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.  

 

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Vision Grants

Applications Open:
Now closed. Next application opens early December 2023.

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Racial Equity Grid

Racial Equity Research Grants

Applications Open:
Now closed.

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Lyle Spencer Research Awards to Transform Education

Applications Open:
Now Closed

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Research Grants on Education: Large

Applications Open:
Early December 2023

Intent to Apply
January 24, 2024, 12:00 PM Noon (Central/Chicago Time)

Full Proposal Deadline:
February 27, 2024, 12:00 PM Noon (Central/Chicago Time)

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Research Grants on Education: Small

Applications Open:
Now closed. Next application opens early October 2023.

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Research-Practice Partnerships: Collaborative research for educational change

Applications Open:
September 8, 2023

Intent to Apply
October 17, 2023, 12:00 pm NOON Central time

Full Proposal Deadline:
November 15, 2023, 12:00 pm NOON Central time

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