Research Grants
Forecasted
Research Grants support research organizations studying education, workforce development, and entrepreneurship systems to advance equitable economic mobility and generate insights relevant to Kansas City.
Funder: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): June 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $150,000 or more per year for projects lasting one or more years
Summary: Supports field-initiated research advancing equitable economic mobility through education, workforce development, and entrepreneurship systems.
Key Information: Research must produce insights relevant to Kansas City, but applicants and proposed work need not be based there.
Description
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation’s Research Grants support field-initiated research that deepens understanding of equitable economic mobility, addresses knowledge gaps, and translates findings into practice. The Foundation does not prescribe research questions or methodologies. It seeks innovative, rigorous work examining where opportunity exists, where access is constrained, and where connections between education, work, entrepreneurship, and wealth-building are missing.
The program emphasizes opportunities for systems change rather than individual pathways alone. Its strategic priorities are college access and completion, workforce and career development, and entrepreneurship. Methodological, disciplinary, and geographical diversity are welcome, including participatory approaches, rigorous evaluations, cross-disciplinary collaborations, and multi-method designs. Research should contribute to the field and public understanding of mobility, with findings or lessons applicable to the Kansas City region.
