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FAQ – Research Grants on Improving the Use of Research Evidence

Home / Funding / Research Grants on Improving the Use of Research Evidence / FAQ Research Grants on Improving the Use of Research Evidence / FAQ Application: Currently closed The online application is currently closed. The next deadline for applications is May 5, 2021 3:00 pm EST ...
FAQ – Research Grants on Improving the Use of Research Evidence
Funding / Institutional Challenge Grant

FAQ – Institutional Challenge Grant

Eligibility Requirements What types of research institutions may apply? Eligible research institutions include tax-exempt university-based research institutes, schools, or centers. Research organizations, think tanks, and other institutions based outside of the academy are not eligible to apply. Can...
FAQ – Institutional Challenge Grant
Funding / William T. Grant Scholars Program

Applicant Resources – William T. Grant Scholars Program

Funding / William T. Grant Scholars Program / Applicant Resources William T. Grant Scholars Program / Applicant Resources Application: Currently closed The online application is currently closed. The next deadline for applications is July 7, 2021 3:00 pm EST Download the complete application...
Applicant Resources – William T. Grant Scholars Program
Funding / Institutional Challenge Grant

Applicant Resources – Institutional Challenge Grant

Resources on this page include applicant guidance, Research-Practice Partnerships, and additional resources geared toward applicants of the Foundation’s research grants on reducing inequality, as well as Institutional Challenge Grant applicants, as they develop research agendas.
Applicant Resources – Institutional Challenge Grant
Funding / William T. Grant Scholars Program

FAQ – William T. Grant Scholars Program

Who is eligible for the William T. Grants Scholars Program? Investigators at all nonprofit institutions, both in the United States and abroad, are eligible. Applicants must be within seven years of receiving their doctoral degrees or completion of their first ...
FAQ – William T. Grant Scholars Program
Funding

Institutional Challenge Grant

The Institutional Challenge Grant supports university-based research institutes, schools, and centers in building sustained research-practice partnerships with public agencies or nonprofit organizations in order to reduce inequality in youth outcomes.
Status:
Closed
Open date:
May 15, 2026
Next Deadline:
September 9, 2026 3:00 pm EST
Institutional Challenge Grant
Funding / Improving the Use of Research Evidence

Applicant Resources – Research Grants on Improving the Use of Research Evidence

The following resources address three important considerations in proposals for research on improving the use of research evidence: 1) rich conceptualizations of the use of research evidence, 2) theorizing about how to improve, and not simply understand, the use of research evidence, ...
Applicant Resources – Research Grants on Improving the Use of Research Evidence
Funding

William T. Grant Scholars Program

The William T. Grant Scholars Program supports career development for promising early-career researchers. The program funds five-year research and mentoring plans that significantly expand researchers’ expertise in new disciplines, methods, and content areas.
Status:
Open
Open date:
March 27, 2026
Next Deadline:
June 30, 2026 3:00 pm EST
In addition, letters from mentors and references are due by June 10.
William T. Grant Scholars Program
Funding

Research Grants on Improving the Use of Research Evidence

This program funds studies that examine ways to improve the use of research evidence by policymakers, agency leaders, organizational managers, intermediaries, and other decision-makers that shape youth-serving systems in the United States.
Status:
Closed
Open date:
June 3, 2026
Next Deadline:
July 29, 2026 3:00 pm EST
Research Grants on Improving the Use of Research Evidence
Funding / Reducing Inequality

Applicant Resources – Research Grants on Reducing Inequality

The following resources address three critical considerations in proposals for research on reducing inequality: 1) rich conceptualizations of what it means to reduce inequality, 2) robust methods for studying efforts to reduce inequality, and 3) research agendas that propose ways to reduce...
Applicant Resources – Research Grants on Reducing Inequality

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