We have $5,000, $10,000, $15,000, and $25,000 Grant Award Categories
The Spectrum Institute for Teaching and Learning (SITL) funds multiple research grants annually specific to research conducted around the Spectrum of Teaching Styles. Each recipient of a SITL research grant will receive a financial award to conduct a proposed research study. The purpose of these research grants is to promote and enhance scholarship in relation to the theoretical constructs of the Spectrum of Teaching Styles. Studies may be conducted in any school subject-matter area (e.g., physical education, elementary classroom, secondary mathematics, etc.). The selection of the grant recipients is a competitive process. All application materials must be completed in English.
Requirements of Grant Awardees:
1. The financial award associated with each successful grant applicant will be made payable to the principal researcher’s university/institution. All such universities/institutions must have an established Institutional Review Board (IRB) and a Grants/Contracts Office or other office accountable for financial tracking and reporting.
2. Award recipients must include proof that their university/institution/school is a non-profit organization. For U.S. based institutions, that is the EIN (Employer Identification Number). For institutions based outside of the U.S., we will require documentation with the institution’s letterhead stating that it is a non-profit institution.
3. IRB approval and informed consent for human subjects/participants documentation MUST be submitted to the SITL for grant awardees prior to release of funds from the SITL.
4. Award recipients will present results of their study (series of studies) during the annual SITL Workshop Series (via Zoom; February-May) or during the Spectrum Institute’s 2026 Spectrum of Teaching Styles International Conference to be held in Olympia, Greece.
5. All unexpended funds must be returned to the SITL in full within 60 days of the identified date that the grant funds are to be expended.
6. All written documents including publications and presentation materials and print and electronic communications that result from the successful funding of this research study must include the following statement (acknowledgement) or a similar statement: “This work was supported by funds received from the Spectrum Institute of Teaching and Learning, Spectrum Research Grant Program.”
7. Yearly reports must be submitted to the Spectrum Institute describing progress being made for those whose grant will take place over multiple years.
8. Recipients must also submit a professional photo to the institute that can be used on our website and social media pages.
Apply on our website: https://spectrumofteachingstyles.org/index.php?id=1861
