Mentoring Grants
Mentoring Grants support junior researchers of color through protected research time, training, and stronger faculty mentoring to advance their careers and foster more equitable academic environments.
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Funder: William T. Grant Foundation
Due Dates: February 10, 2027, 3:00 p.m. EST (Application)
Funding Amounts: Up to $60,000 for doctoral-student mentoring or $110,000 for postdoctoral-fellow mentoring over two years
Summary: Supports junior researchers of color through protected research time, training, and stronger mentoring relationships with Foundation grantees.
Key Information: By invitation only for eligible William T. Grant Scholars and principal investigators of major research grants.
Description
The William T. Grant Foundation’s Mentoring Grants support the career development of junior researchers of color while helping faculty strengthen their mentoring practices. The program combines financial support for protected research time and training with advice, consultation, and a community focused on mentoring. Mentees develop research skills, publication records, professional networks, and skills for navigating academia’s formal and informal norms.
The program also supports mentors’ reflection on race, racism, privilege, equity, and belonging, alongside concrete activities to improve their mentoring. Supported research must align with the Foundation’s interests in reducing inequality in youth outcomes or improving the use of research evidence in decisions affecting young people in the United States. Longer-term goals include increasing the number of strong, well-networked researchers of color and fostering more diverse, equitable, and inclusive academic environments.
