For Faculty in Education
 

Foundation for Child Development        http://fcd-us.org/our-work
Young Scholars Program.  To $150,000 for research on development of children in immigrant families from birth to age 10.  Behavioral and social sciences, education.  Ph.D. within past 15 yrs; pre-tenure or tenure within past 4 yrs.

William T. Grant Scholars                        www.wtgrantfoundation.org
$350,000 over 5 yrs for research on settings for youth ages 8-25 in the US.  All disciplines; researcher within 7 yrs of receiving terminal degree.  For study contributing to a body of relevant and useful empirical evidence.  July 1

Grawemeyer Award in Education            www.grawemeyer.org
$200,000 to honor and stimulate dissemination of an original and feasible idea, proposal, initiative, or achievement, presented or published recently, with potential to bring about significant improvement in educational practice and advances in educational attainment.  Deadline April.

Knowles Fellowship: Math, Science                www.kstf.org
Knowles Science Teaching Foundation.  To $150,000 over 5 yrs for those intending to teach high school science or math in the U.S., tuition/stipend support to enroll in secondary teacher credential program.  Requires BA or BS in science, math, or engineering. Apps open Sept 15

Leibniz-DAAD Research Fellowships          www.daad.de/leibniz
Postdoc grants in Germany, up to 12 months.  PhD within past 2 yrs.  Humanities, social science, education, math, life sciences, engineering.  June 15

McGraw Prize in Education                            www.mcgraw-hill.com/prize
$25,000 to individuals who have brought innovation in education. Categories: Professional Development and Teacher Ed; Pre-K, Elementary-, Secondary-Level programs (in and out of school); Policy Makers.  Deadline March.

NAE/Spencer Postdoc                    www.naeducation.org
$55,000  PhD or EdD within past 5 yrs.  Research project related to education.  Deadline Nov.

Spencer Fellows at CASBS            www.spencer.org/programs
Supporting 3-5 scholars with special interests in education and social contexts of learning, at Stanford Center for Advanced Study of Behavioral Sciences.

UNESCO Fellowship                    www.state.gov/p/io/unesco/programs
to $15,000 for 1 to 6 months abroad in training or advanced research.  April 1

ETS tests, Visiting Scholars               www.ets.org/visitingscholars
$3,500 honorarium, travel, housing.  Month of June at ETS; write/review test questions and equity.  Members of underrepresented groups.  Deadline early December.

WISE Awards                                  http://www.wise-qatar.org/en/awards
$20,000 international award for already-implemented concrete, action-oriented education initiatives with transformative impact on societies.  Innovative projects, promoting inclusion, to spread best practices.  May 31.  See also  www.wiseprizeforeducation.org