Research Grants & Selected Awards

External Grants

The Impact of Technical Education in Generalized High School Settings (2026-2027)

• $189,707 funded by Arnold Ventures    |     Shaun M. Dougherty (PI), Yerin Yoon (Key Personnel), Yunee H. Yoon (Key Personnel)

AERA-NSF Dissertation Grant (2026)

• $27,500 award from American Educational Research Association‒National Science Foundation    |     Yerin Yoon (PI)

Under Review

Spillover Effects of Charter School Closures: Localized Demand Shocks and Student Outcomes

• Under Review at Charter School Research Collaborative at MIT Blueprint Labs     |     Yerin Yoon (PI), Abigail Francis (Co-PI)

High-Value CTE Course-taking, Career Interests, and College Applications

• Invited to Full Proposal; Under Review at Common App    |     Shaun M. Dougherty (PI), Yerin Yoon (Co-PI), Mingyan Ma (Co-PI)

Internal Grants

Summer Dissertation Grant (2025)

• $3,000 award from Boston College Lynch School of Education and Human Development    |     Yerin Yoon (PI)

Selected Awards & Fellowships 

Ascendium Education Group Travel Grant (2025), Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management

American University Summer Academy Fellow (2025), American University School of Public Affairs

Education Policy Academy (2024), American Enterprise Institute (AEI)

Equity and Inclusion Student Fellowship (2023), Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management (APPAM)