Funding Opportunities
Faculty at Watson College of Education are active in bringing in funding for educational research and program development. Collaboration across disciplines to attain grants has led to improvements in local and regional K-12 schools and higher education. In addition, many programs and research funded by grants has strengthened the knowledge base in the field of education.
WCE-EPLS Research & Scholarship
Research & Innovation Support Team Quick Links
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- Sponsored Programs and Research Compliance (SPARC)
- SPARC has compiled the most useful resources for grants and contracts and made them available to you on the Tools & Resources page.
- Research Development Office (RDO)
- The Research and Innovation Service Team (RIST) make up the administrative side of the 6 Units of Research & Innovation. Visit the RIST site to access the various unit sites and learn more about how they support researchers and their research.
- Research Integrity Office (RIO)
- Researcher Toolbox
- Office of Innovation and Commercialization (OIC)
- Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE)
- Institute for Interdisciplinary Identity Sciences (I3S)
Search for Funding Opportunities
- Hanover Research: As part of efforts to monitor the funding landscape and facilitate strategic planning, Hanover Research produces a bimonthly Grants Calendar centered on certain funding interests. The Grants Calendar: Education Research & Programs reviews upcoming grant opportunities focused on Education Research & Programs, covering a range of grantmakers. Short-term targets with set deadlines are included alongside longer-term opportunities expected to occur across the next year and beyond.
- North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) Funding Opportunities
- NSF Funding Opportunities
- The Higher Education Research Grant Alerts Dashboard
- U.S. Department of Education Funding Opportunities
Community Engagement Mini-Awards
The EPLS Office is pleased to announce the Community Engagement Mini-Awards. These awards will support work that represents a commitment to reciprocal relationships that mutually benefit the community and university. Awards are intended to support partnership efforts with community agencies or organizations.
Call for proposals are sent out at the beginning of each academic year to all WCE EHRA employees. Funding opportunities are dependent on budget availability.