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SPARC: Your Pathway to Special Education Leadership

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of students with disabilities? Do you want to be a leader in the field of special education? If so, then Project SPARC may be the program for you!

Project SPARC is a collaborative doctoral training consortium that prepares scholars for leadership positions in institutions of higher education across the nation. Project SPARC will provide you with the knowledge, skills, and experiences you need to be a successful special education faculty member, researcher, policy advocate, and change agent.

What You Will Gain

• A rigorous curriculum that reflects best practices in culturally and linguistically responsive teaching, research, and policy advocacy.
• Apprenticeship experiences that will help you develop your teaching, research, policy advocacy, and research-practice partnership skills.
• A strong intellectual community that will provide you with support, guidance, and mentorship from leading special education faculty and scholars.
• The opportunity to collaborate with experts in special education, policy, and advocacy at a national level.
• Financial support, including tuition, stipends, dissertation support, travel funding, and health insurance.
• The chance to make a real difference in the lives of students with disabilities and foster your skills as a leader the field of special education.