Small Research Grants on Education
Grants support academic research on education, broadly defined, including education policy, program evaluation, and equity studies.
⚑ Up to about $50,000 per grant · Multiple deadlines per year; verify current cycle deadlines on sponsor site · Non-federal sponsor; confirm indirect-cost policy with ORS before budgeting
This is a strong fit for Deven Carlson’s education policy and program-evaluation line, and Spencer’s basic-research framing matches the team’s causal/quasi-experimental work on school choice, segregation, and higher-ed outcomes. It is clearly within the team’s institutional education research program, though not one of the energy/weather/security lines.
JUDGED AGAINST THE ROSTER'S PUBLICATION DOSSIER · GPT-5.4-MINI · 2026-07-07
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 100 strong | education policy/evaluation (core line, primary); signature methods: surveys longitudinal, community engaged, policy analysis; social/behavioral work is central; funds basic research |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 55 good | technical depth: minor; funds basic research |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 5 none | no commercialization signal |
Description
Grants up to ~$50,000 for academic research studying education, broadly conceived — including education policy, program evaluation, and equity studies. Open methodologically; multiple deadlines per year. Natural fit for education policy/evaluation work.
VERIFY current cycle deadlines.
Eligibility
Non-federal funder — see the program page for applicant requirements; confirm indirect-cost policy with ORS before budgeting.
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