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LYLE SPENCER RESEARCH GRANTS ON EDUCATION: SMALL

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The Small Research Grants on Education Program supports education research projects that will contribute to the improvement of education, broadly conceived, with budgets up to $50,000 for projects ranging from one to five years. We accept applications two times per year.

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. 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.

Please see below for information on applying to the Small Research Grants on Education Program. For information on optional appendices, our review process, frequently asked questions, and other key details, please review the full Request for Proposals in our online portal: https://spencer.smartsimple.us/.

Applications Open
January 26, 2026

Full Proposal Deadline
April 15, 2026 (12:00 noon Central time/North America)

Program contact:
smallgrants@spencer.org

 

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1-5 years
Discipline
Humanities : Anthropology & Ethnology, History, Linguistics
Social sciences : Geography, Gender studies, Identities, gender and sexuality, Psychology & Cognitive Sciences, Political science, Pedagogic & Education Research, Sociology