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Visit funder's website →Spencer Foundation — AI and Education Initiative is a grant from the Spencer Foundation that funds rigorous, intellectually ambitious research exploring the intersections of artificial intelligence and education. The foundation supports work that generates foundational knowledge with lasting impact on educational policy, practice, and equity.
Multiple grant programs are available including Vision Grants, Racial Equity grants, and Small and Large Research Grants. Funding amounts vary by program. Eligible applicants are researchers at universities or research institutions conducting education research.
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Research Grants | The Spencer Foundation Transformative Grants Program AI and Education Initiative Field-Initiated Research Grant Programs Our research grants are not designed for applicants to respond to a specific request – they are what you, scholars in the field, think we need to know more about.
The goal of all of our research grants is to support rigorous, intellectually ambitious and technically sound research that is relevant to the most pressing questions and compelling opportunities in education. We value work that fosters creative and open-minded scholarship, engages in deep inquiry, and examines robust questions related to education.
We seek to support scholarship that develops new foundational knowledge that may also have a lasting impact on policy-making, practice, or educational discourse. Racial Equity Research Grants Research Grants on Education: Large The pre-proposal deadline has passed.
Full Proposal (By Invitation) Deadline: June 23, 2026, 12:00 PM Noon (Central Time/North America) Research Grants on Education: Small April 15, 2026 (12:00 noon Central time/North America) Research-Practice Partnerships: Collaborative Research for Educational Change The pre-proposal deadline has passed.
Full Proposal (By Invitation) Deadline: March 31, 2026, 12:00 PM Noon (Central time/North America) More from Funding Opportunities Fellowships for Scholars and Journalists Programs to Promote Collaboration and Cross-Disciplinary Learning © 2026 The Spencer Foundation
Key questions and narrative sections extracted from the solicitation.
Problem/issue significance (250 words): describe the significance of the problem or issue
Research question(s) (100 words): state the central research question(s)
Theoretical/conceptual situating (400 words): situate project in relevant theoretical or conceptual literature
Research design summary (400 words): summarize the research design including methods, participants, data sources, and analysis
Field contribution/scholarly impact (100 words): describe contribution to field and potential lasting impact
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Researchers at universities or research institutions (education researchers) eligible for Spencer Foundation grants. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Spencer Foundation — AI and Education Initiative (Vision, Racial Equity, Small/Large Research Grants, Research‑Practice Partnerships) is funded by Spencer Foundation. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This listing is flagged as international in scope. Check the official notice for country-specific restrictions before applying.
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The solicitation lists 6 required documents: Narrative PDF, CV (10-page limit), Budget with justification, Project timeline (1 page), Project team description, and AI agreement acknowledgment. Check the official notice for formatting and page-limit rules.