Alliance for Decision Education Research Grant
Tentative Timeline
Late 2024/Early 2025: LOI decision notifications are issued
- Those invited will have 2 weeks to indicate their intent to submit a full proposal
Mid-/Late February: Full proposals are due
- Those invited will have 60 days from receipt of invitation to submit their full proposal.
Spring 2025: External Review Board meeting
Spring 2025: Grant notification and agreement letters are sent to grantees
*Please note, these dates are tentative and subject to change at the Alliance’s discretion
The LOI is currently closed. For questions, contact research@alliancefordecisioneducation.org.
The Alliance for Decision Education Research Grant serves these primary goals:
Drive Progress
Fund projects that have the potential to make significant contributions to understanding K-12 student decision-making, and lead to practical applications or solutions for Decision Education.
Address Critical Research Gaps
Focus on research areas that have been identified as critical gaps or priorities in the Decision Education research field to support student learning and school implementation.
Facilitate Knowledge Transfer and Dissemination
Encourage the translation of research findings into practical applications; ensure dissemination of research findings; promote open access to knowledge; and encourage knowledge transfer between academia, industry, and other relevant fields.
Foster Collaboration and Partnerships
Encourage researchers to work collaboratively across different institutions, disciplines, and sectors to leverage expertise and create opportunities for knowledge exchange.
Raise Awareness
Inspire research aimed at exploring the importance of Decision Education and its impact; disseminate findings to raise the visibility of the field and drive demand.
Sustain the Field
Build a network of researchers focused on Decision Education resulting in continued and expanded development of research initiatives.
Eligibility
Grant Size and Duration
- Grants will typically be awarded for up to $200,000 and we may consider larger requests in special circumstances. Grants exceeding $100,000 will be highly encouraged to include a pilot study, unless the study design does not necessitate one. Grants should range in duration from 12 to 24 months.
- Total funding may include a maximum overhead rate of 10%.
- Grant submissions will be reviewed by members of an External Review Board.
- If you have a project idea that would require more than $200,000 of funding or exceed 24 months, please contact us at research@alliancefordecisioneducation.org before submitting an LOI. We are particularly interested in projects that have the potential to develop into longitudinal studies.
Intellectual Property and Open Access
- Intellectual property produced with charitable funds must serve a charitable purpose.
- The grantee retains the copyright for all published materials.
- We encourage all grantees to make peer-reviewed research publications available on an Open Access basis whenever possible. The grantee should include these costs in their budget.