Grant opportunity
Racial Equity Research Grants
Education research grants supporting projects that investigate and disrupt racial inequality in education and reimagine possibilities for educational equity.
- Funder
- Spencer Foundation
- Deadline
- Jul 1, 2026
- Award
- Up to USD 75,000
- Applicant
- Research Team
- Discipline
- Education Research
- Region
- Global
- Posted
- May 13, 2026
Call summary
Overview
The Spencer Foundation's Racial Equity Research Grants programme funds education research that can contribute to understanding and disrupting racial inequality in education.
Who can apply
- The intent-to-apply deadline for this cycle has passed, so the full proposal stage is mainly relevant to applicants who completed the required earlier step.
- Projects should focus on racial equity in education and meet Spencer Foundation eligibility and institutional requirements.
What it supports
- Education research on racial inequality.
- Projects that advance equity-focused knowledge, methods, and practice.
- Research lasting one to five years.
Funding and duration
Budgets may be up to USD 75,000.
Application deadline
Jul 1, 2026
How to apply
Use the Spencer Foundation programme page and online portal. Full proposals are due 1 July 2026 at 12:00 p.m. Central Time.
Call details
About the opportunity
The Spencer Foundation's Racial Equity Research Grants programme funds education research that can contribute to understanding and disrupting racial inequality in education.
Spencer Foundation lists this opportunity for Research Team, Education Research, Global.
This listing is written for researchers, students, universities, NGOs, research teams, policy professionals and academic institutions searching for Education Research grants, fellowships, scholarships, conferences, workshops and funding opportunities in Global contexts.
Eligibility
The intent-to-apply deadline for this cycle has passed, so the full proposal stage is mainly relevant to applicants who completed the required earlier step.
Projects should focus on racial equity in education and meet Spencer Foundation eligibility and institutional requirements.
Funding and benefits
Budgets may be up to USD 75,000.
Themes and supported activities
Education research on racial inequality.
Projects that advance equity-focused knowledge, methods, and practice.
Research lasting one to five years.
Deadline and timeline
Application deadline: Jul 1, 2026.
Applicants should confirm the exact deadline time, time zone, required documents, portal steps and any institutional approvals on the official call page before submitting.
How to apply
Use the Spencer Foundation programme page and online portal. Full proposals are due 1 July 2026 at 12:00 p.m. Central Time.
Before applying, check eligibility rules, budgets, attachments, page limits, partner requirements, cost-share conditions and whether the opportunity uses an expression of interest, full proposal, registration or nomination stage.