Spencer Research Grants on Education: Large

Program Link: https://www.spencer.org/grant_types/large-research-grant 

Sponsor: The Spencer Foundation

Value: Budgets range from $125,000 to $500,000 for projects ranging from one to five years

Description: 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. They anticipate awarding grants with budgets across each of the following funding tiers — $125,000 to 250,000; $250,001 to $375,000; and $375,001 to $500,000. Within each of their funding tiers, they evaluate projects within tier and strongly encourage applicants to submit for funding that best fits their project rather than applying for the highest amount. They accept Intent to Apply forms twice a year.

This program is “field-initiated” in that proposal submissions are not in response to a specific request for a particular research topic, discipline, design, method, or location. Their goal for this program is to support rigorous, intellectually ambitious and technically sound research that is relevant to the most pressing questions and compelling opportunities in education.

Contact: If you have any questions, contact Maricelle Garcia at racial-equity@spencer.org