Apply to become the College's 2022 William T. Grant Scholars Program nominee

• Internal competition deadline: Wednesday, March 23
• Application deadline: Wednesday, July 6

The William T. Grant Foundation has announced the 2022 Scholar’s Program competition. Proposals are due Wednesday, July 6. The Mary Frances Early College of Education can nominate one early-career faculty member to apply for this grant award of $350,000 over a five-year period.

The Office of Research and Graduate Education is sponsoring an internal competition to select the nominee for the 2022 funding cycle. Interested researchers are encouraged to review the Scholar’s Program webpage and the 2022 application guidelines to learn about this opportunity.

The Foundation’s mission is to support research to improve the lives of young people ages 5-25 in the United States. It pursues this mission by supporting research in two focus areas.

Researchers interested in applying for the William T. Grant Scholars Award must select one focus area:

• Reducing inequality
• Improving the use of research evidence

Please view the internal competition document for directions on preparing and submitting the limited submission application by Wednesday, March 23. For questions, please contact Grace Thornton.