Deadline: 12 January 2016
William T. Grant Foundation is seeking applications for its research grants from US organisations to support high-quality research that is relevant to policies and practices that affect the lives of young people aged 5 to 25 in the United States.
The William T. Grant Foundation was established in 1936 by William Thomas Grant, founder of the national chain of W.T. Grant Stores. Mr. Grant’s philosophy about human behavior and philanthropy were well ahead of his time. The Foundation was established to support research that could contribute to “human betterment and social progress.”
The William T. Grant Foundation is a grantmaking foundation that invests in research with the potential to advance theory, policy, and practice related to children and youth in the United States.
Grants Information: Research grants typically range from $100,000 to $600,000 and cover two to three years of support.
Focus Areas
The Foundation fund research that increases their understanding of:
- Programs, policies, and practices that reduce inequality in youth outcomes.
- Strategies to improve the use of research evidence in ways that benefit youth.
- Investigations to identify, create, and test the structural and social conditions that foster more routine and constructive uses of existing research evidence.
- Studies to identify, create, and test the incentives, structures, and relationships that facilitate the production of new research evidence that responds to decision makers’ needs.
- Studies that investigate whether and under what conditions using high quality research evidence improves decision making and youth outcomes
Funding Criteria
- Projects must be aligned with one of the Foundation’s current research focus areas.
- Projects should demonstrate sound theoretical grounding, sophisticated conceptualization, and relevance to policy or practice.
- Research plans must demonstrate feasibility.
Eligibility Criteria
- Research project advances the Foundation’s interests in understanding programs, policies, and practices that reduce inequality or understanding the use of research evidence.
- Research project has compelling relevance for programs, policies, and practices affecting youth ages 5-25 in the U.S.
- Funds primarily support research activities, not intervention or service costs.
- Applicant is employed at a tax-exempt organization.
How to Apply
Interested applicants can apply via given website.
For more information, please visit William T. Grant Foundation.
