Application Process
The Brady Education Foundation currently accepts proposals throughout the year. There is a two-stage application process. Stage 1 requires a maximum four-page (not including CV of principal invstigator or ptrom director or letters of support from partnering organizations) electronic submission via a pdf file. If approved by the Board, the applicant will be invited to continue to Stage 2. The Board meets three times a year.
Stage 1 Early Childhood Grant Application Process
Required Format:
- 11-point font or larger
- 1-inch margins
- electronic .pdf file (Note: Any proposal not submitted as a .pdf file will be returned unread)
Proposal must contain:
- Two pages to include the following three sections:
- A brief description of the program to be evaluated (including its mission, history, and percentage/numbers of low income at-risk students) or a brief description of new programs being developed (including eventual target population)
- A brief explanation of the evaluation or research methodology and why it was chosen
- A brief description of program/researcher/client collaboration (i.e., how practitioners and researchers are collaborating to evaluate an existing program or develop a new program)
- Brief explanation of how this project matches the Foundation's mission and has the potential to inform or guide policy or funding decisions.
- Beginning and ending dates
- Addresses and contact information
- Letters of support from partnering organizations
- One page: Cursory background review of research literature and citations
- One page: Estimate of total program cost and specific request to Brady Education Foundation if different from total cost. Indirect costs or overhead costs may not exceed 10% of total project cost.
- Resume/CV of Principal Investigator or Program Director (each resume/cv not to exceed three pages)
The Brady Education Foundation currently accepts proposals throughout the year. There is a two-stage application process. Submission deadlines are as follows:
Submission Timetable
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Stage 1 Proposal
Due Date
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Notification Date |
If Invited to
Continue to Stage II, Proposal Due Date
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Earliest Funding Date |
4/24/2012
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6/27/2012
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8/17/2012
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10/15/2012
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8/17/2012
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10/24/2012
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12/14/2012
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2/15/2013
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12/14/2012
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2/20/2013
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4/22/2013
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6/15/2013
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4/22/2013
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6/26/2013
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8/19/2013
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10/15/2013
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8/19/2013
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10/23/2013
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12/16/2013
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2/15/2014
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12/16/2013
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2/18/2014
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4/21/2014
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6/15/2014
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4/21/2014
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6/25/2014
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8/17/2014
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10/15/2014 |
8/18/2014
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10/22/2014
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12/15/2014
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2/18/2015
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| 12/15/2014 |
2/18/2015
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4/20/2015
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6/24/2014
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4/20/2015
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6/24/2015
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8/17/2015
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10/21/2015
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Submit Stage 1 Early Childhood Grant applications as a .pdf file to: applications@bradyeducationfoundation.org
Stage 2 Early Childhood Grant Application Process
Required Format:
- 11-point font or larger
- 1-inch margins
- electronic .pdf file (Note: Any proposal not submitted as a .pdf file will be returned unread)
If the Brady Education Foundation invites the applicant to continue on to Stage 2, the proposal should include the following:
- A narrative of up to ten pages detailing:
- background/significant literature review
- research/evaluation design
- research site
- methodology
- Timeline with benchmarks
- Letters of support from partnering organizations
- Resumes/CVs of key personnel, each resume/CV not to exceed three pages
- Other funding sources or partners
- Detailed budget including specific request to Brady Education Foundation if different from total cost
- Proof of tax exempt status
- Beginning and ending dates
- Addresses and contact information
Stage 2 Early Childhood Grant applications are accepted by invitation only.
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