Funding Opportunities

The following list of research funding opportunities is curated by the Neag School Associate Dean for Research and their staff as a resource for faculty.

Faculty are also encouraged to create an account in PIVOT to identify and receive grant notices from specific funders. For more information about PIVOT visit the UConn Library’s grants webpage. Further funding opportunities can be found on the Foundation Directory Online database of private and corporate foundations that fund national and international projects.

Past Updates

Watch Neag News for announcements of new listings, which, when available, will be posted on Wednesdays.

List of People
NameAboutLink
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Keywords: diversity equity and inclusion, graduate education, higher education, STEM, systemic change

Grant Priorities

American Honda Foundation

Keywords: STEAM

Grant Details

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Keywords: education to career pathways, K-12 education, postsecondary success

Postsecondary Success Program

Brady Education Foundation

Keywords: education research, existing program evaluation, improving educational outcomes

Carnegie Corporation Foundation

Keywords: education, educational administration and policy, educational improvement, socioeconomic mobility, teacher education

Information for Grant Seekers

Change Happens Foundation

Keywords: community health, diversity equity and inclusion, early education, education, human services, STEM

Grant Details

Charles Koch Foundation

Keywords: classical liberal principles, transformational mentorship

Grant Focus Areas

Elizabeth Carse Foundation

Keywords: education, training for elementary school teachers

Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation

Keywords: dyslexia, early learning, early literacy, learning differences

Laura and John Arnold Foundation and Action Now, Inc.

Keywords: data, higher education, policy development

Grantees Information

Lumina Foundation

Keywords: data, education levels, education research, socioeconomic mobility

Grants FAQ

Paul M. Angell Family Foundation

Keywords: ALAANA, economic empowerment, education, justice, social impact

Grant Details

Russell Sage Foundation

Keywords: dissertation research, education, equality of opportunity, inequality and policymaking

Social Inequality Research Funding

Smith Richardson Foundation

Keywords: curricula development, post-secondary education, teacher workforce

Contact Information

Spencer Foundation

Keywords: education research, racial equity, research-practice partnerships

Grant Details

The Joyce Foundation

Keywords: economic mobility, policy development, racial equity

Grant Details

Travelers Corporation

Keywords: academic achievement, academic success, degree attainment

Wallace Foundation

Keywords: arts education, school leadership, social and emotional learning, summer learning

Grant Process Details

William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund

Keywords: BIPOC, education policy advocacy, educational equity, systems change, teacher certification access

Equity Grant Details

William T. Grant Foundation

Keywords: education research, measurement of inequality, policymaking, reducing inequality, research evidence

Grant Details