William T. Grant Foundation Research on Youth Development

Posted by on March 18, 2005

[posted from RFP Bulletin]

William T. Grant Foundation Scholars Program Offers Support for Research on Youth Development
Deadline: July 1, 2005

The William T. Grant Foundation (<a href="http://www.wtgrantfoundation.org/">http://www.wtgrantfoundation.org/</a>), which works to help create a society that values young people and enables them to reach their full potential, has announced its annual William T. Grant Scholars Program competition.

The Scholars Program supports, over a five-year period, promising early career researchers from diverse disciplines whose studies will deepen and broaden the knowledge base on how to make a difference in the lives of young people. Priority research areas focus on the effects of contexts on youth development; improving the systems, organizations, and programs affecting young people; and adults’ use of scientific evidence and their views of youth. The foundation focuses on young people ages 8 to 25.

Every year, four to six William T. Grant Scholars are selected and receive a $300,000 grant distributed over five years. Awards are made to the applicant’s
institution.

Investigators at all nonprofit institutions, both in the United States and abroad, are eligible to apply. Because the award is designed for early career researchers, applicants should be pre-tenure (if in a tenure-track position) or in a similar early career status (if not in a tenure-track position).

See the William T. Grant Foundation Web site for complete program information and application guidelines.

RFP Link: <a href="http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/812/wtgrant">http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/812/wtgrant</a>

For additional RFPs in Children and Youth, visit: <a href="http://fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_children.jhtml">http://fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_children.jhtml</a>