Vision Grants
Planning grants for teams developing ambitious large-scale education research projects aimed at transforming educational systems toward greater equity. Supports 12-18 months of planning, not the study itself.
- Indicative award
- $75k (total award)$75,000 total for 12-18 months of planning. Indirect costs are not permitted under Spencer policy.
- Timing
- Annual cycleAnnual cycle · Aug, SepPublished deadline: 2026-09-16 — 33 days away2026 cycle: opened June 4, 2026; intent-to-apply August 12, 2026 (12:00 PM CT); full proposal September 16, 2026 (12:00 PM CT).
- Who can apply
- Early-career faculty, Mid-career & senior, Any faculty rank
- Eligibility
- PIs and Co-PIs must hold an earned doctorate or terminal degree; graduate students may participate but cannot be PI/Co-PI. Administering organisation must be a nonprofit, public institution, or hold 501(c)(3) status. International proposals accepted, in English.
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- research planning · education systems · equity · large-scale studies
- Apply at
- https://www.spencer.org/grant_types/vision-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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