Research Grants on Reducing Inequality and on Improving the Use of Research Evidence

Two standing programmes: studies that build knowledge on reducing inequality in youth outcomes, and studies of how research evidence actually gets used by the systems that serve young people.

Indicative award

$100k–$1M (total award)Major grants run two to three years; smaller officers' research grants sit well below this band.

Timing

Several times a yearSeveral times a year · Jan, May, AugNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.Letters of inquiry three times a year, with full proposals invited from those.

Who can apply

Early-career faculty, Mid-career & senior, Any faculty rank

Eligibility

Non-profit institutions. The foundation is explicit that it funds a specific theory of inequality reduction — vague equity framing does not survive the letter of inquiry stage.

SSWR clusters

Special Interest Groups

Topics

reducing inequality · research use · youth outcomes · letter of inquiry

Apply at

https://wtgrantfoundation.org/funding

This entry

Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. Funder link last confirmed to resolve on 2026-09-25.

Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.

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Research Grants on Reducing Inequality and on Improving the Use of Research Evidence

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