Jenny Irons - William T. Grant Foundation

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• Nov 18, 2023

Upcoming Events: Informal Chats with Program Staff

New for 2023, we’ve launched a series of virtual conversations hosted by Foundation program officers, grants administrators, and senior staff. As part of this series, our hosts will lead informal drop-ins on Zoom, where they and attendees can discuss ...

Foundation Staff

Upcoming Events: Informal Chats with Program Staff

Webinars

The Institutional Challenge Grant: An Overview of the Program and How to Apply

In this webinar, William T. Grant Foundation Senior Program Officer Jenny Irons and President Adam Gamoran discuss the background and goals of the Institutional Challenge Grant program and provide an overview of eligibility details, required materials, and review criteria. Jenny ...

Foundation Staff

Webinars

Webinar: Research Grants on Reducing Inequality: An Overview of the Program and How to Apply

In this webinar, from February 2023, Senior Program Officer Jenny Irons and President Adam Gamoran discuss the background and goals of the program, provide an overview of eligibility details, required materials, ...

Blog Post

Letters of Inquiry to Propose Research on Reducing Inequality: Identifying the Lever for Change

As you prepare your LOI, ask yourself: what strategy might reduce unequal outcomes among youth ages 5-25 in the United States? Simply, put, what can be changed to make things ...

Jenny Irons

Letters of Inquiry to Propose Research on Reducing Inequality: Identifying the Lever for Change

Blog Post

Proposing Research on Reducing Inequality: Is Your Study a Fit?

If you are considering applying for a major grant or Officers’ research award in our reducing inequality focus area, we encourage you to closely evaluate whether your proposed study is a fit with our funding interests.

Jenny Irons

Proposing Research on Reducing Inequality: Is Your Study a Fit?

Webinars

Funder to Funder Webinar: Reducing Inequality for LGBTQ Youth and Families

LGBTQ youth face disproportionate levels of harassment, bullying, depression, and substance abuse compared to non-LBGTQ peers. What is the current evidence on ways to reduce these inequalities and how might new research inform how grantmakers and service providers respond? In ...

Foundation Staff

Webinars

Webinar: Proposing Studies of Strategies to Address Structural Roots of Inequality

In this webinar, recorded on November 9, 2020, Program Officer Jenny Irons discusses the Foundation’s focus on reducing inequality and shares guidance for prospective applicants interested in studying strategies to address inequality’s structural roots. Irons is joined by ...

Foundation Staff

Webinar: Proposing Studies of Strategies to Address Structural Roots of Inequality

Blog Post

Social Movement Research to Reduce Inequality for Young People

The Foundation is interested in funding studies that examine social movements as a strategy to target macro-structural inequalities that affect youth outcomes. Such studies might focus on youth-led movements or on adult-led movements that affect youth, but the central focus ...

Jenny Irons

and Vivian Tseng

Social Movement Research to Reduce Inequality for Young People

Blog Post

Letters of Inquiry to Propose Research on Reducing Inequality: Identifying the Lever for Change

As you prepare your LOI, ask yourself: what strategy will I test, build, improve, or identify through this project that might reduce unequal outcomes among youth ages 5-25 in the ...

Jenny Irons

The William T. Grant Foundation invests in high-quality research focused on reducing inequality in youth outcomes and improving the use of research evidence in decisions that affect young people in the United States.