Racial Equity Research Grants
Funds education research projects that examine or address racial inequality in education, with stated interest in youth and educator mental health, workforce development, and quantitative methods for studying equity.
- Indicative award
- up to $75k (total award)Maximum budget $75,000 for projects of one to five years. No minimum published. Indirect costs are not permitted.
- Timing
- Annual cycleNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.The page reads 'Applications Open: Now closed' as of 2026-08-07. The Intent to Apply form is submitted once a year; no reopening date is published, so no future date is recorded here.
- Who can apply
- Postdoctoral, Early-career faculty, Mid-career & senior, Any faculty rank
- Eligibility
- PI must hold an earned doctorate in an academic discipline and be affiliated with a nonprofit, public institution or university with 501(c)(3) status or equivalent. Non-US applicants accepted if the proposal is in English with a USD budget. Program evaluation and curriculum development alone do not qualify.
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- racial equity in education · anti-racism research · education research methods · youth and educator mental health
- Apply at
- https://www.spencer.org/grant_types/racial-equity-special-research-grants
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. The funder link has not yet been machine-checked.
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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