Research Grants on Education: Large

This program is “field-initiated,” meaning that proposal submissions are not in response to a specific request for a particular research topic, discipline, design, or method. Our goal for this program is to support rigorous, intellectually ambitious and technically sound research that is relevant to the most pressing questions and compelling opportunities in education. We seek to support scholarship that develops new foundational knowledge that may have a lasting impact on educational discourse. 

"-Proposals for activities other than research are not eligible ( program evaluations, professional development, curriculum development, 'scholarships, capital projects).
-' Proposals for research studies focused on areas other than education, are not eligible.
'- Principal Investigators (PIs) and Co-PIs applying for a Small Research Grant on Education must have an earned doctorate in an academic discipline or professional field, or appropriate experience in an education research-related profession. While graduate students may be part of the research team, they may not be named the PI or Co-PI on the proposal.
'-The PI must be affiliated with a non-profit organization or public/governmental institution that is willing to serve as the administering organization if the grant is awarded. 
'-PIs and Co-PIs may only hold one active research grant from the Spencer Foundation at a time.
'-PIs and Co-PIs may not submit more than one research proposal to the Spencer Foundation at a time
Projects proposed may not be longer than 5 years in duration."