Young Scholars Program supports early-career scholars whose research informs policies and practices to help young children thrive, including those marginalized by racism, xenophobia, or economic inequality.
Small Grants Program for Early Career Scholars supports child development researchers through exploratory, pilot, and extension research to build independent research programs and advance developmental science.
Collaborative Research Awards Program supports early-career investigators and mentors in primary care research to advance early literacy, childhood development, and vulnerable children's well-being.
The William T. Grant Scholars Program supports early-career researchers conducting innovative studies to reduce youth inequality or advance research evidence use, with structured mentoring over five years.
Young Investigator Awards Program supports early-career investigators conducting pediatric, research network, and nutrition studies to advance child health equity and build long-term research careers.
Early Childhood Initiatives supports young children, families, and caregivers through efforts to strengthen equitable access, family choice, and quality in Silicon Valley’s early care and learning system.