Investigator Initiated Research on Youth Settings

Posted by on February 22, 2010

William T. Grant Foundation Offers Grants for Investigator Initiated Research on Youth Settings
Deadline: April 6, 2010 (Letters of Inquiry)

The William T. Grant Foundation supports work to improve the settings of youth between the ages of 8 and 25 in the United States. The foundation supports high-quality research designed to enhance the understanding of how youth settings work, how they affect youth development, and how they can be improved, as well as when, how, and under what conditions research evidence is used in policy and practice that affect youth and how its use can be improved.

To be eligible for consideration, applicants must be employed at a nonprofit institution or college or university either in the United States or abroad. Applicants should submit a project that is consistent with the foundation’s current research interests; addresses issues that have compelling relevance for theory, policy, and/or practice affecting the settings of youth between the ages of 8 and 25 in the United States; and reflects high standards of evidence and rigorous methods, commensurate with the project’s goals.

The foundation’s current Action Topic is improving the quality of afterschool programs. The foundation funds studies of how afterschool programs affect youth, research on attempts to improve these programs, and activities meant to strengthen the communication among researchers, policy makers, and practitioners in the afterschool field.

For complete guidelines and information on previously funded projects, visit the Grant Foundation Web site.

http://www.wtgrantfoundation.org/funding_opportunities/research_grants/investigator_initiated_grants/investigator_initiated_grants