Research Grants on Education: Large
Forecasted
Spencer Foundation’s Research Grants on Education: Large funds ambitious, multidisciplinary research to advance foundational knowledge and address key questions in education across diverse topics and settings.
Funder: Spencer Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): December 2026 (Applications open) | July 2027 (Full Proposal by invitation)
Funding Amounts: $125,000–$500,000 per project; project duration up to 5 years; 15% indirect costs allowed
Summary: Supports ambitious, field-initiated research projects advancing foundational knowledge and addressing key questions in education across diverse settings and disciplines.
Key Information: This is a forecasted opportunity; all dates are projected and subject to change.
Description
The Spencer Foundation’s Research Grants on Education: Large program funds rigorous, intellectually ambitious, and technically sound education research that addresses pressing questions or compelling opportunities in the field. This field-initiated program welcomes proposals from a wide range of topics, disciplines, and methodologies, including quantitative, qualitative, mixed-methods, ethnographies, and participatory approaches. The goal is to support scholarship that develops new foundational knowledge with the potential for lasting impact on educational practice, policy, or public discourse.
Projects may focus on education in a variety of settings, such as classrooms, workplaces, communities, and informal environments, and are encouraged to be collaborative, multidisciplinary, and multigenerational. The program is open to scholars at all career stages and from both U.S. and international institutions.
