Research Funding Opportunities

• 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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Cyclical Foundation Funding Timeline