Brief Description:

The William T. Grant Scholars Program supports early-career researchers in the social, behavioral, and health sciences. The foundation is focused on youth ages 5 to 25 in the United States and funds research that increases our understanding of programs, policies, and practices that reduce inequality in youth outcomes and the use of research evidence in policy and practice. Applicants identify new methods, disciplines, or content they want to learn, and propose five-year research plans that foster their growth in those areas.

Description:

The William T. Grant Scholars Program supports early-career researchers in the social, behavioral, and health sciences. Scholars to tackle important questions that will advance theory, policy, and practice for youth. Applicants identify new methods, disciplines, or content they want to learn, and propose five-year research plans that foster their growth in those areas. Potential Scholars should have a promising track record of conducting high-quality research, but want to pursue a significant shift in their trajectories as researchers.

The foundation is focused on youth ages 5 to 25 in the United States and funds research that increases our understanding of:

programs, policies, and practices that reduce inequality in youth outcomes, and
strategies to improve the use of research evidence in ways that benefit youth.

The foundation seeks research that builds stronger theory and empirical evidence in these two areas with the intent to inform change. While it is not expected that any one study will create that change, the research should contribute to a body of useful knowledge to improve the lives of young people.

Application Information:

This is a limited submission opportunity and only one nomination can be put forward to the foundation from the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. FAS pre-proposals must be submitted by Wednesday, April 20, 2016 by 5:00pm by clicking the Apply button on the top right corner of this page.

Pre-proposals must include the following materials uploaded as separate documents:

Summary of candidate's five year research plan (limit 2 pages)
Nominating statement from department chair that describes why the applicant is being nominated; an assessment of the applicant’s plan; the applicant’s current and expected future roles in the department; the supporting resources available; the applicant’s current source and amount of salary; and the appointment, promotion, and institutional support plans for the applicant, including a guarantee that 50 percent of the applicant’s paid time will be devoted to research. (no page limit)
Abridged Curriculum Vitae, using the W.T. Grant Foundation’s template.

All uploaded documents should:

use a font no smaller than 12 pt.;
have margins of at least one inch on all sides;
be single-spaced, with two lines between paragraphs; and
be in .doc, .docx, .rtf, or .pdf format.

Pre-proposals will be reviewed internally within FAS and one applicant will be selected to submit a full proposal to the foundation by July 6, 2016. All full proposals must be submitted to the Office of Sponsored Programs for review at least five business days in advance of the sponsor deadline.

Eligibility Criteria:

Applicants must have received their terminal degree on or after July 6, 2009.
Applicants must be employed in a tenure-track position. The award may not be used as a post-doctoral fellowship.
Applicants outside the United States are eligible. As with U.S. applicants, they must pursue research that has compelling policy or practice implications for youth in the United States.
Applicants of any discipline are eligible.
If awarded this grant, at least half of the Scholar’s paid time must be spent conducting research.

Additional Information, Related Websites, and Proxy Instructions:

More information on the program can be found at http://wtgrantfoundation.org/grants/william-t-grant-scholars-program.

Contact Information:

For questions about this application, please contact Erin Hale at cromack@fas.harvard.edu

Search Filters:

Institution

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Position

Assistant Professor
Associate Professor

Type of Competition

Limited Submission

Discipline

Basic Science
Clinical Science
Humanities
Life Science
Population Science
Multidisciplinary
Social/Behavioral Science
Translational Science
Other

Type of Award

Career Development
Early Career
Research

Begin Accepting Applications Date:

3/15/2016

Deadline Date (EST Time Zone):

4/20/2016 5:00 PM