Deadline: 6 January 2015
The William T. Grant Foundation’s Distinguished Fellows Program is currently accepting Letters of Inquiry from mid-career policymakers, practitioners and researchers from USA and around the world. The program that creates bridges between the research, practice, and policy communities is designed to increase the supply of, demand for, and use of high-quality research to improve the lives of youth.
The fellows are immersed in a practice or policy setting, and policymakers and practitioners in a research organization making them experience firsthand the needs and challenges of their new settings. These experiences will facilitate the production and use of relevant, high-quality research and create stronger connections across the research, policy, and practice communities.
Research Focus Areas
- Youth ages 5 to 25 in the United States.
- The research should increase the understanding of programs, policies, and practices that reduce inequality in youth outcomes; and the use of research in policy and practice.
Mid-career researchers can submit proposals that offer experiences working within policy and practice settings; and policymakers and practitioners can propose projects within research setting. The fellowship duration is six months to two years with fellowship activity amounting to at least six months. The foundation offers up to $175,000 to the fellow and may provide up to $25,000 to the host institution.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applications can be made by organizations only. Applicant organization should be tax-exempt. A copy of the Internal Revenue Service tax-exempt status determination letter is required must be submitted along with the application.
- Applicants can be mid-career policymakers, practitioners, and researchers who are influential within their role and significantly able to affect attitudes and practices of others working in similar roles and settings.
- Applicant researchers should be willing to work in policy or practice settings and policymakers and practitioners should be willing to work in research settings.
- Applicants should propose fellowship plan with learning objectives, clearly stated activities, timeline, future impact, mentor information and other relevant information.
For more information, please visit Distinguished Fellows Program.
