Afterschool Matters

National Afterschool Matters Initiative Practitioner Fellowship

Click here for more information and application materials.
Ongoing since 2007

Project Director: Ellen Gannett
Team Members: Georgia Hall , Karen Lachance

Funded by the Robert Bowne Foundation, this project consists of four components:
(1)the Practioner Fellowship Program which provides an opportunity for staff to develop their writing and research skills
(2) the Afterschool Matters Journal publication to disseminate the findings and experiences of the Practitioner Fellows and Research Grantees and other researchers in the out-of-school time field
(3) the Edmund A. Stanley, Jr. Research Grantee Program to foster high quality cutting-edge research that has lasting impact on the field; and
(4) the Research Roundtables as a forum for connecting research and practice.


In March of 2008, NIOST was awarded funding in the amount of $2.12 million to move the Afterschool Matters Initiative to the Wellesley Centers for Women. As part of this initiative, NIOST will be working to nationally expand the Afterschool Practitioner Fellowship, as well as disseminate the Afterschool Matters Journal and Occasional Paper Series and continue both the Edmund A. Stanley, Jr. Research Grantee program and the Research Roundtables forum. This initiative has a goal of fostering high quality, cutting-edge research, bridging research and practice, and showcasing research that impacts the afterschool field.

The Afterschool Matters Journal is currently seeking new material for the Spring 2010 issue! Click here for paper submission guidelines.

More information about the Afterschool Matters project is available here at the Wellesley Centers for Women.