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Building Healthy Foundations: City-wide Mapping of Childhood Asthma Rates for Early Identification of Dangerous Housing

Can predictive modeling identify dangerous housing that puts low-income children at greater risk for asthma disparities?
Adam Haber
Harvard University
2023 – 2028
$350,000
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Cisinformed: Misinformation and the Media War on Transgender Youth

Does exposure to misinformation give rise to state-level anti-transgender policies targeting youth? Can an intervention mitigate the effect of misinformation on attitudes toward transgender youth?
Thomas Billard
Northwestern University
2023 – 2028
$350,000

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News
  •  Jul 2, 2024

Welcoming Anne Gregory to the William T. Grant Scholars Selection Committee

The Foundation is delighted to welcome Anne Gregory, Professor of School Psychology at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, to the William T. Grant Scholars Selection Committee, effective July 1, 2024. Launched in 1982, the William T. Grant Scholars Program supports the ...
Foundation Staff
Welcoming Anne Gregory to the William T. Grant Scholars Selection Committee
News
  •  May 29, 2024

Five Early-Career Researchers Selected for the William T. Grant Scholars Class of 2029

The William T. Grant Foundation is delighted to announce the newest class of William T. Grant Scholars: Raquel Muñiz Castro, in the department of educational leadership and higher education at Boston College, will research professional networks’ role in shaping ...
Foundation Staff
Five Early-Career Researchers Selected for the William T. Grant Scholars Class of 2029
Webinars

2024 Webinar: William T. Grant Scholars Program, An Overview of the Program and How to Apply

Hosted by Program Officer Melissa Wooten on May 20, 2024, this webinar provides an overview of the William T. Grant Scholars Program. Melissa an overview of the program’s background and goals ...
Foundation Staff
2024 Webinar: William T. Grant Scholars Program, An Overview of the Program and How to Apply
Blog Post

Ending Well: Bringing Mentoring Relationships to a Close

I recently had the pleasure to spend a few days with scholars and staff from the William T. Grant Mentoring Grant program. Melissa Wooten and I collaborated on a retreat program intended to create brave and visionary spaces for mentors (...
Richard Reddick
Ending Well: Bringing Mentoring Relationships to a Close
Blog Post

The Power of Networks: Mentoring Beyond the Dyad

I’m drafting this post in January, which has been National Mentoring Month since 2002. It’s as good a time as any to reflect on the developmental networks that have advanced our professional and personal growth. Often, we think about ...
Richard Reddick
The Power of Networks: Mentoring Beyond the Dyad
Funding / William T. Grant Scholars Program

Scholars Selection Committee – William T. Grant Scholars Program

Home / Funding / Institutional Challenge Grant / Applicant Resources Institutional Challenge Grant / Applicant Resources Application: Currently closed The online application is now closed. The next application deadline is TBD. Institutional Challenge Grant Application Guide (Updated April 2020...
Scholars Selection Committee – William T. Grant Scholars Program
Blog Post

The Foundation’s Approach to Career Development: Our Mentoring Philosophy

Mentoring is a cornerstone of the Foundation’s approach to supporting the career development of junior researchers. For instance, while applicants of the William T. Grant Scholars program must propose measured theoretical and methodological risks that will stretch their expertise, ...
Foundation Staff
The Foundation’s Approach to Career Development: Our Mentoring Philosophy
News
  •  Jul 17, 2023

Announcing Karolyn Tyson as Chair of the Scholars Selection Committee

The Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Karolyn Tyson, Chair of Sociology at Georgetown University, as Chair of the Scholars Selection Committee, effective July 1, 2023. In addition to Dr. Tyson, the Foundation also named four new members of the ...
Foundation Staff
Announcing Karolyn Tyson as Chair of the Scholars Selection Committee

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