Head Start and Child Care Research Dissertation Grants

Two NEW 2022 Funding Opportunities for Early Childhood Dissertation Research are now open! The Early Care and Education Research Scholars grants support doctoral dissertations researching issues related to Head Start and child care. Both grant programs support work that informs policy and practice decisions and solutions, particularly for underserved/understudied populations, and utilizes the most rigorous research methodology.

The full announcement for “Early Care and Education Research Scholars: Head Start Dissertation Grants” is hyperlinked. The full announcement for “Early Care and Education Research Scholars: Child Care Dissertation Grants” is hyperlinked.

We recommend that potential applicants subscribe on grants.gov to these Notices of Funding Opportunity on grants.gov to receive notifications of updates. These grant programs are funded by the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation in the Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

If you have questions regarding these grant opportunities, please email HSScholarsGrants@icf.com or CCScholarsGrants@icf.com, respectively, or call 1-877-350-5913.