Spencer Foundation Large Research Grants on Education Program – Intent to Apply

If you are interested in applying please contact foe-research@unimelb.edu.au immediately

Intent to apply due Wednesday May 22 12pm Central USA time (Thursday May 23 3am Melbourne time)

The Large Research Grants on Education Program supports education research projects that will contribute to the improvement of education, broadly conceived, with budgets ranging from $125,000 to $500,000 for projects ranging from one to five years. The Spencer Foundation anticipate awarding grants with budgets across each of the following funding tiers — $125,000 to 250,000; $250,001 to $375,000; and $375,001 to $500,000. Indirect costs are capped at 15%.

Please see website for Intent to Apply Guidelines

Intent to Apply Form Elements

Within the online form, there are detailed guidelines for each section. Below is an overview of the application elements you’ll be expected to complete.

Project Personnel – As the person creating the draft application, you will automatically be assigned to the proposal as the Principal Investigator. If there are Co-PIs on the proposal, you are asked to provide their names and organizations in this section.

Proposal Summary – Information about the project is requested, such as a project title, estimated duration, estimated budget tier, the central research question(s), and a 200-word project summary.

Project Data – Within the online application, we ask you to choose the appropriate options with regard to your research project in the following categories: disciplinary perspective, methodologies, topics, geographical scope, contexts, and participants. This information is helpful in determining the appropriate reviewers for your eventual full proposal and for internal evaluations of our grant programs.

Note that the full proposal deadline is Tuesday June 18 12pm Central USA time (Wednesday 19 June 3am Melbourne time)