Dear Colleagues,

I am collecting internal applications for the William T. Grant Foundation Scholars Program. The program supports career development for researchers who have received their doctorate within 7 years of submission and are employed in a career-ladder position. Our own Tuppett Yates was a WT Grant Scholar and found the program tremendously valuable for her career. CHASS may nominate one researcher annually.

The program provides $425,000 over five years for research and mentoring plans that significantly expand researchers' expertise in new disciplines, methods and content areas. Applicants should have a track record of conducing high-quality research and an interest in pursuing a significant shift in their trajectories as researchers in one of two distinct focus areas: 1) Reducing inequality in youth outcomes, or 2) Improving the use of research evidence by in policy and practice. 

The complete RFP is available for review here. 

Applications can be submitted here: https://forms.gle/sW3trCLjV2DPQrga7

Deadlines and Submission Process
Internal competition deadline: Wednesday, April 9, 2025 (12 PM PDT)
Selected applicant notified: Friday, April 18, 2025
Mentor and reference letters due: June 11, 2025 (3 PM EST)
Full proposal to the William T. Grant Foundation: July 1, 2025 (3 PM EST)

If you have any questions regarding this process or would like more information, please reach out to Jasmine D. Hill, Director of Foundation Development at jasmine.hill@ucr.edu.

Daryle Williams
Professor and Dean