Spencer Foundation Research-Practice Partnerships Grant 2026: Up to $400,000 for Collaborative Education Research and Educational Change

The Spencer Foundation Research-Practice Partnerships (RPP) Grant 2026 funds collaborative education research aimed at addressing pressing education challenges and promoting equity. It supports partnerships between researchers and education practitioners, policies, families, and communities to generate rigorous research with practical implications for educational change. Successful applicants may receive up to $400,000 in funding for projects lasting up to three years, with additional capacity-building and dissemination activities possible within the grant scope.

Financial support for research projects, capacity development for practitioners, and dissemination of findings to inform practice and policy.

Applicants include researchers, educators, policymakers, community organizations, universities, school systems, and other stakeholders working together to improve education.