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William T. Grant Invites Applications for Scholars Program

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06/05/2019

The New York City-based William T. Grant Foundation supports research aimed at improving the lives of young people between the ages of 5 and 25 in the United States.

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Research Funded by William T. Grant Foundation Aims to Show Why Some Veterans Go Hungry

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05/30/2019

A new study seeks to understand why some veterans experience food insecurity, having little access to healthy food, skipping meals or using money budgeted for groceries to pay other bills.

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Four Early Career Researchers Selected for 2019 William T. Grant Scholars Program

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05/15/2019

We are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2019 William T. Grant Scholars awards.

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William T. Grant Announce Winners of 2019 Institutional Challenge Grant Competition

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04/05/2019

The William T. Grant and Spencer Foundations are delighted to announce the winners of the 2019 Institutional Challenge Grant competition.

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Research Funded by the William T. Grant Foundation Finds Bonding Exercises Cut Discipline Disparity for Students of Color

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04/04/2019

Exercises that address middle school students’ worries about belonging can help black and Latino boys develop better relationships with teachers, according to new research.

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William T. Grant Foundation Welcomes Two New Members to Program Staff

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01/15/2019

The William T. Grant Foundation is pleased to announce two new additions to its program team: Fabienne Doucet, Program Officer; and Richard Murnane, Senior Program Associate, effective January 1, 2019. Both Doucet and Murnane will serve as key...

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William T. Grant Foundation Names Ten William T. Grant Scholars Finalists

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12/12/2018

Ten early-career researchers were selected from a pool of 52 applicants after a rigorous review by our staff and Selection Committee.

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Adam Gamoran, President of the William T. Grant Foundation, Spoke at GW University About How Universities Can Conduct Better Research

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10/15/2018

The event, titled “Can Universities Serve the Public Good?”, was hosted by the Graduate School of Education and Human Development. Following welcoming remarks from Provost Forrest Maltzman, Gamoran spoke about the importance of reshaping incentives...

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William T. Grant Foundation Focuses on Inequality Research

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05/04/2018

The foundation will award grants of up to $600,000 over two or three years in support of research designed to build, test, and increase understanding of approaches to reducing inequality in youth outcomes on the basis of race, ethnicity, economic...

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William T. Grant Foundation Announces Two New Grants to Better Relate Research to Action

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04/13/2018

This spring, the William T. Grant Foundation announced two new grant programs focused on getting social research out of the ivory tower and into actual policy and practice.

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William T. Grant Foundation Awards Three Year Grant to Cornell University to Study Opioid Use in Rural Upstate New York

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04/11/2018

The William T. Grant Foundation has awarded a three-year, $650,000 grant to Cornell University to study how opioid use affects child maltreatment rates and other effects on low-income youth and families,

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William T. Grant Foundation Awards Rapid Response Research Grants to Address Pressing Issues Facing Young People in the U.S.

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03/28/2018

The William T. Grant Foundation has awarded six Rapid Response Research Grants that will leverage research to address major challenges facing young people in the United States.

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William T. Grant Foundation Supported Study Finds Trump Immigration Policies Take Mental Toll on Latino Parents

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03/22/2018

A study by two professors found that Latino-American families’ mental health is suffering because of the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration policies.

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New Research Funded by the William T. Grant Foundation Tackles College Hunger

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01/22/2018

A team of researchers from the University of Houston and Temple University say that food insecurity among college students is forcing a burgeoning inequality in college completion rates.

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William T. Grant Foundation President Discusses Inequality In English Language Education

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10/26/2017

Adam Gamoran spoke about the indecision about best practices for providing adequate educational opportunities for English language learners.

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05 Oct 2017

Pulling Back the Curtain: Philanthropy’s Role in Bridging Research, Policy, and Practice to Improve Early Childhood Education

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The social policy goals of our time are as big as they are important. Achieving them requires both robust research about what interventions work, for whom, and under what circumstances, and a collaborative approach where different stakeholders have...

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Apply Now for WT Grant Foundation's Youth Service Improvement Grant

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07/17/2017

The William T. Grant Foundation's Youth Service Improvement Grants support nonprofit organizations in the five boroughs of New York City. These awards of $25,000 help improve programs and services for youth ages 5 to 25.

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William T. Grant Foundation Appoints Kenji Hakuta and Mark Soler to Board of Trustees

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07/12/2017

The William T. Grant Foundation today announced the appointments of Kenji Hakuta and Mark Soler to serve as members of its Board of Trustees. Both have been longtime advocates and voices for vulnerable children and youth.

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Grant Supported Research: Self-Affirmation Intervention with Existing Institutional Channels Leads To Academic Success for Minority Students

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06/28/2017

William T. Grant Foundation supported research at Stanford which found African-American and Latino students who completed self-affirming writing exercises in middle school took more challenging courses and were more likely to enroll in college,...

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