William T Grant Foundation

Support for William T. Grant scholars - the Foundation hosts an annual retreat to bring together the active cohorts of William T. Grant scholars. In 2023, the meeting was held in san juan, puerto rico - 51 people attended; 29 were scholars. The meeting is designed to foster a supportive environment in which scholars can improve their skills and work. The retreat consists of workshops centered on scholars' projects, research design and methods issues, and professional development. Additionally, the Foundation supports mentors for each scholar. Combined with those chosen in previous years, the Foundation supported 37 scholars in 2023.

Support for institutional challenge grants-the institutional challenge Grant supports university-based research institutes, schools, and centers in building sustained research-practice partnerships with public agencies or nonprofit organizations in order to reduce inequality in youth outcomes. The Grant requires that research institutions shift their policies and practices to value collaborative research. Institutions will also need to build the capacity of researchers to produce relevant work and the capacity of agency and nonprofit partners to use research. The Foundation closely collaborates with a small number of partner foundations to support approximately 4-5 new projects per year.

Support for youth service improvement grantees - the Foundation makes a number of capacity-building and communications grants per year to convene our grantees for peer-learning opportunities. The Foundation invests in organizations that can bolster grantees' success and afford networking opportunities by cultivating learning communities that support grantees in conducting their research; navigating challenging issues; expanding their networks across disciplines and fields; and strengthening relationships within teams, partnerships, and mentee-mentor pairs.