Research Funding Opportunities
Research Funding Resources
- Seed Grant Funding Opportunities - Seed grant funding opportunities for faculty and graduate students.
- Penn State Opportunities - Find announcements and applications for limited submissions and other opportunities such as Foundation Relations, Undergraduate Research, the Graduate School, as well as other internal funding programs.
- Social Science Research Institute - SSRI - Bringing together researchers from different disciplines around emerging areas of study.
- Research Hubs of Excellence - Seed funding to assist faculty groups focused on one of the following themes: Innovation for Equity in Education, Interdisciplinary collaboration, Learning Sciences, Technology, and Artificial Intelligence, Systemic change and professional development, or Mental health, well-being, and bullying prevention.
- Research Initiation Grants Program - RIG - Assisting College of Education faculty in the developmental stages of major research projects.
- College Endowment Research Opportunities - seed grants to advance K-12 social issue research.
- Power of Story: One-year projects for research and practice focused on the power of story to advance leadership, pedagogy, and social justice. Funding support by the David H. and Pamela A. Monk Endowment Funding announcement made early Spring semester.
- Social Issues: One-year projects for capacity building and research and intervention programs. Funded in two categories: 1) Capacity Building Programs developing strategies to lead to a Research intervention Program, and 2) Research and Intervention Programs which is to advance research and intervention programs. Funding support by the King Family Impact Endowment Funding announcement made mid-Spring semester.
- Grants.gov - Navigate through all Federal funding opportunities.
- National Science Foundation (NSF) - Active funding opportunities at NSF.
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Active funding opportunities at NIH.
- U.S. Department of Education - Active funding opportunities at the US Department of Education
- Institute for Education Sciences – Direct link to IES Funding Opportunities Page
- Institute for Education Sciences - News Flash – sign up for IES announcements specific to your interest area.
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Below is a link to a a timeline of foundations supporting education that have a cyclical funding cycle. Some deadlines are fixed, while others are our estimates based on previous experience. This list will be updated by the College Grants Office and the Office of Foundation Relations.
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Active Funding Opportunities
INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES
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NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
NSF's INTERN program: A supplemental funding program available to PIs and CO-Pis of active NSF awards that provides "for one or more graduate students to gain knowledge, skills and experiences that will augment their preparation for a successful long-term career through an internship in a non-academic setting”.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
No relevant announcements at this time.
Rigorous Impact Evaluations of Student Success Programs and Practices in Higher Education
Arnold Ventures (AV) is a nonpartisan philanthropy whose core mission is to invest in evidence-based solutions that maximize opportunity and minimize injustice. The Higher Education initiative seeks to identify and scale effective practices that improve student success and address equity gaps in higher education. Our ultimate goal in this effort is to build credible evidence about “what works” to improve student success outcomes and, in particular, to increase the number of interventions rigorously shown to produce important improvements in outcomes including but not limited to student learning, persistence, degree or certificate completion, job placement, post-college earnings, and debt burden.
For the purposes of this RFP, such interventions may be broadly defined and, for example, may include programs that target high school students or others not currently enrolled in college, so long as the proposed study will measure the outcomes of interest listed above.
INTERNAL DEADLINE: Revolving Submission
ORGANIZATION DEADLINE: Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis; there is no deadline
Advanced Education Research & Development Fund
No current announcements
Association of Public Land Grant Universities (APLU)
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Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood Education
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Foundation for Child Development
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Health Resources & Services Administration
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Richard King Mellon Foundation
The Richard King Mellon Foundation's mission is to improve the competitive position of the region; strengthen the vitality of southwestern Pennsylvania, particularly the City of Pittsburgh and its neighborhoods; and protect important habitats and amenities in western Pennsylvania and other key landscapes. Founded in 1947, the Foundation is the largest foundation in southwestern Pennsylvania, and one of the 50 largest in the world.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
no relevant opportunities
No current announcements
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Stranahan Foundation
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W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
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For proposal submission details, please use Penn State's InfoReady website: https://psu.infoready4.com/
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Please visit the Limited Submissions website to complete the Internal Submission Requirements. See Section titled “Currently Accepting Notices of Intent/Proposals”, select the opportunity “Apply Here.”
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INSTITUTE FOR COMPUTATIONAL and DATA SCIENCES (ICDS)
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