Spencer Foundation invites applications for its Research Grants on Education: COVID-19 Related Special Grant Cycle.
The COVID-19 Related Research Grants support education research projects that will contribute to understanding the rapid shifts in education in this time of crisis and change.
The 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 in these times.
Grant Project Categories
Spencer Foundation is especially interested in supporting two primary categories of projects:
- Studies that aim to understand and disrupt the reproduction and deepening of educational inequality caused by the COVID-19 crisis.
- Research projects that are working to re-imagine educational opportunities in these times of great disruption and change.
Benefits:
Participants will receive funding for budgets up to $50,000 for projects ranging from one to three years
Eligibility Criteria:
- As with other Spencer grant programs, this program is “field-initiated” in that proposal submissions are not for a particular research topic, discipline, design, method, or location.
- Proposals to this program must be for academic research projects that aim to study education. Proposals for activities other than research are not eligible (e.g., program evaluations, professional development, curriculum development, scholarships, capital projects). Additionally, proposals for research studies focused on areas other than education are not eligible.
- Principal Investigators (PIs) and Co-PIs applying for a COVID-19 Related Research Grant on Education must have an earned doctorate in an academic discipline or professional field or appropriate experience in an education research-related profession. While graduate students may be part of the research team, they may not be named the PI or Co-PI on the proposal.
- The PI must be affiliated with a non-profit organization that is willing to serve as the administering organization if the grant is awarded. The Spencer Foundation does not award grants directly to individuals. Examples include non-profit colleges, universities, school districts, and research facilities, as well as other non-profit organizations with a 501(c)(3) determination from the IRS.
- Proposals are accepted from the U.S. and internationally, however, all proposals must be submitted in English and budgets must be proposed in U.S. Dollars.
Restrictions
- Proposed budgets for this program are limited to $50,000 total and may not include indirect cost charges per Spencer’s policy.
- Projects proposed may not be longer than 3 years in duration.
- PIs and Co-PIs may hold both a COVID-19 research grant and an additional research grant from the Spencer Foundation.
- PIs and Co-PIs may not submit more than one application to this program.
How to Apply
Click here for registration and submission of proposal.
Full Proposal Deadline: May 18, June 8 NOON CT
