source: The Spencer Foundation; format: Grant; deadline: Aug 12, 2026; support amount: USD 75,000 total for 12 to 18 months; budgets may not include indirect cost charges, and the programme supports planning for large-scale research rather than a fully developed study; requirements: Principal investigators and co-principal investigators with an earned doctorate, appropriate professional experience or a terminal professional degree, applying through a nonprofit or public administering organization in the United States or internationally, including eligible organizations in Kazakhstan
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Spencer Foundation Vision Grants
Official Spencer Foundation planning-grant programme for ambitious research on transforming education systems toward equity. The 2026 cycle is open: the required Intent to Apply form is due by 12 August 2026 at noon Central/Chicago time, with full proposals due on 16 September 2026. Proposals are accepted from U.S. and international administering organizations.
Principal investigators and co-principal investigators with an earned doctorate, appropriate professional experience or a terminal professional degree, applying through a nonprofit or public administering organization in the United States or internationally, including eligible organizations in Kazakhstan
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Overview
Official Spencer Foundation planning-grant programme for ambitious research on transforming education systems toward equity. The 2026 cycle is open: the required Intent to Apply form is due by 12 August 2026 at noon Central/Chicago time, with full proposals due on 16 September 2026. Proposals are accepted from U.S. and international administering organizations.
Eligibility
Principal investigators and co-principal investigators with an earned doctorate, appropriate professional experience or a terminal professional degree, applying through a nonprofit or public administering organization in the United States or internationally, including eligible organizations in Kazakhstan
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