Use of Research Evidence Early-Career Reviewer Program
Forecasted
Use of Research Evidence Early-Career Reviewer Program supports early-career researchers through paid proposal review and training to strengthen peer-review and grant-writing skills.
Funder: William T. Grant Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): July 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $300 per review; one to four proposals anticipated over two years
Summary: Paid peer-review training helps early-career researchers strengthen proposal evaluation and grant writing skills in research evidence use.
Key Information: Applicants must be within seven years of their doctorate (first residency completion in medicine).
Description
The William T. Grant Foundation’s Use of Research Evidence Early-Career Reviewer Program recruits early-career researchers to review grant proposals in their areas of expertise. The proposals concern strategies to improve the use, usefulness, and impact of research evidence to benefit young people ages 5–25 in the United States. The focus is on evidence use by policymakers, service agency and school district leaders, organizational managers, and others whose decisions shape youth-serving systems.
This professional development program combines paid proposal review with training, personalized feedback from Foundation staff, and access to redacted reviews by senior peer reviewers. Virtual learning sessions support discussion of reviewing experiences and interaction with research evidence grantees. The program aims to deepen participants’ understanding of peer review, strengthen their own grant writing, and advance their research careers.
