Consortium for Teacher Preparation in Vision Impairment
The VI Consortium is made up of five universities: George Mason University, James Madison University, Norfolk State University, Old Dominion University and Radford University. Its primary goal is to prepare teachers to be highly skilled at working with students with visual impairments and blindness.
Virginia DOE Mild Disabilities

(PIs: Margo A. Mastropieri and Thomas E. Scruggs)

KIHD Funding for Students