The Department of Psychology is a major participant in CMUâs Program in
Interdisciplinary Educational Research (PIER): A pre-doctoral training grant  funded by
Institute of Education Sciences, Department of Education.

The goal of this interdepartmental and interdisciplinary program is to produce scientists
who are qualified to do rigorous research needed for evidence-based educational practice
and policy.  PIER students will deal with the bidirectional flow of ideas and challenges
between laboratory studies and real-world instructional applications.  They will be trained
in Psychology, Statistics, and Human Computer Interaction to assess learners' knowledge
at vastly different temporal and cognitive grain sizes, and they will develop skills necessary
to utilize cognitive science, educational technology and advanced statistical methods to
advance our understanding of learning in a variety of  instructional contexts and settings.

PIER applicants will be admitted through their home departments, while concurrently
applying for participation in PIER.  Students will receive up  to 5 years of support,
including a $30,000 annual graduate stipend.

For more information see: http://www.cmu.edu/pier