Early-Career Reviewer Program Grant

The Early-Career Reviewer Program, initiated by the William T. Grant Foundation, invites early-career researchers to assess grant proposals focused on enhancing the application of research evidence. Participants gain valuable insights into the peer-review process, receive tailored feedback from program officers, and improve their grant writing skills. The foundation emphasizes diversity, encouraging applications from researchers across various backgrounds, including African American, Latinx, Indigenous, and Asian American Pacific Islander communities.

Grant Foundation has supported research aimed at improving the lives of young people in the United States. Grant cared deeply about the development and well-being of young people.
Program Overview
The early-career reviewer program recruits early-career researchers to serve as peer-reviewers of grant proposals submitted to the William T. Grant Foundation for studies on improving the use of research evidence. Apart from reading and evaluating grant proposals in their areas of expertise, early-career reviewers receive personalized feedback from Foundation program officers and have access to additional reviews prepared by senior peer-reviewers. Overall, this professional development program aims to build early-career researchers’ understanding of the proposal evaluation and peer-review process for use of research evidence grants to strengthen their own grant writing skills and ultimately advance their careers.
Across all our programs, we strive to support a diverse group of researchers in terms of race, ethnicity, gender, and seniority, and we encourage applications from African American, Latinx, Indigenous, and Asian American Pacific Islander researchers.

Eligibility

Received terminal degree within seven years of applying
Currently working toward an independent research program related to the use of research evidence
Successfully authored and engaged with the peer review process for at least one research publication related to research on the use of research evidence
In addition, it is valuable if you have been involved in preparation of at least one grant proposal submitted to a funder in the past