Head Start Graduate Student Research Grants

The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) in the Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services, has recently published a discretionary research funding announcement titled Head Start Graduate Student Research Grants.

Funds are provided for Head Start Graduate Student Research grants to support dissertation research by advanced graduate students who are working in partnership with Head Start or Early Head Start programs and faculty mentors.

Eligible applicants are public, private, and State-controlled institutions of higher education, and non-profit institutions in the United States applying on behalf of university faculty who serve as mentor/principal investigator and for an enrolled doctoral-level student. To be eligible to administer the grant on behalf o f the student, the institution must be fully accredited by one of the regional accrediting commissions recognized by the Department of Education and the Council on Post-Secondary Accreditation.

Letters of intent are due June 16, 2010 and applications are due July 1, 2010. Applicants may apply for project periods up to two years and will be awarded up to $30,000 for the first year and up to $20,000 for the second year. Up to six individual grants are expected to be awarded.

If you have questions regarding this announcement, please contact the OPRE Head Start Research Grant Review Team at HSGraduateResearchReview@icfi.com or 1-877-301-6977.

View The Full Announcement Here