PREAL’s Education Research Fund has just issued a call for proposals for its fourth region-wide education research competition. The theme of the competition is "The teacher as a key actor for improving education." Proposals are expected to help identify policies that improve the contribution that teachers make to student learning and overall school performance.

The competition will fund up to eight research projects for one year, for a maximum of $30,000 each. All application materials must be received by October 31,2011. For additional information and guidelines, please see the Call for Proposals.