Spencer Foundation funding opportunities deadlines

Research Grants on Education: Large

• Intent to apply deadline: Wednesday, Jan. 24 at noon CT
• Full proposal deadline: Tuesday, Feb. 27 at noon CT

The Large Research Grants on Education Program supports education research projects that will contribute to the improvement of education, broadly conceived, with budgets ranging from $125,000 to $500,000 for projects ranging from one to five years. We anticipate awarding grants with budgets across each of the following funding tiers—$125,000-250,000; $250,001-$375,000; and $375,001-$500,000.

Vision Grants

• Intent to apply deadline: Wednesday, Feb. 7 at noon CT
• Full proposal deadline: Thursday, March 7 at noon CT

Vision Grants are research planning grants that bring together a team, for 6-12 months, to collaboratively develop ambitious, large-scale research projects focused on transforming educational systems toward greater equity. This program takes as core that visionary, interdisciplinary, and collaborative research projects require time, space, and thoughtfulness to incubate and plan. Vision Grants are $75,000 total and two cycles of this grant program will be held annually. Please view the Vision Grant website and program guide to learn more about the intent of the program and proposal directions.

Please contact the Office of Research and Graduate Education as soon as you determine interest in applying for either of these grant opportunities.