Research-Practice Partnerships: Collaborative Research for Educational Change Grant Program

Research-Practice Partnerships: Collaborative Research for Educational Change Grant Program

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Spencer Foundation
Amount: Up to US $400,000
Last Updated: October 05, 2025

Summary

The Research-Practice Partnerships Grant Program by the Spencer Foundation aims to enhance educational outcomes through collaborative research projects. With funding up to $400,000 over three years, this initiative seeks to foster partnerships that generate valuable insights into educational practices, policies, and processes, ultimately benefiting learners, educators, and communities. Interested applicants can submit their Intent to Apply forms annually, contributing to meaningful educational change.

Overview

Background The Research-Practice Partnership (RPP) Grants Program is intended to support education research projects that engage in collaborative and participatory partnerships with project budgets up to $400,000 and durations of up to three years. We accept Intent to Apply forms once a year in this program. We view partnerships as an important approach to knowledge generation and the improvement of education, broadly construed. Over the long term, we anticipate that research conducted by RPPs will result in new insights into the processes, practices, and policies that improve education for learners, educators, families, communities, and institutions where learning and teaching happen (e.g., schools, universities, museums, other workplaces). Details about the program and application process can be found below.

Eligibility

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