Research Grants on Education of $125,000 from the Spencer Foundation

The Spencer Foundation is offering grants to support education research projects that will contribute to the improvement of education, broadly conceived, with budgets ranging from $125,000 to $500,000 for projects ranging from one to five years.

• They anticipate awarding grants with budgets across each of the following funding tiers:

1. $125,000 to 250,000
2. $250,001 to $375,000
3. $375,001 to $500,000. 

• Within each of our funding tiers, we evaluate projects within tier and strongly encourage applicants to submit for funding that best fits their project rather than applying for the highest amount. 

• Proposals to the Research Grants on Education program must be for academic research projects that aim to study education.
• Proposals for activities other than research are not eligible (e.g., program evaluations, professional development, curriculum development, scholarships, capital projects).
• Additionally, proposals for research studies focused on areas other than education, are not eligible.
• Principal Investigators (PIs) and Co-PIs applying for a Large Research Grant on Education must have an earned doctorate in an academic discipline or professional field, or appropriate experience in an education research-related profession.
• While graduate students may be part of the research team, they may not be named the PI or Co-PI on the proposal
• The PI must be affiliated with a non-profit organization or public/governmental institution that is willing to serve as the administering organization if the grant is awarded.
• The Spencer Foundation does not award grants directly to individuals.
• Proposals are accepted from the U.S. and internationally
• All proposals must be submitted in English and budgets must be proposed in U.S. Dollars.

About Spencer Foundation:

Founded in 1962 by American scientist Lil Spencer, the Spencer Foundation aims to find and harness various methods for improving education and advancing science on a large scale worldwide. The Spencer Foundation received its first major donation after the death of the scientist Spencer in 1968, at which time the Foundation began to officially provide research grants in 1971, and since then the Foundation has provided grants totaling nearly $500 million. The Foundation has been dedicated from the beginning to believe that research and its support is important to improving education, that is why the Foundation has the honor to support the development of the educational system to be of high quality through its research programs.

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