Research Funding Opportunities
Research Funding Resources
- Seed Grant Funding Opportunities - Seed grant funding opportunities for faculty and graduate students.
- Penn State Opportunities - Find announcements and applications for limited submissions and other opportunities such as Foundation Relations, Undergraduate Research, the Graduate School, as well as other internal funding programs.
- Social Science Research Institute - SSRI - Bringing together researchers from different disciplines around emerging areas of study.
- Research Initiation Grants Program - RIG - Assisting College of Education faculty in the developmental stages of major research projects.
- College Endowment Research Opportunities - seed grants to advance K-12 social issue research.
- Power of Story: One-year projects for research and practice focused on the power of story to advance leadership, pedagogy, and social justice. Funding support by the David H. and Pamela A. Monk Endowment Funding announcement made early Spring semester, proposal deadline March 1.
- Social Issues: One-year projects for capacity building and research and intervention programs. Funded in two categories: 1) Capacity Building Programs developing strategies to lead to a Research intervention Program, and 2) Research and Intervention Programs which is to advance research and intervention programs. Funding support by the King Family Impact Endowment Funding announcement made mid-Spring semester, proposal deadline April 11.
- Grants.gov - Navigate through all Federal funding opportunities.
- National Science Foundation (NSF) - Active funding opportunities at NSF.
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Active funding opportunities at NIH.
- U.S. Department of Education - Active funding opportunities at the US Department of Education
- Institute for Education Sciences – Direct link to IES Funding Opportunities Page
- Institute for Education Sciences - News Flash – sign up for IES announcements specific to your interest area.
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Below is a link to a a timeline of foundations supporting education that have a cyclical funding cycle. Some deadlines are fixed, while others are our estimates based on previous experience. This list will be updated by the College Grants Office and the Office of Foundation Relations.
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Active Funding Opportunities
INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES
IES 84.305S: Using Longitudinal Data to Support State Education Policymaking
In FY 2021, IES began the Using Longitudinal Data to Support State Policymaking grant program (Using Data for Policymaking) to expand State agencies' use of their State Longitudinal Data Systems* (SLDS) for generating evidence in support of education policy decisions. The Using Data for Policymaking grants carry out research aligned with what State agencies want to know about a specific education issue, program, or policy and also generate findings with practical implications for the State agency's decision making.
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES
no relevant opportunities
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
NSF's INTERN program: A supplemental funding program available to PIs and CO-Pis of active NSF awards that provides "for one or more graduate students to gain knowledge, skills and experiences that will augment their preparation for a successful long-term career through an internship in a non-academic setting”.
NSF: Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Directorate for STEM Education (IUSE: EDU)
The IUSE: EDU program features two tracks: (1) Engaged Student Learning and (2) Institutional and Community Transformation. The IUSE: EDU is a core NSF STEM education program that seeks to promote novel, creative, and transformative approaches to generating and using new knowledge about STEM teaching and learning to improve STEM education for undergraduate students.
IUSE: EDU also seeks to support projects that have high potential for broader societal impacts, including improved diversity of students and instructors participating in STEM education, professional development for instructors to ensure adoption of new and effective pedagogical techniques that meet the changing needs of students, and projects that promote institutional partnerships for collaborative research and development. IUSE: EDU especially welcomes proposals that will pair well with the efforts of NSF INCLUDES (https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/nsfincludes/index.jsp) to develop STEM talent from all sectors and groups in our society.
DEADLINE: July 17, 2024, for Level 2 and 3 Proposals for Engaged Student Learning; Level 2 proposals for Institutional and Community Transformation
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
USDE OESE: FY 2024 Education Innovation and Research (EIR) Competitions
The U.S. Department of Education inviting applications for the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) program’s Early-phase, Mid-Phase, and Expansion competitions.
Notice of Intent to Apply
Applicants are strongly encouraged to notify the Department of their intent to apply for funding through the Education Innovation and Research Program (EIR). Please note that submitting a notice of intent to apply does not mean that an entity is obligated to apply for an EIR grant, nor is it bound to the information provided in the notice of intent.
FY2024 EIR Grants Competition Notice of Intent to Apply link
TIMELINE FOR FY 2024 EARLY-PHASE, MID-PHASE, AND EXPANSION COMPETITIONS
Early-phase (84.411C)
Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: June 6, 2024
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 22, 2024
Mid-phase (84.411B)
Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: June 6, 2024
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 5, 2024
Expansion (84.411A)
Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: June 6, 2024
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 5, 2024
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
no relevant opportunities
No relevant announcements at this time.
Rigorous Impact Evaluations of Student Success Programs and Practices in Higher Education
Arnold Ventures (AV) is a nonpartisan philanthropy whose core mission is to invest in evidence-based solutions that maximize opportunity and minimize injustice. The Higher Education initiative seeks to identify and scale effective practices that improve student success and address equity gaps in higher education. Our ultimate goal in this effort is to build credible evidence about “what works” to improve student success outcomes and, in particular, to increase the number of interventions rigorously shown to produce important improvements in outcomes including but not limited to student learning, persistence, degree or certificate completion, job placement, post-college earnings, and debt burden.
For the purposes of this RFP, such interventions may be broadly defined and, for example, may include programs that target high school students or others not currently enrolled in college, so long as the proposed study will measure the outcomes of interest listed above.
INTERNAL DEADLINE: Revolving Submission
ORGANIZATION DEADLINE: Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis; there is no deadline
Advanced Education Research & Development Fund
No current announcements
Association of Public Land Grant Universities (APLU)
No current announcements
No current announcements
Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood Education
No current announcements
Foundation for Child Development
No current announcements
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Health Resources & Services Administration
No current announcements
No current announcements.
Richard King Mellon Foundation
The Richard King Mellon Foundation's mission is to improve the competitive position of the region; strengthen the vitality of southwestern Pennsylvania, particularly the City of Pittsburgh and its neighborhoods; and protect important habitats and amenities in western Pennsylvania and other key landscapes. Founded in 1947, the Foundation is the largest foundation in southwestern Pennsylvania, and one of the 50 largest in the world.
Request for Proposals that aims to reduce or eliminate disparities in math, reading, and science literacy among young people ages zero to 24 years who reside in low-income households in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties. Proposals submitted for this Request for Proposals fit within the Economic Mobility program’s Educational Attainment investment area. The Foundation will consider all submitted proposals that urgently seek to increase student success in math, reading, and science literacy by providing learning opportunities in in-school, after school, or other wraparound learning settings that accelerate and deepen students’ mastery. The Foundation also strongly encourages collaborative proposals that engage multiple partners in the proposed activities, including sharing missions and goals, co-creating and sharing programs and services, and partnering in systems change.
Interested faculty should contact Jara Dorsey-Lash, [email protected], in Foundation Relations.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
No current announcements
No current announcements.
W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
No current announcements.
For proposal submission details, please use Penn State's InfoReady website: https://psu.infoready4.com/
No relevant announcements at this time.
Please visit the Limited Submissions website to complete the Internal Submission Requirements. See Section titled “Currently Accepting Notices of Intent/Proposals”, select the opportunity “Apply Here.”
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INSTITUTE FOR COMPUTATIONAL and DATA SCIENCES (ICDS)
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