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Detecting Preventable Childhood Vision Loss and Barriers to Care in the Navajo Nation to Reduce Vision Health Disparities

Will assessing preventable childhood vision loss in the Navajo nation reveal inequalities that are amenable to targeted screening interventions?
Julius Oatts
University Of California, San Francisco
2024 – 2029
$350,000
Grant

Reducing Socioeconomic Inequality in Pathways from College to Work

How can four-year colleges better support low-income students’ school-to-work transition?
Natasha Quadlin
University Of California, Los Angeles
2024 – 2029
$350,000
Grant

Exploring the Role of Youth Advocacy in State Policymakers’ Use of Research Evidence for Eating Disorders Prevention

Does youth-led legislative advocacy improve evidence use in eating disorder prevention policy?
Amanda Raffoul
University Of Toronto
2024 – 2029
$349,749
Grant

School Victimization and Hate Crime Exposure Among Asian Students: An Evidence Base to Reduce Well-Being Inequality

What is the impact of school victimization and hate crime exposure on Asian youth academic and psychological outcomes? What institutional attributes might protect Asian students from the harmful effects of school victimization and hate crime exposure?
Ying Shi
Syracuse University
2024 – 2029
$350,000
Grant

Strategies And Conditions Facilitating And Hindering Education Law Attorneys’ Use of Research Evidence

How do professional networks shape evidence use among lawyers engaged in holistic legal youth advocacy?
Raquel Muñiz Castro
Boston College
2024 – 2029
$349,880.40

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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

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