With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) of the Institute of Education Sciences, the Association for Institutional Research (AIR) operates the National Summer Data Policy Institute. The Institute is an intensive introduction to NSF and NCES datasets and research methodologies using large national data sources. Funding is provided by NCES and NSF.
The Institute is open to:

• Institutional research professionals who wish to increase their knowledge of national datasets and skills for using such data in their IR role on campus

• Faculty and graduate students with research interests in postsecondary education

• Staff from state and national associations with interest in postsecondary data sources

• Postsecondary education researchers from non-U.S. institutions (limited spaces)

The online application process is open February 1 to March 22, 2010. A full program description and online application can be found at www.airweb.org/nsdpi beginning February 1, 2010.