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Research-Practice Partnership Grants
Collaborative research funding for education change
Offered by
Funding available
Varies by project
Deadline
Open continuously
Location
Canada
Overview
This program supports collaborative education research through research-practice partnerships. It offers up to $400,000 for projects lasting up to three years.
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Opportunity Score
Moderate potential, but conditions must align.
At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
- Develop strategic partnerships
- Conduct research and development activities
- Raise awareness or mobilize a population
Eligible Funding
- Varies by project
Funds Providers
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Location
- Canada
Legal structures
- Non-profit
Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
Organisation size
- All organization sizes
Audience
- All groups
Non-profit candidates
Sector of operation
- Research
Target groups
- All the groups
Revenue structures
- 100% donations / grants
Scope
- Provincial
Next Steps
1
Determine your project
2
Validate your eligibility
Activities funded
- Collaborative education research projects
- Research activities carried out through research-practice partnerships
- Partnership-based activities that support knowledge generation and educational improvement
- Related capacity-building, outreach, and research infrastructure activities
Documents Needed
- Preproposal narrative PDF
- Draft budget with budget justifications
- Up to 2 pages of references
- Project summary information
- Partner organization letter for invited full proposals
Official resources
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- Research teams
- Practitioner organizations
- Policy organizations
- Existing research-practice partnerships
- Organizations outside the United States
Who is not eligible
- Individuals applying without an administering organization
- Graduate students as principal investigators or co-principal investigators
- Applicants seeking support for the same work already funded by another active Spencer research grant
- Applicants with another Spencer application under review at the same time, where the dual-submission rule applies
Eligible expenses
- Personnel salaries and benefits
- Consultants or advisors
- Travel and dissemination travel
- Equipment, software, and project supplies
- Participant stipends, communication, and transcription
- Subcontract costs
- Indirect costs, when allowed under the program rules
Ineligible Costs and Activities
- Indirect costs on awards of $75,000 or less
- Institutional infrastructure costs such as office rent, grants office expenses, and accounting or legal services
Eligible geographic areas
- United States
- International applicants
- Canada, occasionally
Selection criteria
- Value of the partnership
- Contribution to educational change
- Strength of the research-practice partnership approach
- Potential to advance understanding of equity-oriented research-practice partnerships
How to apply
- Step 1: Prepare the preproposal
- Complete the online form.
- Prepare the preproposal narrative as a single PDF.
- Include the draft budget and references.
- Step 2: Submit the preproposal
- Upload the PDF to SmartSimple.
- Complete any required prompts in the portal.
- Submit the preproposal online.
- Step 3: Await review and invitation
- Wait for the preproposal review.
- If invited, prepare the full proposal.
- Follow the additional instructions provided for the full proposal.
- Step 4: Submit the full proposal if invited
- Upload the required full proposal documents in SmartSimple.
- Submit the full proposal through the portal.
Processing and Agreement
- Preproposals are reviewed first.
- Applicants are notified if they are invited to submit a full proposal.
- Full proposals are only considered after invitation.
- Acknowledge and comply with the AI policy at submission.
Additional information
- Applications begin with a preproposal.
- Invited full proposals are submitted later by invitation only.
- An AI policy acknowledgment is required at submission.
- Preproposals are reviewed in about three months.
Contacts
Frequently Asked Questions about the Research-Practice Partnership Grants Program
What is the Research-Practice Partnership Grants?
This program supports collaborative education research through research-practice partnerships. It offers up to $400,000 for projects lasting up to three years.
Who is eligible for the Research-Practice Partnership Grants program?
To be eligible for the Research-Practice Partnership Grants program, you must:
Existing research-practice partnership
Education research project
Administering organization required
What expenses are eligible under Research-Practice Partnership Grants?
Collaborative education research projects
Research activities carried out through research-practice partnerships
Partnership-based activities that support knowledge generation and educational improvement
Related capacity-building, outreach, and research infrastructure activities
Who can I contact for more information about the Research-Practice Partnership Grants?
You can contact The Spencer Foundation by email at mgarcia@spencer.org or by phone at none.
Where is the Research-Practice Partnership Grants available?
The Research-Practice Partnership Grants program is available across Canada.
Is the Research-Practice Partnership Grants a grant, loan, or tax credit?
Research-Practice Partnership Grants is a Grant and Funding
Who are the financial supporters of the Research-Practice Partnership Grants?
Research-Practice Partnership Grants is funded by The Spencer Foundation