Spencer Non-Traditional Learning

Field-Initiated Research Grant Programs

Research Grants

Our research grants are not designed for applicants to respond to a specific request – they are what you, scholars in the field, think we need to know more about.

The goal of all of our research grants is to support rigorous, intellectually ambitious and technically sound research that is relevant to the most pressing questions and compelling opportunities in education. We value work that fosters creative and open-minded scholarship, engages in deep inquiry, and examines robust questions related to education. We seek to support scholarship that develops new foundational knowledge that may also have a lasting impact on policy-making, practice, or educational discourse.  

 

Racial Equity Grid

Racial Equity Research Grants

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playground

Research Grants on Education: Large

Applications Open:
December 2024

Intent to Apply
January 14, 2025, 12:00 pm Noon (Central/Chicago Time)

Full Proposal Deadline:
February 11, 2025, 12:00 pm Noon (Central/Chicago Time)

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students; school

Research Grants on Education: Small

Applications Open:
October 10, 2024

Full Proposal Deadline:
December 4, 2024, 12:00 pm (noon), Central Time

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children

Research-Practice Partnerships: Collaborative research for educational change

Applications Open:
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