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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
Grant

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
Grant

Top-Down Discipline: The Effects of Carceral Ideology on Low-Income and Racial Minority Students

To what extent does carceral ideology—an orientation toward punitive practices—act as a structural barrier to reducing persistent educational inequalities for Black students?
NaLette Brodnax
Georgetown University
2023 – 2028
$349,588

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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
News
  •  Dec 6, 2023

Nine Finalists Selected for the William T. Grant Scholars Class of 2029

The William T. Grant Foundation is pleased to announce the finalists for the William T. Grant Scholars Program Class of 2029. Nine early-career researchers were selected from a pool of 50 applicants after a rigorous review by our staff and Selection Committee. “...
Foundation Staff
Nine Finalists Selected for the William T. Grant Scholars Class of 2029
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
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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 24, 2023

The Foundation Welcomes new Chair and Four new Members of 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 ...
The Foundation Welcomes new Chair and Four new Members of Scholars Selection Committee
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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