Spencer Foundation announces Vision Grants program as part of new funding program
- Intent to apply deadline: Tuesday, Aug. 15
- Full proposal deadline: Thursday, Sept. 14
The Spencer Foundation has identified a critical need for innovative, methodologically, and disciplinarily diverse, large-scale research projects to transform education systems for equity. Importantly, they believe that ambitious research must begin with the challenges, problems, and opportunities in education systems. To stimulate research that addresses this need, the Spencer Foundation is investing in a new program designed to provide scholars with the time, space, resources, and support to plan a large-scale study or program of research:
- Geared toward real-world impact on equity
- Based on research across disciplines and methods
- Reliant on meaningful collaboration with practitioners, policymakers, and communities
- Focused on transforming educational systems
View the Vision Grants program guide to learn more about this program and how it fits with the Transformative Research Grant program. Vision Grants are $75,000 total and will have two grant cycles annually. While the Vision Grant program stands on its own to spark research ideas and collaborations, being awarded a Vision Grant is also a prerequisite for applying to our Transformative Research Grant program ($3.5 million), which is designed for large-scale research projects that transform education systems for equity.
Please contact the Office of Research and Graduate Education pre-award team if you are interested in pursuing this opportunity.