Get Large Research Grants with Spencer Foundation on Education Program

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Deadline:

June 18, 2020.

Location:

The United States of America.

(Partially Funded)

Description

Research Grants on Education: Large

The Large Research Grants on Education Program supports education research projects that will contribute to the improvement of education, broadly conceived, with budgets ranging from $125,000 to $500,000 for projects ranging from one to five years. It anticipates awarding grants with budgets across each of the following funding tiers — $125,000 to 250,000; $250,001 to $375,000; and $375,001 to $500,000.

More Details

This program is “field-initiated” in that proposal submissions are not in response to a specific request for a particular research topic, discipline, design, method, or location. Its goal is to support rigorous, intellectually ambitious and technically sound research that is relevant to the most pressing questions and compelling opportunities in education.

Opportunity Focus Areas:

ِAll Specialities.

Required Languages

English.

Eligible Countries

ALL WORLD COUNTRIES.

Program Period

No more than 5 years.

The duration of the project depends on the PI/research team to be determined, but it is limited to no more than 5 years.

Eligibility Requirements (Criteria)

Proposals to the Research Grants on Education program must be for academic research projects that aim to study education.
Applicants must have an earned doctorate in an academic discipline or professional field or appropriate experience in an education research-related profession.
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 that is willing to serve as the administering organization if the grant is awarded.
Proposals are accepted from the U.S. and internationally, however, all proposals must be submitted in English and budgets must be proposed in U.S. Dollars.

Opportunity Cost

(Partially Funded)

Research grant proposals with budgets over $75,000 may include 15% indirect cost charges(IDC) on the total direct costs. Subcontract budgets may include the 15% IDC, but should not be included in the main budget total when calculating the overall IDC for the project.

How to Apply

First Step:

Check the official link of the opportunity and click on ” Apply” to register. You should register to Spencer Portal and you should be added to the Spencer Portal mailing list. You will receive your current password to log into the portal. You will be asked to change your password for a final login.

Second Step:

Fill in the application form and attach all the documents after downloading them and completing them from the official Website.

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