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Early Care and Education Research Scholars: Child Care Dissertation Grants

HHS Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE)

TraditionalDissertation award

Supports dissertation research on child care subsidy and CCDF policy questions, carried out in partnership with a state Child Care and Development Fund agency or administrator and a faculty mentor.

Indicative award
Not a cash award (not a cash award)No dollar figure is published on the ACF project page.
Timing
Periodic callsNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.ACF's project page dates the program 2000-2023 and points applicants to Grants.gov for current opportunities. Verify that a new cohort is being competed before planning around it - the most recent scholar cohort documented on ACF's site is 2023.
Who can apply
Doctoral candidate, Master's / undergraduate
Eligibility
Graduate students with a faculty mentor and a committed partnership with a state CCDF Lead Agency or administrator; the award is made to the student's institution, not the individual. Funded from CCDF discretionary research and evaluation funds.
SSWR clusters
Topics
child care subsidy · ccdf policy · school readiness · parental employment
Apply at
https://acf.gov/opre/project/early-care-and-education-research-scholars-child-care-dissertation-grants
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Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. Funder link last confirmed to resolve on 2026-09-25.

Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.

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