The Office of Foundations Relations is pleased to share two open calls for funding from the WT Grant Foundation for Research Grants.
UCSC Contact: Foundation Relations, cfr@ucsc.edu
Funder: WT Grant Foundation
Program 1:
Research Grants on Improving Use of Research Evidence
Overview
This program funds research studies that advance theory and build empirical knowledge on ways to improve the use of research evidence by policymakers, agency leaders, organizational managers, intermediaries, and other decision-makers that shape youth-serving systems in the United States. This program is particularly interested in research on ways to improve the use of research evidence by state and local policymakers, mid-level managers, and intermediaries. These decision-makers play important roles in deciding which programs, practices, and tools to adopt; deliberating ways to improve existing services; shaping the conditions for implementation; and making resource allocation decisions.
Funding
Major research grants: $100,000 to $600,000 over 2-3 years, including up to 15% indirect costs.
To see data about funding rates, please click here.
Please review past grant awardees here.
Program 2:
Research Grants on Reducing Inequality
Overview
This program funds research studies that aim to build, test, or increase understanding of programs, policies, or practices to reduce inequality in the academic, social, behavioral, or economic outcomes of young people ages 5-25 in the United States, along dimensions of race, ethnicity, economic standing, language minority status, or immigrant origins.
Funding
Major research grants: $100,000 to $600,000 over 2-3 years, including up to 15% indirect costs.
To see data about funding rates, please click here.
Please review past grant awardees here.
Deadline: May 4, 2022 (12:00pm PT)
Eligibility
- The Foundation defers to the applying organization’s criteria for who is eligible to act as a Principal Investigator or Co-Principal Investigator on a grant. In general, we expect that all investigators will have the experience and skills to carry out the proposed work.
- WT Grant strives to support a diverse group of researchers in terms of race, ethnicity, gender, and seniority, and we encourage research projects led by Black or African American, Indigenous, Latinx, and/or Asian or Pacific Islander American researchers.
- WT Grant encourages proposals from organizations that are under-represented among grantee institutions, including Hispanic-serving Institutions.
Eligible Studies
- Only studies that 1) align with the stated research interests of this program and 2) relate to the outcomes of young people between the ages of 5 and 25 in the United States are eligible for consideration.
- WT Grant does not support non-research activities such as program implementation and operational costs, or make contributions to building funds, fundraising drives, endowment funds, general operating budgets, or scholarships.
Timeline
May 4, 2022 – LOI due, Major research grants
Please see Frequently Asked Questions here.
Special Instructions
Please submit a proposal intake form prior to UCSC’s internal Institutional Deadlines. Please let Foundation Relations (cfr@ucsc.edu) know if you are interested in applying. For support developing your proposal, please contact the Research Development Specialist assigned to your unit or send a request to resdev@ucsc.edu. Within the Division of Social Sciences, please contact Ashlee Tews (ashleeac@ucsc.edu) to initiate notification and proposal support.
Call sent: March 8, 2022
The Office of Foundation Relations is a unit of University Relations. The FR team creates and maintains mutually beneficial, long-term relationships with private organizations, matching grant initiatives with educational and research programs and centers. FR supports faculty and staff to identify and approach these and other private foundations and corporations for funding, to assist in strategic positioning of the grant application, and to facilitate funder campus visits.
For a list of recent funding opportunities, please visit the FR website. FR Calls for Funding