Research funding
Education
600+ open programsCatalog updated
Education funding in this catalog is two different things sharing a label, and separating them saves time.
The first is education research: studies of learning, teaching, policy and assessment, funded by the Spencer Foundation and by the discipline's own societies. The second is money for educational activity, meaning scholarships, program grants and capacity funding aimed at schools and community organizations. Community foundations dominate that second group, which is why the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation and the Community Foundation of Noble County appear near the top. Their programs are restricted to their own service areas.
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General awards and program grants outnumber research projects roughly three to one, so a researcher scanning this list should expect to skip a lot. The median award is $5,000 and the range is wider than any other discipline hub, because state agencies publish whole programs worth millions alongside society awards worth a few hundred dollars.
Discipline-specific education research, meaning physics, mathematics, medical and geoscience education, is here rather than in the subject hubs.
Open programs 600+
California Serves Grant Program 2026-27
The California Department of Education offers the California Serves Grant Program to expand access to high-quality service-learning programs that help grade twelve students earn the State Seal of Civic Engagement.
- Deadline
- Amount
- $500,000
California Serves Grant Program 2026-27
The California Department of Education invites eligible local educational agencies to apply for California Serves Grant funding to expand access to effective service-learning programs and increase the number of high school graduates obtaining a State Seal of Civic Engagement through service-learning.
- Deadline
- Amount
- $5,000,000
General Fund Grants
The Knott Foundation’s General Fund Grants provide responsive support to eligible nonprofits in arts and humanities, Catholic activities, education, health care, and human services.
- Deadline
- Amount
- $10,000
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