Research Grants on Improving the Use of Research Evidence
Funds studies of how research evidence gets used in decisions affecting young people, including theory-building, measurement development, and evaluations of efforts to increase research use in policy and practice.
- Indicative award
- Amount not published (total award)This programme page does not publish award figures; amounts are given in the full programme guidelines linked from the page.
- Timing
- Several times a yearNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.No specific deadline published on this page; applicants are directed to the full guidelines and application portal. Historically runs on the Foundation's multi-cycle calendar.
- Who can apply
- Early-career faculty, Mid-career & senior, Any faculty rank
- Eligibility
- Applications are made through tax-exempt organisations rather than individuals, following the Foundation's standard grantee requirements; the process begins with a letter of inquiry. Specific eligibility criteria are set out in the full programme guidelines rather than on this page.
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- research use · evidence-informed policy · measurement · implementation
- Apply at
- https://wtgrantfoundation.org/funding/research-grants-on-improving-the-use-of-research-evidence
- This entry
- 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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